BY-LAWS

ARTICLE I

NAME AND LOCATION

SECTION 1. The name of this organization shall be the HomeForHisGlory, INC. (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Corporation’), a non-stock corporation incorporated in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

SECTION 2. The principal office or offices of the Corporation shall be located in the locality determined by the Membership. For the receipt of mail, the Corporation shall obtain a post office box.

ARTICLE II

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of this Corporation shall be:

  1. To honor thy Lord God in all that it does.
  2. To promote the interests of its members.
  3. To provide field trips and academic opportunities to school-age children throughout the school year.
  4. To provide support and fellowship among its own members for the benefit, enjoyment, instruction, and well-being of its members.
  5. To provide an overall environment where all members honor the Christian-Judeo values to which this group ascribes.
  6. To accomplish any lawful purpose permitted to a non-stock, non-profit corporation pursuant to KRS 273.160 to KRS 273.390.

ARTICLE III

MEMBERSHIP

SECTION 1. Qualification. Membership in this Corporation shall be composed of families residing in the Kentuckiana area, who are currently home-schooling at least one child. Membership shall be a family membership. Family shall include all immediate Members of the home-schooled child’s family, including parents, siblings, and legal guardians, with whom the home-schooled child resides. References herein to the Members or to Member shall be to the home-schooling families or home-schooling family.

SECTION 2. Application for Membership. Any qualified family shall be eligible for membership. All applicants for membership shall complete and sign the form of application provided by the Corporation and submit the application and any membership dues to the membership chairman of the Corporation. In the case that the applicant is rejected, any and all membership dues shall be returned to the applicant immediately.

SECTION 3. Removal. Any member may be removed from membership for cause. Notwithstanding, non-payment of dues or other fees shall result in automatic termination of membership; provided however, membership may be reinstated if full payment, along with late charges of a reasonable amount as determined by the Directors, is made within 45 days of notice of membership termination.

SECTION 4. Reinstatement. A former member desiring a continuous membership record may be reinstated provided the family is home-schooling at least one child and upon payment of all dues and fees in arrears. If, however, a continuous membership record is not desired, the member may be reinstated on showing proof of qualification and paying the current year’s dues. The reinstatement shall be approved by a majority vote of those present and voting at any meeting of the Board of Directors.

SECTION 5. Resignation. Any member may resign by filing a written resignation with the Board of Directors, but such resignation shall not relieve the member so resigning of the obligation to pay any dues, or other charges theretofore accrued and unpaid.

ARTICLE IV

DUES

SECTION 1. Establishment of Dues. In order to operate a balanced budget, dues for members shall be established and approved by the Board of Directors. The dues are due before August 1 of each year, unless otherwise established by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 2. Delinquency and Cancellation. Any member of the Corporation who shall be delinquent in dues for a period of thirty (30) days from the time dues become due shall be notified of such delinquency and suspended from further membership privileges. If payment of dues is not made within the next succeeding (15) days, the delinquent member shall be dropped from the rolls and thereupon forfeit all rights and privileges of membership.

SECTION 3. Refunds. No dues shall be refunded to any member whose membership terminates for any reason after the commencement of Jefferson County Public School.

ARTICLE V

MEETINGS OF MEMBERS AND VOTING

SECTION 1. Annual and Regular Meetings. The annual Meeting of the Corporation’s members shall be held in the last quarter of the Corporation’s fiscal year at the time and place determined by the Board of Directors. Other Membership Meetings will be held as deemed necessary by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Corporation’s members may be called by the Board of Directors at any time or by petition of 20% of the Membership.

SECTION 3. Notice of Meetings. Written notice of any meeting of the Corporation’s members shall be sent electronically and posted on the Corporation’s Web site not less than ten (10) nor more than thirty-five (35) days before the date of the meeting.

SECTION 4. Voting. At all the meetings of the Corporation’s members, each member (family) shall have one (1) vote in person, electronically, or by proxy executed in writing by the member or by his duly authorized attorney-in-fact. Majority vote of the members present shall be sufficient for any motion that is in order.

SECTION 5. Cancellation of Meeting. The Board of Directors may cancel any annual, regular, or special meeting for cause.

ARTICLE VI

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SECTION 1. Authority and Responsibility. The governing body of this Corporation shall be the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall be supervision, control and direction of the affairs of the Corporation, its committees and publications; shall determine its policies or changes therein; shall actively prosecute its objectives and supervise the disbursement of its funds. The Board may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as shall be deemed advisable and may, in the execution of the powers granted, delegate certain of its authority and responsibility to the Executive Director.

SECTION 2. Composition. The Board of Directors shall consist of at least five (5) and no more than twelve (12) members. The members of the Board of Directors will be elected for two (2) year terms.

SECTION 3. Qualification for Office. Any current member of the Corporation in good standing shall be eligible for nomination and election to the Board of Directors of this Corporation, excluding those who have a family member currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors. Husband and wives may be nominated together. Officers must submit a letter of recommendation of good standing from their church leader or pastor. The officer slated for Executive Director must also sign a statement confirming active involvement in Sunday school and/or other comparable small group.

SECTION 4. Manner of Election and Term. The Nominating Committee shall present to the membership, along with the notice of the Annual Meeting, a list of nominees for each seat on the Board for the succeeding year. Nominations may also be made from the floor by a member of the Corporation. Each nominee who is elected by a majority of the votes cast by members at the Annual Meeting shall serve during the succeeding two (2) years until his successor is duly elected and shall assume office. The terms of the members of the Board of Directors shall stagger so that approximately half of the terms expire each year.

SECTION 5. Quorum of the Board. At any called meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the Corporation and any such business thus transacted shall be valid providing it is affirmatively passed upon by a majority of those present excluding those provisions set forth in these by- laws.

SECTION 6. Meetings of the Board. The Board of Directors shall meet on a basis to be established by the Directors. Special meetings may be called by the Executive Director at any time and upon the request of any three (3) directors upon 24 hours notice.

SECTION 7. Voting. Voting rights of a director shall not be delegated to another or exercised by proxy.

SECTION 8. Absence. Any elected Officer or Director who shall have been absent from two (2) consecutive regular meetings of the Board of Directors during a single administrative year shall be contacted by the recording secretary and may be removed from the Board of Directors. The vacancy shall be filled as provided by these By-Laws.

SECTION 9. Vacancies and Removal. Any vacancy occurring on the Board of Directors may be filled at a called or a Regular Membership Meeting. A Director so elected to fill a vacancy shall serve the unexpired term of his predecessor. The Board of Directors may in its discretion, by affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of its members, remove any Director for cause.

SECTION 10. Compensation. Directors and elected officers will not be compensated for their services when acting in the capacity of Director for the corporation. They may, however, be reimbursed for any expenses incurred on behalf of the Corporation.

ARTICLE VII

OFFICERS

SECTION 1. Elected Officers. The elected officers of this Corporation shall be a President, a Vice-President, a Recording Secretary, a Corresponding Secretary, and a Treasurer to be elected by the Board of Directors and to serve for a one (1) year term or until their successors have been duly elected and assume office. Officers may vote as directors, except as otherwise provided herein. Any of the above-designated officers may be combined at the election of the Board of Directors.

SECTION 2. Qualification for Office. Officers must sign a statement that acknowledges their agreement to the following:

  1. I believe Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the verbally inspired Word of God, inerrant in the original writings, infallible, and the final authority for faith and life. II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:21
  2. I believe that there is one God who exists eternally as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Genesis 1:1; Matthew 28:19; John 10:30
  3. I believe that Jesus Christ is God's only Son. John 3:16
  4. I believe that only Jesus Christ the Son lived a life without sin. All other people are sinners in need of salvation. Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 7:26; Romans 3:23-24
  5. I believe that Christ came to earth as a baby, was born of a virgin, took on the form of man without ceasing to be God, and was crucified in order to pay the penalty for our sins. Matthew 1:23; Isaiah 53:5-6; Ephesians 1:7
  6. I believe that Christ died, was buried, rose on the third day, and ascended to Heaven. I Corinthians 1 5:3-4; John 1 1 :25; Luke 24:7
  7. I believe that salvation is the gift of God given to men by grace and is received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. John 3:16-19; John 5:24; Romans 3:23; Romans 5: 8-9; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5
  8. I believe in the traditional family, which is constantly under attack from the world today. We believe in traditional morality, purity before marriage, and mutual faithfulness in marriage. I Corinthians 7:2; Ephesians 5:3; I Thessalonians 4:3
  9. I believe in the sanctity of life (each child is a gift from God whose life begins at conception) and the protection of our children both before and after birth. Matthew 18:5-6; Mark 9:42; Luke 17:2

SECTION 3. Election of Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected from and by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board held after the Annual Meeting of the members. Any person nominated shall have given his consent to nomination and election as an officer.

SECTION 4. Term of Office. Each elected officer shall take office on July 1 or immediately upon his/her installation and shall serve for a term of one (1) year or until his/her successor is duly elected and qualified.

SECTION 5. Re-election. Any elected officer shall be eligible for re-election to the same office or election to any other office.

SECTION 6. Vacancies and Removal of Officers and Agents by the Board. Vacancies in any elective office may be filled for the balance of the term thereof by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, by a two-thirds vote of all of its members, may remove any officer from office whenever in its judgment the best interests of the Corporation will be served thereby.

ARTICLE VIII

DUTIES OF OFFICERS

SECTION 1. Executive Director. The Executive Director shall serve as Chairperson of the Board of Directors and shall preside at all meetings of the members and of the Board of Directors. Executive Director shall also serve as a member, ex-officio, on all committees established by the Board of Directors, except the Nominating Committee. The Executive Director shall make all required appointments of all special committees and trustees with the approval of the Board of Directors. At the Annual and Regular Meeting of the Corporation and at such other times as the Executive Director shall deem proper, the Executive Director shall communicate to the members such matters and make such suggestions as may tend to promote the welfare and increase the usefulness of the Corporation. The Executive Director shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors. The Executive Director shall have no vote at any meeting of the members of the Board of Directors except in the case of a tie or in the vote of removal of a member or officer.

SECTION 2. Director. The Director shall be responsible for such duties as are individually assigned to him/her by the Executive Director and with the approval of the Board of Directors and shall perform the duties of the Executive Director in the absence of the Executive Director.

SECTION 3. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be in charge of the Corporation’s funds and records. The Treasurer shall collect all member dues and assessments, shall establish proper accounting procedures for the handling of the Corporation’s funds, and shall be responsible for the keeping of the funds in such banks, trust companies and investments as are approved by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall be prepared to report on the financial condition of the Corporation at all meetings of the Board of Directors and at two seasonal Regular Membership meetings. Within sixty (60) days of the end of each fiscal year, the Treasurer shall prepare an annual report to present to the Board of Directors. After review of the report and upon finding it in good order, the Board will vote to accept the report and the vote will carry with a majority vote of those present. If the vote does not reflect acceptance of the report, the Board has at its discretion to pursue a third-party audit. This audit may be conducted by a member of the Corporation so long as that member is not a current member of the Board of Directors nor was a member during the year being audited. Once the report has been approved, it is open for review by the members of the corporation until the next regular board meeting. Thereafter, it may only be opened for review by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors with substantiated cause. At the expiration of the term of office, the Treasurer shall deliver over to his/her successor all books, money, and other property in his/her charge or, in the absence of a successor, he/she shall deliver such properties to the Board of Directors. All un budgeted bills and other financial obligations of the Corporation shall be reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors before payment as deemed necessary.

SECTION 4. Recording Secretary. The Recording Secretary shall be responsible for recording the attendance and the minutes of all proceedings of the Board of Directors and meetings of the membership, shall maintain all official records of the Corporation and shall perform such other tasks as may be assigned by the Executive Director and/or Board of Directors.

SECTION 5. Corresponding Secretary. The Corresponding Secretary shall be responsible for all of the correspondence of the Corporation, including the proper and legal mailing of notices to members, and shall perform such other tasks as may be assigned by the Executive Director and/or the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IX

SPECIAL AND STANDING COMMITTEES

SECTION 1. Nominating Committee. The Executive Director shall appoint a Nominating Committee, which shall consist of the Director and two Board members. The committee members shall be announced to the membership at least ten (10) days and no more than thirty-five (35) days prior to the Annual Meeting. The Nominating Committee shall nominate candidates for Board of Directors and report such nominations to the membership along with the notice of the Corporation’s Annual Meeting. The Nominating Committee will ascertain willingness of board members to serve as officers and present this list to the Board of Directors at the next Board meeting following the Annual Meeting.

SECTION 2. Special Committees. The Executive Director, with the approval of the Board of Directors, shall appoint such other committees as are necessary and which are not in conflict with other provisions of these By-Laws, and the duties of any such committees shall be prescribed by the Board of Directors upon their appointment.

ARTICLE X

FINANCE

SECTION 1. Fiscal Period. The fiscal period of the Corporation shall end on July 31 of each year.

SECTION 2. Indemnification. To the fullest extent authorized by KRS Chapter 273 and the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who shall serve at any time hereafter as a Director or Officer of the Corporation from and against any and all claims and liabilities to which such person shall become subject by reason of his having hereafter been a Director or Officer of the Corporation.

ARTICLE XI

DISSOLUTION

SECTION 1. The Corporation shall use its funds only to accomplish the objectives and purposes specified in these By-Laws and except as provided for herein, no part of said funds shall inure to the members of the Corporation. On dissolution of the Corporation, any funds remaining shall be distributed, upon majority vote of the Corporation’s members, to one or more regularly organized and qualified charitable, educational, scientific, or philanthropic organizations to be selected by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE XII

AMENDMENTS

Any of the rules in these By-Laws with the exception of Article XII may be amended, altered, or replaced by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present at any Regular Meeting of the members of the Corporation, provided, however, that notice and proposal of such amendment, alteration or repeal must be given in writing at the preceding Regular Meeting of the Corporation or sent electronically to each member and posted on the Corporation’s Web site at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting.

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