BOARD OF NATIONAL DIRECTORS

BOARD OF NATIONAL DIRECTORS
1. There shall be a Board of National Directors of the Association
which shall consist of the same number of Directors as there are
State/Province Member Associations belonging to the National
Association.
2. One National Director will be nominated by each member
State/Province organization to serve on the National Board of
Directors. Nominations for National Director will be made at the
Annual Meeting and nominees will be certified as National Directors,
with voting privileges, at the next Mid-winter Board of National
Directors meeting. To be certified, a nominee must receive a majority
vote of the National Board of Directors.
3. A State/Province Member Association will certify a nominee for
National Director of their association to the Secretary of the National
Association, who shall act as Secretary of the Nominating Committee,
twenty (20) days before the National High School Finals Rodeo. If no
certification from State/Province Member Association is received,
then the nominating committee shall select an individual from said
State/Province to serve for that meeting only. The chairman of the
nominating committee shall report to the Annual meeting, the names

of individuals so certified as nominees by the State/Province Member
Association, for National Directors, and the names of individuals
selected by the nominating committee in the absence of such certifications.
4. The initial term of the National Director shall be for two (2) years
and seceding terms shall be for five (5) years. A vacancy on the Board
of National Directors because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification
or otherwise will be filled by the full board as stated
above.
5. A current list with addresses and telephone numbers to be included
in the rule book. Each National Director will be required to furnish
this information to the Chairman of the Rules Committee at the
National High School Finals Rodeo Meeting.
6. Special meetings of the Board of National Directors may be called
by the President on ten (10) days notice to each National Director
either personally, by mail, telephone or telegraph, and shall be held at
such time and place as is specified in the notice thereof.
7. A majority of the Board of National Directors shall constitute a
quorum to do business.
8. The Board of National Directors shall:
a. Transact the general business of the Association.
b. Establish major administrative policies governing the affairs of
the Association and devise mature measures for the Association’s
growth and development.
c. Provide for the maintenance of national headquarters and for
making such office the center of activities of the Association including
such work of the officers and committees as may be deemed expedient;
provide for the proper care of materials, equipment and funds of
the Association, for the payment of legitimate expenses and for the
annual auditing of all books of account by a certified public accountant.
d. Act upon applications for membership in this Association.
e. Have the power to fill all vacancies on the Board of National
Directors. In the event a National Director misses two unexcused consecutive
National meetings he will be replaced. National Director
must notify the National President of his reason for the absence and
the President will make the determination whether or not the absence
is excused or unexcused.
f. Alternates may be seated for informational purposes only, but
their State/Province shall not have a vote.
9. Each State/Province Member Association shall be responsible for
their National Directors legitimate expenses while attending
National meetings.
10. National Directors duties on the State/Province Level:

a. To monitor the State/Province Association to insure all governing
rules are followed, proper business and finance procedures are
conducted.
b. To include acting as coordinator in all State/Province sanctioned
rodeos. Any flagrant abuse will be brought to the attention of
the National Director. State/Province Member Associations are
encouraged to resolve all problems at the State level. If a problem cannot
be resolved with the National Director and the problem prevents
the rodeo from being held, an emergency conference may be invoked
with the National President or designee. At such a conference a
State/Province Member Association designee and the National
Director shall be present. Executive action may be required and a contestant
or State/Province may be disqualified. It is to the best interest
of Rodeo, contestant, and spectator to resolve problems as soon as
possible, and to continue with a performance. Judges, arena directors
and board members should cooperate with National Directors in all
matters, except for emergency problems as noted above. The decision
reached by a National Director shall remain final unless reversed by
the National Executive Committee whose action will come before the
National Board at the next regular meeting.
c. Each National Director may appoint or select a Junior High
Director for his/her state/province to handle some of the duties of the
junior high division. The Junior High Director would report to the
National Director as well as the State/Province Board of Directors.
The National Director would have the same authority within the
Junior High Division for that state/province as is outlined in the
duties of a National Director in the NHSRA By- Laws and Rulebook.
11. National Directors Responsibility at the National High School
Finals Rodeo:
a. Must check in with the National President (or his appointed
representative) before the contestant check- in deadline. Each
National Director has the privilege of selecting an Assistant National
Director for the Finals.
b. Be responsible for his State/Province Contestants, and be
responsible for, but may delegate actual checking of each room prior
to and following occupancy for damages.
c. May be housed with their State Delegation and be responsible
for their contestants’ and parents’ conduct, or designate an adult to
assume their responsibility.
d. Must meet with Executive Committee upon call or have designated
an adult to assume his responsibility in any matter involving
his State/Province’s contestants.
e. Assume any duties assigned by National Board of Directors.
f. Any National Officer’s correspondence with a State/Provincial
Secretary or National Director requires an answer within time specified.
12. National Directors are National officials. A State/ Province
Member Association may not remove a duly elected National
Director. Removal of a National Director shall be by the Board of
National Directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the
Association should be served thereby.
13. National Directors will serve on their respective State/Province
Wrangler Division Board of Directors with a vote if the state/province
has a separate board for the Wrangler Division.
14. If State/Province Member Association determines it is in their best
interest to replace the seated National Director during the term, the
procedure for doing so will be as follows:
a. At a duly noticed meeting of the State/Province Association where
one hundred percent of the State/Province Member Association’s certified
voting board members must be in attendance and cast a vote for
or against the removal of the National Director. At least two- thirds
majority of the certified votes in favor of removal is required to further
pursue the removal process.
b. State/Province Member Association must send certified delegates to
the next regularly scheduled National Meeting, either the Mid-Winter
Board of Directors Meeting or the Annual Meeting.
c. The certified delegates must include the State/Province President
and at least two other voting members of the State/Province board of
directors and their nominated National Director to be seated in place
of the director they are requesting to be removed.
d. The State/Province Member Association must post a $1,000 bond by
cash or certified funds to the NHSRA, Inc. then appear in front of the
National Board of Directors to present their case for removal of the
National Director. If State/Province looses the decision to remove
their National Director, no further appeal will be allowed and they
will forfeit the $1,000 bond to the NHSRA, Inc. to cover the costs of the
proceedings. If State/Province is successful in removing their National
Director, the $1,000 bond will be returned to the State/Province
Association.
15. National Directors will serve on their respective State/Province
Board and State/Province Executive Committee and will be a voting
member of said board and committee.
16. National Directors when in an official capacity shall be in western
attire.