Board of Directors

Year 2008 Resolutions

The following Resolutions have been considered by the Board of Directors. As Resolutions are presented, this page will be updated.

BOD 1-2008. Resolved, That funds be allocated for one face-to-face meeting and up to 5 conference calls for the Ad Hoc Committee on the Roles and Responsibilities of the School-Based Speech-Language Pathologist.

Vote: Approved (11-0)
Origin: Vice President for Speech-Language Pathology Practices
Budget Impact: $6,510 expense

BOD 2-2008. Resolved, That the document Guidelines for Audiologists Providing Informational and Adjustment Counseling to Families of Infants and Young Children With Hearing Loss Birth to 5 Years of Age developed by the working group with this charge be approved; and further

Resolved, That the Guidelines for Audiologists Providing Informational and Adjustment Counseling to Families of Infants and Young Children With Hearing Loss Birth to 5 Years of Age be posted on the ASHA Web site and be made available in hard copy upon request from the ASHA Action Center, and that the availability of this document be announced in The ASHA Leader.

Vote: Approved (11-0)
Origin: Vice President for Audiology Practices
Budget Impact: None

BOD 3-2008. Resolved, That up to $10,840 be allocated from the 2008 Contingency Fund to support a 2 day face-to-face meeting of ASHA and ASHA-related volunteer and staff certification leadership to focus on (1) ASHA's role as a certifying agency and ways to solidly position the Council For Clinical Certification (CFCC) as the certifying agency of choice for audiologists and speech-language pathologists, (2) clarifying the semi-autonomous relationship between ASHA's governance and the CFCC, and (3) how ASHA and the CFCC can most effectively communicate the value of ASHA's certification credential; and further,

Resolved, That the following individuals be invited to participate in the meeting: ASHA president, ASHA president-elect, ASHA past president, ASHA VP for standards and ethics in speech-language pathology, ASHA VP for standards and ethics in audiology, CFCC chair, 2 members of the CFCC, ASHA's director of certification administration and CFCC ex-officio, ASHA's director of credentialing, ASHA's certification maintenance program manager, ASHA's executive director, ASHA's chief staff officer for audiology, and an external consultant with expertise in certification.

Vote: Approved (10-0)
Origin: Vice Presidents for Standards and Ethics in Audiology and in Speech-Language Pathology
Budget Impact: $10,840 expense

BOD 4-2008. Resolved, That Roles and Responsibilities of Speech-Language Pathologists in Early Intervention [Technical Report] be approved; and further

Resolved, That Roles and Responsibilities of Speech-Language Pathologists in Early Intervention [Position Statement] be approved as ASHA policy; and further

Resolved, That Roles and Responsibilities of Speech-Language Pathologists in Early Intervention [Guidelines] be approved as ASHA policy; and further

Resolved, That Core Knowledge and Skills in Early Intervention Speech-Language Pathology Practice be approved as ASHA policy; and further

Resolved, That the technical report, position statement, guidelines, and knowledge and skills documents be posted on the ASHA Web site and that the availability of the documents be announced in The ASHA Leader.

Vote: Approved (10-0)
Origin: Vice President for Speech-Language Pathology Practice
Budget Impact: None

BOD 5-2008. Resolved, That a Task Force on Special Interest Division Structure, Programs, and Operations be established, comprising

• two representatives from the Board of Directors,
• two representatives from the Financial Planning Board,
• six representatives from the Special Interest Division Board of Division Coordinators,
• the immediate past BDC chair, and
• National office staff as designated by the Executive Director, and facilitated by an outside consultant, with each body (e.g., Board of Directors, Financial Planning Board) identifying/selecting its representatives; and further

Resolved, That the Task Force be charged to conduct a review and evaluation of the ASHA Special Interest Division structure, programs, and processes to determine if they do, and will, meet the Association's Special Interest Division Program needs and the needs of members and the professions; that review and evaluation shall include consideration of structure, programs, and operations of counterparts in similar national organizations; and further

Resolved, That a final report outlining the recommended structure, programs, and operations of the Special Interest Divisions with any recommendations for changes and additional resources be submitted to the Board of Directors by October 2008.

Vote: Approved (10-0)
Origin: Vice Presidents for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Practice
Budget Impact: $32,819 expense

BOD 6-2008. Resolved, That the position statement Clinical Supervision in Speech-Language Pathology be approved as ASHA policy; and further

Resolved, That the technical report Clinical Supervision in Speech-Language Pathology be approved as ASHA policy; and further

Resolved, That the policy document Knowledge and Skills Needed by Speech-Language Pathologists Providing Clinical Supervision be approved as ASHA policy; and further

Resolved, That Clinical Supervision in Speech-Language Pathology [position statement and technical report] and Knowledge and Skills Needed by Speech-Language Pathologists Providing Clinical Supervision be posted on the ASHA Web site and be provided in hard copy through the Action Center upon request.

Vote: Approved (9-0)
Origin: Vice President for Speech-Language Pathology Practice
Budget Impact: None

BOD 7-2008. Resolved, That the 2008 annual report of ASHA's membership in and affiliations with other organizations be approved; and further

Resolved, That continued affiliation with the following fifty-one organizations be approved.

Vote: Approved (10-0)
Origin: Executive Director
Budget Impact: $50,723 expense

BOD 8-2008. Resolved, That an ad hoc ASHA-CAPCSD Joint Committee be established for a period of 1 year to identify future plans for continuing to address the critical shortage of PhD-level faculty and students in communication sciences and disorders; and further

Resolved, That the ad hoc ASHA-CAPCSD Joint Committee consists of 4 members appointed by ASHA, 4 members appointed by the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD), and mutually agreed upon co-chairs from each organization; and further

Resolved, That ASHA and CAPCSD each provide for the travel expenses of its own organization's representatives appointed to the Joint Committee for their attendance at two face-to-face meetings held at the ASHA National Office in 2008; and further

Resolved, That the committee will be charged with (a) reviewing available data collected via the Higher Education Data System (HES) to determine the status of PhD education in communication sciences and disorders, (b) reviewing outcomes from previous doctoral shortage initiatives and their impact achieved to date, and (c) identifying future strategies and developing a work plan to address this issue within the discipline of communication sciences and disorders.

Vote: Approved (10-0)
Origin: Vice President for Academic Affairs
Budget Impact: $10,000 expense

BOD 9-2008. Resolved, That the revised ASHA Audit Committee charter be approved.

Vote: Approved (9-0)
Origin: Vice President for Administration and Planning
Budget Impact: $600 expense

BOD 10-2008. Resolved, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) pledge to support the 2009 National Association of Future Doctors of Audiology (NAFDA) Convention with a contribution not to exceed $20,000.

Vote: Approved (9-0-2)
Origin: Executive Director
Budget Impact: $20,000 expense

BOD 11-2008. Resolved, That the proposed revision of the Issues in Ethics statement Drawing Cases for Private Practice From Primary Place of Employment with the new title, Accepting Referrals for Private Practice From Primary Place of Employment, be approved; and further

Resolved, That the revised Issues in Ethics statement Accepting Referrals for Private Practice From Primary Place of Employment be posted on the ASHA Web site and be made available in hard copy upon request from the ASHA Action Center, and that availability of the Issues in Ethics statement be announced in The ASHA Leader.

Vote: Approved (10-0)
Origin: Vice Presidents for Standards and Ethics
Budget Impact: None

BOD 12-2008. Resolved, That the proposed revision of the Issues in Ethics statement Ethics in Research and Professional Practice with the new title, Ethics in Research and Scholarly Activity, be approved; and further

Resolved, That the revised Issues in Ethics statement Ethics in Research and Scholarly Activity be posted on the ASHA Web site and be made available in hard copy upon request from the ASHA Action Center, and that availability of the Issues in Ethics statement be announced in The ASHA Leader.

Vote: Approved (10-0)
Origin: Vice Presidents for Standards and Ethics
Budget Impact: None

BOD 13-2008. Resolved, That up to $7,000 be allocated from the 2008 OCB budget for the CFCC to support a 2 day face-to-face meeting of the Audiology Subcommittee of the Council For Clinical Certification (CFCC) for the purposes of continuing their review of current audiology standards against the survey results of the recent Practice Analysis in Audiology.

Vote: Approved (9-0-0)
Origin: Vice President for Standards and Ethics in Audiology
Budget Impact: $7,000

BOD 14-2008. Resolved, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) set the membership dues for 2009 at the same level as for 2008:

• Certified member $200
• Spouse of a certified member $145
• Graduate student member $120
• Member without certification $75
• Life member $57

Vote: Approved (10-0)
Origin: Vice President for Administration and Planning
Budget Impact: $25,541,399 Income

BOD 15-2008. Resolved, That the position statement Use of Endoscopy by Speech-Language Pathologists: Position Statement be approved as ASHA policy; and further

Resolved, That Use of Endoscopy by Speech-Language Pathologists: Position Statement be posted on the ASHA Web site.

Vote: Approved (10-0)
Origin: Vice President for Speech-Language Pathology Practice
Budget Impact: None

BOD 16-2008. Resolved, That the Ad Hoc Committee on Social Communication Disorders be extended to December 31, 2009; and further

Resolved, That the committee charge be modified as follows: develop an evidence-based systematic review (EBSR) related to social communication disorders in school-aged children in collaboration with ASHA's National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders (N-CEP) and determine the need for subsequent documents based on the results of the EBSR; and further

Resolved, That the committee name be changed to Ad Hoc Committee on Language Use in Social Interactions in School-Aged Children.

Vote: Approved (9-0)
Origin: Vice President for Speech-Language Pathology Practice
Budget Impact: $17,410 expense

BOD 17-2008. Resolved, That the proposed revision of the Issues in Ethics statement Public Announcements and Public Statements be approved; and further

Resolved, That the revised Issues in Ethics statement Public Announcements and Public Statements be posted on the ASHA Web site and be made available in hard copy upon request from the ASHA Action Center, and that availability of the Issues in Ethics statement be announced in The ASHA Leader.

Vote: Approved (9-0)
Origin: Vice Presidents for Standards and Ethics
Budget Impact: None

BOD 18-2008. Resolved, That ASHA will provide funds, not to exceed $2,500, to cosponsor the Conference on Professional Education II: Positioning Audiology for the 21st Century.

Vote: Approved (9-0)
Origin: Vice President for Standards and Ethics in Audiology
Budget Impact: $2,500 expense

BOD 19-2008. Resolved, That four members be added to the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) over a 2-year period:

• One member in 2009 who is an academic member in speech-language pathology from the faculty of a CAA-accredited graduate education program; and
• Three members in 2010—one academic member in audiology from a CAA-accredited graduate education program, one academic member in speech-language pathology from a CAA-accredited graduate education program, and one practitioner member in speech-language pathology who is employed full-time in a nonacademic setting.

The revised CAA composition in 2010, as excerpted from the CAA Operating Manual, would be as follows:

Composition

The Council shall consist of 18 voting members who serve a four-year term and two non voting ex officio representatives, as follows:

• At least 11 academic members from the faculty/staff of CAA-accredited graduate education programs.
• Individuals must have an earned doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution and hold a rank of associate professor or above or be a comparably experienced clinical educator. At least three academic members in audiology and four academic members in speech-language pathology must hold a PhD degree.
• At least one of the academic members shall have significant experience in clinical teaching (supervision). No more than three may have clinical teaching as their primary role.
• At least 8 of the academic members shall have served as academic program accreditation site visitors.
• Five clinical practitioners who are employed full-time in non academic settings. At least one of these shall have experience in supervising students and/or clinical fellows. At least one shall be an audiologist and at least two shall be speech language pathologists. (An adjunct or complementary appointment to a graduate education program shall not disqualify practitioner members, provided they are employed full time in a non-university setting.)
• One additional member who represents the area of hearing and could be either an academic member or a clinical practitioner, depending on the specific needs of the Council in a given year.
• One public member who is not a member of the professions of audiology and/or speech-language pathology. As defined by the U.S. Department of Education, a "representative of the public" is a person who is not a) an employee, member of the governing board, owner, or shareholder of or consultant to a program that either is accredited or has applied for accreditation by the CAA; b) a member of any trade association or membership organization related to, affiliated with, or associated with the CAA; or c) a spouse, parent, child, or sibling of an individual identified in a) or b).
• The chair of the body that establishes ASHA certification standards and the ASHA Executive Director's staff designee shall be non-voting, ex-officio members.

The Council shall consist of members with the following qualifications:

• Seven shall represent the area of hearing, 6 of whom must hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence in audiology;
• Ten shall represent the area of speech language pathology, 9 of whom must hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech language pathology;
• No more than one individual from a specific educational institution or clinical facility may serve on the Council at the same time.

Vote: Approved (9-1-0)
Origin: Vice President for Academic Affairs
Budget Impact: $2,874 expense

BOD 20-2008. Resolved, That the spouse member category be eliminated effective for the 2010 membership year and thereafter; and further

Resolved, That individuals who are in the spouse membership category through 2009 be billed at the regular certified member dues rate effective 2010.

Vote: Approved (6-0-3)
Origin: Vice President for Administration and Planning
Budget Impact: $20,350 revenue

BOD 21-2008. Resolved, That the ASHA Executive Director is authorized to execute the attached Third Amendment to the Purchase and Sales Agreement for the sale of the 10801 Rockville Pike property to Centex Homes Corporation.

Vote: Approved (10-0)
Origin: Vice President for Administration and Planning
Budget Impact: $13,651,298 revenue

BOD 22-2008. Resolved, That ASHA will provide a $2,000 grant to the World Parkinson Congress to support their 2010 international meeting. In return ASHA will be recognized as a Supporter and Organizational Partner on their Web site and in the conference program.

Vote: Approved (10-0)
Origin: Vice President for Speech-Lanuage Pathology Practice
Budget Impact: $2,000 expense

BOD 23-2008. Resolved, That ASHA will provide funds, not to exceed $10,000, to co-sponsor the publication scheduled to be submitted to the Surgeon General's office the middle of June 2008 of the Surgeon General's Report on Closing the Gaps in Health Care and Early Intervention Services for Infants and Young Children with Hearing Loss.

Vote: Defeated (3-9)
Origin: Executive Director
Budget Impact: None

BOD 24-2008. Resolved, That Article V, Sections C-G of the Bylaws of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Political Action Committee (PAC) be amended as follows:

3. Selections and Terms. Members of the ASHA-PAC Board of Directors shall be chosen by majority vote of the ASHA Board of Directors. The ASHA Board of Directors shall also designate the Chair and Chair-Elect of the ASHA-PAC Board of Directors. Directors' terms shall commence on January 1 of the year of their appointment and shall expire on December 31 of the last year of their appointment. Directors' terms shall be for 4 years.
4. Removal and Vacancies. Members of the ASHA-PAC Board of Directors may be removed by a majority vote of the ASHA Board of Directors at any time for any reason or without cause. If a vacancy occurs as a result of removal, resignation, or for any other reason, a replacement shall be chosen by the ASHA Board of Directors at the earliest possible time and shall serve for the remainder of the term.
5. Chair. The Chair shall be the presiding officer of the Committee. The Chair shall convene the meetings of the PAC Board and shall preside at such meetings. The Chair will typically serve in the third year of their 4-year term, unless otherwise designated by the ASHA Board of Directors.
6. Chair-Elect. The Chair-Elect will become Chair immediately should that position become vacant. The Chair-Elect will typically serve in the second year of their 4-year term, unless otherwise designated by the ASHA Board of Directors.
7. Immediate Past Chair. The Immediate Past Chair shall serve to coordinate the ASHA-PAC fundraising activities during the ASHA Annual Convention in the fourth year of their term, unless otherwise designated by the ASHA Board of Directors.

and further

Resolved, That Article VI, Section A of the Bylaws of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Political Action Committee be amended as follows:

A. Meetings. Meetings of the PAC Board of Directors shall be called by the Chair with the concurrence of two other members of the PAC Board or upon written request of a majority of PAC Board members in accordance with ASHA budgeting polices and procedures.

Vote: Approved (10-0)
Origin: Vice President for Government Relations and Public Policy
Budget Impact: $6,958 expense

BOD 25-2008. Resolved, That Sheila R. Pratt be appointed Editor of the American Journal of Audiology for a term beginning January 1, 2009, and ending December 31, 2011.

Vote: Approved (12-0)
Origin: Vice President for Science and Research
Budget Impact: $20,000 expense

BOD 26-2008. Resolved, That Anne Smith be appointed Editor for Speech of the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research for a term beginning January 1, 2009, and ending December 31, 2011.

Vote: Approved (12-0)
Origin: Vice President for Science and Research
Budget Impact: $30,000 expense

BOD 27-2008. Resolved, That the auditor's unqualified opinion and ASHA's financial statements for the calendar year that ended December 31, 2007, be approved.

Vote: Approved (9-0)
Origin: Executive Director
Budget Impact: None

BOD 28-2008. Resolved, That the auditor's unqualified opinion and the financial statements for ASHA's Political Action Committee for the calendar year that ended December 31, 2007, be accepted.

Vote: Approved (11-0)
Origin: Executive Director
Budget Impact: None

BOD 29-2008. Resolved, That the auditor's unqualified opinion and the statements for ASHA's Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology for the calendar year that ended December 31, 2007, be accepted.

Vote: Approved (11-0)
Origin: Executive Director
Budget Impact: None

BOD 30-2008. Resolved, That the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) establish an ASHA Leader Awards Program to recognize outstanding contributions of members who contribute feature articles for the publication and to recognize the merit and impact of this type of authorship; and further

Resolved, That the ASHA Leader Awards shall be presented as the "Outstanding Contribution to The ASHA Leader in Audiology" and the "Outstanding Contribution to The ASHA Leader in Speech-Language Pathology" awards in recognizing significant contributions by individuals or groups of individuals; and further

Resolved, That the awards shall be presented at the appropriate Association awards ceremony and that a plaque or other symbol denoting this honor shall be presented to each award recipient; and further

Resolved, That the Committee on Honors, in collaboration with The ASHA Leader team, will establish the criteria for the ASHA Leader Awards, solicit and evaluate nominees for the awards, and if appropriate during any one year, select one recipient for each award.

Vote: Approved (11-0)
Origin: Chair, Committee on Honors
Budget Impact: $300 Expense

BOD 31-2008. Resolved, That a working group be established to review the 1988 relevant paper Telephone Hearing Screening and revise and update this paper regarding current practices in remote self-screening of hearing; and further

Resolved, That the committee will consist of no more than four members, who will hold three telephone conferences and develop documents as appropriate for peer review and approval in 2008.

Vote: Approved (11-0)
Origin: Vice President for Audiology Practice
Budget Impact: $378 Expense

BOD 32-2008. Resolved, That a working group be established to review and revise the 1997 Guidelines for Audiologic Screening practice policy document and to develop five new documents specific to audiologic screening across the lifetime; and further

Resolved, That the working group will consist of no more than 6 members, who will hold a face-to-face meeting in 2009 and develop document(s) as appropriate for peer review and approval in 2009 for the first of the documents.

Vote: Approved (9-0)
Origin: Vice President for Audiology Practice
Budget Impact: $9,382 Expense

BOD 33-2008. Resolved, That the document, Service Provision to Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Birth to 36 Months [Technical Report] be approved; and further

Resolved, That the Service Provision to Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Birth to 36 Months [Technical Report] document be posted on the ASHA Web site, be made available in hard copy upon request from the ASHA Action Center, and be announced in The ASHA Leader.

Vote: Approved (10-0)
Origin: Vice President for Audiology Practice
Budget Impact: None

BOD 34-2008. Resolved, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association contribute $10,000 for a Platinum Level Sponsorship in support of the 2009 American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Golf Benefit.

Vote: Approved (11-0)
Origin: Executive Director
Budget Impact: $10,000 expense

BOD 35-2008. Resolved, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) establish an Ad Hoc committee on Speech-Language Pathology Medical Review Guidelines, charged to draft a model for medical review guidelines for speech-language pathology private health plan claims; and further

Resolved, That the ad hoc committee consist of 5 members, including a member of the ASHA Health Care Economics Committee, and the remaining 4 members of the committee be recruited from the ASHA State Advocates for Reimbursement Network; and further

Resolved, That the draft speech-language pathology medical review guidelines be completed by October 31, 2009.

Vote: Approved (10-0)
Origin: Vice President for Government Relations and Public Policy
Budget Impact: $8,720 expense

BOD 36-2008. Resolved, That the Board of Directors renew the recognition of the following state speech-language-hearing associations through December 31, 2013:

• Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama
• Alaska Speech-Language Hearing Association
• Arkansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Inc.
• California Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Colorado Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Connecticut Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Inc.
• Delaware Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• District of Columbia Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, Inc.
• Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Vote: Approved (11-0)
Origin: Vice President for Government Relations and Public Policy
Budget Impact: $722 expense

BOD 37-2008. Resolved, That the long term investment policy statement of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, dated October 2008, be approved; and further

Resolved, That EB Motion 9-2005 be superseded.

Vote: Approved (10-0)
Origin: Vice President for Administration and Planning
Budget Impact: None

BOD 38-2008. Resolved, That the NSSLHA-to-ASHA conversion discount be increased to be equivalent to the ASHA membership dues in effect in the year of conversion, effective for the 2010 membership year.

Vote: Approved (10-0)
Origin: Vice President for Administration and Planning
Budget Impact: $142,000 revenue foregone