This one year increase will happen in the next couple of months. The NEA Representative Assembly takes place July 1-6, 1999. The RA is the primary legislative and policy making body of the Association. It derives its powers from and is responsible to the membership. The RA adopts the program budget, resolutions, the legislative program, and other policies of the Association.
Delegates vote by secret ballot on proposed amendments to the Constitution and bylaws.
Those delegates with full voting rights elect the executive officers, executive Committee members, and at-large members of the NEA Board of Directors as appropriate. It is critical that members have a direct vote in determining the NEA's guiding principles and policies. The seriousness of that charge cannot be overstated. MTA as well as other states have a State Caucus before the RA each morning. The purpose of the caucus is to discuss and take positions on new business items, resolutions, proposed amendments to the standing rules and bylaws, and, also, the endorsement of candidates for NEA elected office.