A “best practice” for any organization regarding its bylaws involves a periodic review and possibly updating. FSGA began its most recent review last November in 2025.
Additionally, the Legislature just recently passed unanimously the Florida Not For Profit Corporation Act (FNFPCA) to also update and align Florida’s non-profit statute (Chapter 617, F.S.) with the Model Nonprofit Corporation Act.
Consequently, several changes were considered by FSGA’s Board of Directors as part of its review. These revisions were unanimously adopted by FSGA’s Board on May 20th, 2026, and hereby ready for FSGA Members to review.
Brief Summary of Draft:
– Primary objectives were to have Bylaws written in a better sequential order, for instance previous Article X regarding Elections would now be instead Article VI.
– Also, to avoid duplicative language whenever possible, for instance Article V and VI regarding Officers and the Executive Committee have been merged into just Article V since it’s the same group of individuals.
– Only structural change is eliminating the eight (8) positions of Area Directors on the Board of Directors, and allowing for up to eight (8) At-Large Directors up from five (5).
– Clarifications were added to provide better definitions and to lessen ambiguities, such as time periods would now be specifically “calendar days”, and specified various dates like when terms of office commence.
– Article VIII involving Chapters has added language to mostly specify clear and common-sense responsibilities and consistency throughout.
– Additionally, generally corrected grammar and terminology to be more consistent in use.
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Below you can find the 16-page revised Bylaws draft for your review.