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The President, with the consent of 2/3 vote of the full Board of Directors, shall designate the standing committees of the Association. These committees shall exist until changed by a 2/3 vote of the full Board of Directors.

The President shall appoint chairpersons for all Standing Committees within thirty (30) days after he/she takes office. All committee chairperson appointments are subject to approval by the Board of Directors. Individual members of the committees may be recruited by the chairperson and serve unless there is an objection by the President. All Standing Committees must contain four (4) or more members, all of whom must be regular members of the Association.

All committee appointments are for one (1) year beginning on July 1 of the year in which they were appointed and terminate June 30 of the following year.

Section 3. Powers and Duties.

All committees shall carry out to the best of their ability, the mission (charge) presented to them by the President. Standing Committees shall have the power to make recommendations to the President and the Association in their area of assignment to promote the general welfare of the membership. Standing Committees must present operating budget requests with support for the expenditures to the Program and Budget Committee at a time designated by that Committee. No Standing Committee may exceed its budgetary limit without the approval of the Board of Directors. Unless approved by the President and Executive Director, no committee may enter into a contract that exceeds $1000, or a contract for leasing, transportation, room rental, catering, entertainment, or other services provided through PGCEA. Any contract which is binding upon the Association must be approved by the Board of Directors in accordance with PGCEA policy. Request for Association staff assistance to a Standing Committee must be made through the President. All Standing Committees must present a written report of their recommendations to meet their charge as stated by the President and/or a report of their activities for the year, to the Board of Directors by May 1 of each year for distribution to the Board of Directors and the Representative Council.