General Membership Meeting Sept. 28, 2013 SWVS San Antonio, TX

Call to Order Introduction of Officers Membership Report Treasurer’s Report Board Election Considered Bylaw Changes Licensure Update Open floor for questions Close Meeting Meeting Agenda

Executive Board President – David Sessum, RVT President-Elect – Lori Vanvalkenburg, RVT Vice President – Cindy Dittmar, RVT Treasurer – Melanie Hollis, RVT Secretary – Marisa Rhyne, RVT VTS (ECC & SAIM) Associate Representative – Sandy Nunn Newsletter Editor – vacant

Reports Membership Report Current Membership members * doesn’t include new members from this convention Treasurer’s Report Current Balance – Approx. $2600

Board Election Positions to be elected: –President Elect –Vice President –Secretary –Treasurer –Associate Representative Duties and terms can be found in the bylaws which are posted on the first page of our website

Board Elections Taking nomination through Oct: 15 th, 2013 Voting will end on Nov. 30 th, 2013 New officers will be notified by Dec. 15 th and will take over duties in conjunction with TVMA’s annual conference in 2014

Considered Bylaw Changes Change in terms for President, President-Elect and Board Advisor – currently each office has a 2 year term –Change to 1 year term Succession should President leave office early –Currently the Vice President steps into the office of president if vacated early –Change to President-Elect filling early-vacated office of president

Considered Bylaw Changes Association Name Change New Name is needed to reflect the goals of the association Along with the name change, we will need a new logo

Considered Bylaw Changes A 2/3 vote of the attending members at a general membership is required to change by-laws Suggested changes will be posted on the association website and in the next newsletter The vote will be taken at the TVMA annual conference in 2014

LVT TBVME takes over the credentialing of veterinary technicians in 2014 Application for licensure will be available on their website by Dec. 15, 2013 The deadline for current RVTs to apply for licensure under grand-father clause is Aug. 31, 2014

LVT TBVME is still working on the rules that will govern LVT’s as concerns CE and general day- to-day governance David Sessum, RVT and Cindy Dittmar, RVT are on the advisory committee along with 4 veterinarians to ensure that rules meet the needs of LVTs and veterinarians

LVT TBVME is still working on the rules that will govern LVT’s as concerns CE and general day- to-day governance New rules must go through a review within TBVME, a public comments period and then back to the TBVME Board before they are finalized The earliest they could be finalized is April 2014

LVT What does it mean: Regulation by a government agency Those not licensed in this state cannot present themselves as LVTs The law recognizes 3 groups and supervision requirements depend on those groups

LVT Liability The veterinarian is still liable for the actions of LVTs Liability insurance is not required to be carried by LVTs If an LVT instructs/allows and assistant to perform duties not allowed under law, the LVT is responsible

CVA’s The legal recognition of CVA’s only extends to those who are certified through TVMA TVMA and the colleges in Texas that offer veterinary assistant certification are working to see if they can get TVMA recognition of students from those colleges

LVT Continuing Education 10 hours of CE yearly is required Current rules suggested: 6 hours must be face to face only 2 hours may be office management maximum of 4 hours online and 4 hours via correspondence

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