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MEMBERSHIP TYPES
Active Member - Individuals employed by, appointed by, or retired from a law enforcement agency or school district as a school resource officer whose primary duty assignment is School Resource Officer. Any School District Administrators, School Board Members, Teachers, or Principals who have demonstrated a concerned interest in the promotion and advancement of the School Resource Officer program and School Based Policing. Active Members shall have full voting rights and be eligible to hold office, serve on committees, and hold board of directors’ positions.
Associate Member - Any person who has an expressed and demonstrated interest in the Advancement of the Ohio School Resource Officer program and the concept of School Based Policing as a part of the Ohio education system. Those eligible as an Associate Member include but are not limited to, the corporate and business community, State and Local elected officials, Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment professionals, Mental Health workers, Crime Prevention, DARE and Community Policing Officers, PTA members, and any citizen who has a concerned and vested interest in the promotion of School Based Policing in the State of Ohio. Associate Members shall not have voting rights and cannot hold an office in the OSROA. Associate Members may contribute their expertise to general and committee meetings conducted by Active Members. The OSROA President, with the approval of the Board of Directors, may appoint Associate Members to serve on OSROA committees, with only the right to vote on said committee issues.
Corporate Partner – The Corporate Partner membership is an organizationally based membership, and shall be processed in the name of one individual who will hold the Corporate Partner membership on behalf of the organization being represented. Corporate Partner memberships involve those public, private, or commercial organizations who support and encourage the School Resource Officer program and the concept of School Based Policing. Representatives of Corporate Partners who are actively involved with the OSROA will receive all membership services offered by OSROA.
There are two categories of OSROA Corporate Partner memberships:
1. Not For Profit - Non-profit agencies, organizations,
or governmental bodies who have a concerned interest in the School Resource
Officer program and School Based Policing are eligible to have one member
of their Non-Profit organization run for and hold office, and participate
and vote on all OSROA matters.
2. For Profit - A private organization involved in
commercial enterprises who have a concerned and vested interest in the
promotion of the School Resource Officer program and School Based Policing
in the State of Ohio. Such organizations are ineligible to run for or
hold office but are eligible to have one representative participate
on appointive committees and vote on OSROA matters.
Honorary Member - Individuals who have provided outstanding service to The Ohio School Resource Officers Association and School Based Policing. OSROA Honorary Members shall have full OSROA voting rights, may serve on appointed committees, and are eligible to run for and hold office.
Honorary Past President - Past Presidents of The Ohio School Resource Officers Association automatically become Honorary Past Presidents for life at the close of the last session of their service as President, as long as they are a member in good standing. Honorary Past Presidents shall have the same privileges as an Active member and shall be exempt from paying dues.
Contributing Member - Individuals who support the School Resource Officer program and the concept of School Based Policing but are not actively involved in the Ohio educational system or in Ohio’s School Resource Officer’s programs. Contributing Members shall have no rights or expectations of voting, participation, or services from the OSROA.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Application for Active, Associate, or Corporate memberships shall be made by individually initiated petition or by the recommendation of Members of the OSROA Board of Directors. All applications for membership shall be submitted to the OSROA Board of Directors for review as to eligibility for OSROA membership.
Candidates for Honorary Membership shall be submitted by a sponsor to the OSROA Board of Directors for an approval vote. The assignment of an OSROA Honorary Membership shall be made by a 2/3rds majority vote of the entire OSROA Board of Directors.
