2026 06 03 website newsletter on NASW Bylaws proposed changes Kansas AND Iowa
Proposed changes to the NASW Bylaws
The NASW Delegate Assembly meets every three years and is scheduled to meet again this fall. The NASW Delegate Assembly is the body charged with amending the NASW Bylaws. Any amendments to the NASW Bylaws must be approved by the NASW Delegate Assembly.
NASW Proposed Bylaw Amendments Open for Member Comment
Amendments are now available for member comment on the NASW website.
Click on link below to view and comment on all Proposed Amendments to the NASW Bylaws
https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Governance/NASW-Bylaws/Proposed-Bylaw-Amendment-Comment-Forum-2026
Comment period will last through Sun. 8-9-26.
Information on the NASW Bylaws Amendment Process can be found at link below:
https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Governance/NASW-Bylaws/NASW-Bylaws-Amendment-Process
About the Proposed Bylaws Amendments
There are three proposed changes to the bylaws that are available for review. To comment, you’ll need to click on the link for each change, which is the identifying section on the right (e.g. - XII.D.01 Chapters) This will allow you to start the comment process after reviewing the document (the link on the left). Here is a brief synopsis of each change:
- XII.D.01 Chapters – Renames the “Chapter Board of Directors” to a “Chapter Leadership Council” in regards to how members may petition chapter leadership to carry on program activities.
- XII.D.02 Chapters – Renames the Chapter “Officers and Directors” to a “Chapter Leadership Council,” and removes language around elections for these positions.
- XII.D.04 Chapters – Removes the process of “Elections” in regards to the newly created Chapter Leadership Council, and clarifies that the Chapter Leadership Council Chair shall be appointed by the NASW Board of Directors. All other members of the Chapter Leadership Council shall be selected pursuant to the Chapter Charter.
(This article is an adaptation of an article by our colleagues at the NASW-IL Chapter.)