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A. Parent Organization. The parent organization is the Texas Master Naturalist Program™ or “State Program”.
B. State Program Sponsors. Sponsors for the statewide Texas Master Naturalist volunteer program are the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Sponsors in the Texas Master Naturalist program are those agencies or organizations taking responsibility for the state and local Chapter.
C. State Committee Role. The State Committee is comprised of Certified Texas Master Naturalist volunteers and employees of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. The State Committee sets the minimum standards and curriculum requirements of the statewide program. The Committee also reviews and approves new Chapter development and educational curriculum.
D. Texas Master Naturalist State Coordinator Role. The Texas Master Naturalist State Coordinator manages the day to day activities of the State Program and provides guidance to all chapters and assists new chapters to become operational. The Coordinator has oversight authority to oversee and audit any Texas Master Naturalist Chapters’ practices and procedures for compliance to State Documents and may exercise appropriate remedial action as required up to and including disbanding the offending Chapter.
E. Commitment to Texas Master Naturalist State Program Requirements. In return for the general supervision, guidance, supplies, resources, and cooperative helpfulness afforded by the statewide Texas Master Naturalist Program a Chapter of the Master Naturalist Program agrees to comply with all requirements, guidelines, and standards and to produce and submit an annual report conforming to the standards set forth by the TMN State Committee.
F. Bylaws Compliance. All Texas Master Naturalist Chapters must adopt Chapter Bylaws using only the language specified in the State Bylaws Template selecting two Chapter specific options, 1) concerning the ‘Term of Officers’ (see Bylaws, Article V, G.) and 2) the Addendum for 501 (c) (3) Chapters. Chapter Bylaws adoptions and amendments must meet the procedures stated in Article X, Adoption and Amendment of Bylaws.
G. Revocation Compliance. In the event this chapter ceases to follow Master Naturalist state program guidelines the Chapter agrees to abide by revocation of the chapter’s Charter along with the right to use the Texas Master Naturalist name, title and trademarks.