After one year in arrears, the member will be removed from the membership roster. Any member school may be suspended or terminated for cause. Sufficient cause for such suspension or termination of membership shall be violation of the Bylaws or any lawful rule or practice duly adopted by the Federation. Suspension or expulsion shall be by a two-thirds majority vote of the entire membership. The annual dues shall be determined at the summer business meeting of the membership.
Dues are payable by the beginning of the calendar year as specified in Article X of the Bylaws.
Members will billed in February of each year for the amount due for the calendar year. The summer meeting will be held at or about the same time as the national Opticians Association convention each year. The winter meeting will be held during the first week in January at a site recommended by the Executive Board and approved by a simple majority of the membership. Member schools should make the utmost effort to attend each business meeting. The Federation meetings will be conducted by the guidelines of Total Quality Management and the current edition of the Roberts Rules of Order.