FBLA Bylaws — Virginia FBLA

DUES & MEMBERSHIP

All Business and Information Technology students are members of FBLA on the local chapter level. To participate in activities beyond the local level, members must first pay state and national dues. State and national membership is a unified membership package and is not available separately.

State and national dues are paid annually. Membership is from August 1 until July 31 of each fiscal year. Chapters should follow the directions on FBLA Connect for membership reporting. Chapters must have a minimum of 5 members to be considered an active chapter.

Initial state and national dues should be paid by October 20. Additional membership may be submitted during the school year. All students participating in FBLA activities beyond the local chapter level must be on record as a member by the registration deadline of your Regional Spring Leadership Conference or March 1, whichever comes first.

								
									DUES
									STATE
									NATIONAL
									TOTAL
								

									FBLA High School
									$4.00
									$10.00
									$14.00
								

									FBLA Middle School
									$4.00
									$10.00
									$14.00
								

Complete the online membership through FBLA Connect. Pay by one of the following methods:

Credit card payment
Check—made payable to FBLA and mailed to:
FBLA Membership Lockbox
POB 79063
Baltimore, MD 21279-0063

Do not send membership dues to the state office or VDOE. Adviser membership is complimentary.

Remember these dates when submitting dues:

October 20 to receive the first issue of Tomorrow’s Business Leader
November 1 to meet one of the criteria for Gold Seal Chapter nomination
March 1 to be eligible for regional, state, and national competition

The foundation mentioned on the national membership submission Website is NOT affiliated with the Virginia FBLA Foundation. Contributions to that foundation go to a national scholarship winner.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Honorary Membership

Honorary membership is extended to instructors, school superintendents, principals, teachers, businesspersons, and others who are helping to advance business education and the Future Business Leaders of America and who are rendering outstanding service. They may be elected to honorary membership in a local chapter by a majority vote of the chapter members at any regular meeting. Honorary members may not vote or hold any office except that of adviser in the local chapter. This presentation is made at the local level only.

Honorary Life Membership

Persons making significant contributions to business education and to the growth and development of FBLA may be elected to honorary life membership in the FBLA State Chapter. These members may be recommended by local chapters but must be approved by the State Executive Board. They are not eligible to vote or hold office and are not required to pay dues.