CPhA Constitution

ARTICLE I. NAME AND SEAL
This organization shall be called the “CALIFORNIA PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION” (ASSOCIATION). This ASSOCIATION shall have an official seal.

ARTICLE II. PURPOSE
SECTION 1. The CALIFORNIA PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION shall be a professional society of pharmacists servicing the best interests of public health and pharmacists in the state of California.

SECTION 2. The objectives of the ASSOCIATION shall be: (The list does not reflect an order of importance.)

1. To improve and promote public health.
2. To foster and encourage interprofessional relations.
3. To improve the science and art of Pharmacy for the general welfare of the public.
4. To support a system of licensure and regulation of pharmacists which will assure to the public the availability of competent personnel to discharge the accepted functions of the practice of Pharmacy.
5. To gain enactment of legislation favorable to the advancement of the public health and the profession of Pharmacy and to protect the public health by opposing objectionable healthcare legislation.
6. To assist in providing a system of education and professional training in the science and art of Pharmacy in order to expand the future of Pharmacy practice.
7. To assist interested qualified personnel in selecting Pharmacy as a career and to provide mentoring for Pharmacy students.
8. To uphold the Code of Ethics which will assure to the public the highest type of pharmaceutical care.
9. To foster a climate within government and business that promotes the well being of the profession and the membership.

ARTICLE III. CODE OF ETHICS
The CALIFORNIA PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION shall adopt a Code of Ethics, the purpose of which is to elevate the professional standards and serve as a guide for the professional conduct of the Membership. This Code shall be adhered to by each Member as a condition of Membership in the ASSOCIATION and shall be reaffirmed annually by the CPhA House of Delegates.

ARTICLE IV. MEMBERSHIP
The ASSOCIATION shall consist of Active, Honorary, Student, Pharmacy Technician and Sustaining Members, as defined by the Bylaws. It shall meet at least once a year at the call of the Board of Trustees.

ARTICLE V. OFFICERS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, HOUSE OF DELEGATES

1. Officers. The Officers of the ASSOCIATION shall be President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Treasurer, Speaker and Speaker-Elect of the House of Delegates and the Chief Executive Officer. The elective Officers shall be elected as provided in the Bylaws and shall hold office until the installation of their successors. All except President, Immediate Past President, Speaker and Chief Executive Officer shall be elective Officers. Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees shall be composed of Active Members, hereinafter called TRUSTEES: one Regional Trustee elected from each of the eight (8) Regions in the State, one Academy Trustee from each of the qualified Academies, the Officers of the ASSOCIATION and one (1) Student Representative to the Board of Trustees from each California School of Pharmacy. Trustees shall be elected as provided in the Bylaws and shall hold office until the installation of their successors. The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees shall consist of the President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Treasurer, Speaker of the House of Delegates and a Trustee at Large, who shall be elected by the Academy and Regional Trustees.
2. House of Delegates. There shall be a House of Delegates as specified in the Bylaws to interpret the objectives of the ASSOCIATION, as stated in the Constitution and to serve as the legislative and policy-making body of the ASSOCIATION.

ARTICLE VI. BYLAWS
The Constitution, together with such Bylaws as are not in conflict and as may be duly adopted by the ASSOCIATION, shall govern and regulate the conduct of the business and affairs of the ASSOCIATION.

ARTICLE VII. AMENDMENTS
Every proposed amendment of these Constitution and Bylaws shall be reviewed by legal counsel and approved by the Board of Trustees or be in the form of a petition which shall bear the signatures of at least ten (10) percent of the Active Members from at least fifty (50) percent of all Regions represented on the Board of Trustees. Every proposed amendment qualifying under the above stipulations shall then be submitted with a mail ballot to all Members entitled to vote. Executed ballots must be received by this ASSOCIATION by the date printed on the ballot, which is not less than thirty (30) days from the date mailed, in order to be valid. A proposed amendment shall become effective upon receiving the affirmative vote of two—thirds (2/3) of the Members voting.