SC HOSA Constitutional Amendments for Student Bylaws
Article 1 Reads: The name of this organization shall be South Carolina HOSA.
Amend to: The name of this organization shall be South Carolina HOSA-Future Health Professionals. The acronym SC HOSA may be used to designate the organization.
Article II Section I Reads:
Membership composition.
- HOSA is a national organization of, by and for students who (1) are or were enrolled in secondary, postsecondary/collegiate health science education classes and/or (2) are interested, planning to pursue, or pursuing a career in the health professions.
- Members shall be students who are or have been enrolled in health science classes, and/or are interested, planning to pursue, or pursuing a career in the health professions, and persons associated with, participating in or supporting health science in a professional capacity.
Amend to:
Membership Composition.
- South Carolina HOSA is a state association of the national HOSA organization, by and for students who are or were enrolled in middle school, secondary or postsecondary/collegiate health science education programs and/or are interested, planning to pursue, or pursuing a career in the health professions.
- Members shall be students who are or have been enrolled in health science classes, and/or are interested, planning to pursue, or pursuing a career in the health professions, and persons associated with, participating in or supporting health science in a professional capacity.
Article II Section II Reads:
This state association shall be chartered by the Board of Directors of HOSA, Inc., comprised of local chapters and may be composed of the following divisions: Secondary, Postsecondary/Collegiate, Alumni and Professional.
Amend to:
This state association shall be chartered by the Board of Directors of HOSA, Inc., comprised of local chapters and may be composed of the following divisions: Middle School Secondary, Postsecondary/Collegiate, Alumni and Professional
Add Article II Section III: (Then the current section III – X will need to be IV-VI)
The Middle School Division shall be composed of middle school students who are in grades 6-8 and are interested in or planning to pursue a career in the health professions. The official definition for middle school members of HOSA for the purposes of Competitive Events is: A middle school student is one who: a) is planning to pursue a career in the health professions; and b) has not been promoted to a secondary institution (grades 9-12) prior to the state’s annual conference.
