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Declaration of Candidacy Duties of delegates to Rep Assembly in Atlanta, GA For State Delegate to the 2013 NEA Convention in Atlanta, GA 1. Each delegate will be expected to arrive in Atlanta, GA, in time to ensure registering as an official delegate to the Representative Assembly (RA) with both the California delegation and NEA. Name Day phone Address Home phone City, Zip CTA/NEA Member ID Number Personal e-mail address Gender I am a member of: CTA M F NEA Chapter Category: NEA Active (Non-Supervisory) Member (including Education Support Professionals) Send or fax directly to your Service Center Council (see addresses and fax numbers on facing page). 2. Each delegate will be expected to attend all caucuses of the California delegation. Normally, the caucus begins at 7 a.m. daily. Delegates must be registered with the California delegation to participate in the caucus. Delegates are expected to remain through the convention. 3. Each delegate shall attend all business meetings of the RA. CTA/NEA-R Member (must be member of NEA-Retired) Send to CTA, P.O. Box 1187, Millbrae, CA 94030-1187. 4. Each delegate is strongly encouraged to attend NEA budget committee hearings, resolutions committee hearings, bylaw committee hearings, speeches by prominent national figures, etc. Student NEA Send to Student CTA Office, CTA, P.O. Box 921, Burlingame, CA 94011-0921. 5. Each delegate should take into consideration CTA State Council and caucus policy when voting. Higher Education Member (eligible to be in bargaining unit) Send to Community College Association, 4100 Truxel Rd., Sacramento, CA 95834. Ethnic Grouping, Other Information: I am: American Indian/Alaska Native African American Asian Caucasian Hispanic Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander I am or plan to be a declared candidate for a local delegate position also. Yes No If yes and you are elected to any delegate position (state, local, or both state and local), you are responsible for informing the Service Center Council of your choice. Name Service Center Council Please give a brief biographical sketch of no more than 30 words. (If more words are used, the information that accompanies ballots will include only the first 30 words.) If you wish your ethnic grouping to be listed, this will not count as part of the 30-word limitation. 6. Each delegate is encouraged to participate fully in all activities of the California delegation. 7. Each delegate, state and local, will be expected to sit with his or her Service Center Council delegation on the RA floor or to inform the appropriate person where he or she will be seated. This is to ensure communication regarding RA business and/or personal emergency information of concern to the delegate, as well as to verify attendance. I understand that, as a state delegate, my attendance is being directly funded, at least partially, by membership dues. I accept my responsibility to carry out the above specified duties. Date Signed THIS FORM MUST BE FILED NO LATER THAN 5 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2013, at the office listed above. Candidates are urged to return this form by certified mail in order to get a receipt and ensure compliance with the deadline. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that this document is received by the due date and time. Signature December 2012 ��� January 2013 www.cta.org 25