Membership shall be open to any individual who supports the goals and objectives of the Association as stated in the bylaws. Such persons may become members after completing a Membership Application, obtaining the approval of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) and paying the applicable dues. The central executive committee will determine the fee for membership on recommendation by the appointed committee. The membership fee will be reviewed by the membership committee during the annual meeting for each category. The profile of life member will be reviewed and updated before the annual meeting by the membership committee. If any NYSA life member is found inactive for continuous five years, the voting right of such member can be on hold after notification. The Association membership shall be of following categories:
To become a General Member, one must be at least 18 years old, living in North America and submit an application and pay membership dues. Anyone seeking membership as General Member shall directly submit his/her or designated application and dues, on line or by mail/email, to the Treasure or to the person authorized by the Association. Each General Member shall have the voting right of one.
To be a Life Member, a member must pay life membership dues. Life Membership will eliminate any outstanding dues as a general member. Life membership shall be valid for rest of the Member’s life. The Life Membership cannot be inherited, bequeathed, assigned or transferred. A Life Member shall have the voting right of one.
NYSA membership is open to any organization that promotes collaboration with NYSA and supports its goals. Organizations seeking membership shall submit an application and dues online or by mail/email to the Treasurer or an authorized person. An Organizational Member shall have one voting right and all conditions applicable to a General member.
The Executive Committee shall have power and discretion to issue procedure for filing an application for a membership. The application for membership shall be reviewed and approved, at its discretion, by the Executive Committee. The membership can be revoked by the Executive Committee if the Executive Committee determines that a member has violated or acted against the objectives or Bylaws of the Association.
Membership dues for each class of membership shall be as mentioned in this Bylaws. Renewal of the membership is due (in two years) on January 1 of the beginning of the tenure of executive committee, and the membership will be valid for the period of current Tenure of executive committee. Registration to attend general convention will automatically pay for associate membership fee for two years for next tenure of central executive committee. Persons who fail to pay dues when they are considered in arrears will be removed from the membership list and his or her membership shall be automatically and immediately terminated. In any case the membership will be valid for only current tenure. At the sole discretion of CEC, a terminated member can be reinstated as the active continued member once all outstanding dues are paid or the cause for termination is clarified. Otherwise, a new membership will be required to be obtained.
