Article I - NAME
The name of this Section of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin shall be the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin TECHNICIAN SECTION.

Article II - PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
Section 1. Purpose: The Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin Technician Section is a section of the state professional society of pharmacy, which represents technicians committed to collaborating with pharmacists to provide pharmacy care for patients.

Section 2. Objectives: The objectives of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin Technician Section shall be:

2.1 To promote greater use of pharmacy technicians through a system of educational advancement.

2.2 To foster and encourage inter-professional relations with the state professional society of pharmacy and to establish positive dialogue with pharmacy practitioners.

2.3 To increase networking among pharmacy technicians.

2.4 To keep technicians informed of changing practice norms.

2.5 To be informed and proactive in legislative and regulatory activities.

2.6 To maintain and promote the highest standards of technical practice.

Article III - GOVERNMENT
Section 1. Government: The Section shall be governed by the Section’s Board of Directors according to the Bylaws of this Section and the bylaws of the Society.

Section 2. Organizational Year: The organizational year for the Section shall be the same as the Society.

Article I - MEMBERSHIP PRINCIPLE
Membership shall be open to any PSW member in good standing, who is interested in pharmacy technician practice in any practice setting.

Article II -MEMBERSHIP CLASSIFICATION
Section 1. Membership Classification: Membership classification in the Section shall include the same classes as outlined in the Bylaws of the Society with the same corresponding criteria for each class.

Section 2. Active member Privileges: Only ‘active’ members shall be eligible to vote and hold office in the Section.

Article III - MEMBERSHIP DUES
The PSW Technician Section Board of Directors shall specify dues for the various Section’s membership classifications with concurrence of the Society Board of Directors.

Article I - ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD
Section 1. Composition: The PSW Technician Section Board of Directors is the executive division of the Section. The Board shall consist of six regional directors appointed by the Section’s Past President, and the Section’s officers (Past President, President, President-Elect, PSW Board Representative, and Secretary). A PSW staff member will also participate as a nonvoting member of the Board.

Section 2. Responsibilities: The Section’s Board of Directors shall be vested with the authority and responsibility to conduct the business and administer the finances of the Section. The Board’s responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to the following:

2.1 Direct all Section activities and programs.

2.2 Direct and negotiate all Section finances.

2.3 Prepare and approve an annual budget for the Section.

2.4 Approve the timing and location of meetings of the Section.

2.5 Approve all appointments to Section committees and task forces.

2.6 Appoint all vacancies to the Section’s Board.

2.7 Utilize and direct necessary supportive staff.

Section 3. Quorum and Attendance at Board Meetings: A majority of members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. One unexcused absence from meetings of the Board may constitute cause for termination from the Board.

Section 4. Scheduled Meetings: Regular meetings of the Section’s Board of Directors shall be open to all interested members. The Board may invite guests to participate in meetings of the Board. The Board may move to closed session for appropriate discussions with majority vote of the Board.

Section 5. Order of Business: The meeting’s presiding officer shall determine the order of business and rules of procedures, such as Robert’s Rules of Order, as revised.

Section 6. Potential Conflict or Duality of Interest: Any potential conflict and/or duality of interest on the part of any Board member shall be disclosed during deliberations. Board members having a conflict and/or duality of interest may be excluded from discussion and/or abstain from voting as determined by majority of the Board.

Section 7. Section Authority: All actions of the Section Board of Directors shall be consistent with policy established by the Society Board of Directors.

Article II - OFFICERS
Section 1. Officers: The Officers of the Section shall be the immediate Past President, President, President-Elect, PSW Board Member, and Secretary.

Section 2. Responsibilities: The responsibilities of the respective Section Officers shall include but not be limited to:

2.1 Past President - The immediate Past President shall be responsible for appointing Regional Directors.

2.2 President - The President shall preside at all meetings of the Section Board of Directors. The President shall appoint all Section committee or task force chairpersons and shall serve as a voting member of the PSW Board.

2.3 President-Elect - The President-Elect shall assume the duties of the President in the President’s temporary absence.

2.4 PSW Board Representative - The PSW Board Representative shall consist of a pharmacist serving on the PSW Board and shall provide guidance to the Section and continuity between the Section and the PSW Board.

2.5 Secretary - The Secretary shall be appointed by the Section President. The Secretary shall serve as a resource person and representative of the Section. The Secretary shall regularly review the activities of the Section and develop an annual report. The Secretary shall assist in policy recommendations and coordinate the Section’s participation.

Article III - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Section 1. Composition: The Executive Committee shall consist of the Section’s Officers (Past President, President, President-Elect, PSW Board Member, and Secretary.).

Section 2. Responsibilities: The responsibilities of the Executive Committee shall be to conduct Section business between meetings of the Board and report in a timely manner their actions to the Section’s Board of Directors.

Section 3. Quorum: Four members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum of the Executive Committee.

Article IV - DIRECTORS
Section 1. Six directors shall be appointed by the Board based upon geographical regions within the state. A 2/3 majority vote of a quorum of the Board is necessary for appointment of each director.

Section 2. Exofficio Director: A staff member of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin shall serve as a nonvoting member of the PSW Technician Section Board of Directors.

Article V - NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
Section 1. Nominations: It shall be the responsibility of the immediate Past President of the Section to develop a slate of candidates for election to the office of President-Elect. At least two candidates will be slated for President-Elect when possible. The slate of candidates shall be confirmed by the Section’s Board of Directors.

Section 2. Elections: Ballots shall be mailed to voting members of the Section at least sixty (60) days prior to the end of the Section’s operational year.

Section 3. Terms of Office: Directors and officers are installed at the Society’s annual meeting. The terms of office for each director and officer are as follows: