Bylaws

JPIIHS Cardinal Booster Club is governed by bylaws last amended and adopted in 2018.  Familiarization with these bylaws will help club representives better understand the mission of Cardinal Booster Club and how it's organized within the JPII community.

Key By-Law Provisions

The following content summarizes key provisions within the CBC bylaws.  This summary does not serve as a replacement of the bylaws themselves.

Who does the CBC support?

Any school organization under JPIIHS policies supporting athletic, fine arts or academic programs (called member organizations or clubs)

What's needed to qualify as a member organization? (ARTICLE II, Section 2)

In order to be eligible for support from the CBC, member organizations are required to:

• Obtain approval for Financial Schedules pursuant to Article X, Section 2,

• Obtain approval for certain fundraising activities pursuant to Article XI, Section 4

• Deposit all collected funds with the CBC Treasurer in accordance with CBC bylaws and procedures established by CBC and JPIIHS

• Appoint a representative to the Club

What are member organizations allowed to do? (ARTICLE II, Section 2)

• Request funds from CBC outside of their financial schedules

• Participate in CBC decision making through their representative

Membership and Dues (ARTICLE IV)

• Membership is open to parents of JPIIHS students, JPIIHS alumni and friend of JPIIHS (Section 1)

• The Athletic Director, President of JPIIHS and staff of the sports or activities having member organizations (example: coaches, faculty, etc.) will all be considered members, but are not responsible to pay membership dues (Section 1)

• Membership dues are set by the CBC Executive Board before the start of each school year.  Currently, the CBC All Sports Pass is the only membership option and is considered a family membership (Section 2)

• Member organization representative are required to purchase a membership to vote during board meetings (Section 3)

How are club representatives chosen? (ARTICLE IV, Section 5)

• Each member organization appoints a representative to serve as a liason to the CBC Executive Board.  These representatives are chosen by the coach or director or each organization in consultation with its own members.

How is the CBC Executive Board selected? (ARTICLE V, Section 1)

• CBC officers (President, VP, Treasurer, Secretary) are elected by representative vote in APRIL.  These officers serve a one-year term that starts at the beginning of JPIIHS fiscal year on July 1.

• The Executive Board appoints up to 3 TRUSTEEs

• Executive Board members are required to have at least one child attending JPIIHS

• Trustees are required to have at least one child who graduated from JPIIHS

Diocese of Dallas Safe Environment training and screening (ARTICLE VI, Section 9)

• Members of CBC who through their duties would be required to complete Safe Environment training is required to do so