Proposed Bylaw Revision

Bylaw Change
TxHIMA Regional Map
Organization Chart

The TxHIMA Board of Directors would like to propose a transformation of our
state association organization that will provide for more involvement of
you, the membership! In order to facilitate this change, the bylaws require
revision. The bylaws have been reformatted to AHIMA guidelines and are
based on their feedback and approval.

In explanation, the proposal will consolidate our 17 districts into 4
regions. The district associations will not be affected by this change.

Region 1: Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 14, and 15.
Region 2: Districts 13 and 16.
Region 3: Districts 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.
Region 4: Districts 5, 6, 7, and 17.

Each region will be served by a Regional Director (elected position) and 3
committees: Education/Convention, Legislative, and Public Relations. The
Regional Directors will be appoint committee chairs and each chair will
appoint committee members (with Director approval).

The Regional Director roles and responsibilities will be outlined in the job
description. Education/Convention, Legislative, and Public Relations will
be assigned on a rotational basis to a Regional Director. Committee
assignments will be outlined in policies and procedures.

The Regional Director positions will replace the current Education Director,
Public Relations Director, Convention Director, and Legislative Director
positions. The 2010 election will elect President-elect, Region Director 2,
and Region Director 3. The current Legislative and Convention Directors,
who have a year left of their term, will serve as Region Directors for
Region 1 and Region 4.

The election will run through May 1.