Annual Local Association Dues Information Form

Please fill out all fields in the table below with the local dues amount (in dollars) for each member type. If this information is not completed by APRIL 12, 2021, your local dues amounts and collection methods will remain the same as 2020-21.

THIS AGREEMENT, made this _______ day of ___________________________, (year) ________, by and between the Idaho Education Association, hereinafter called the IEA, and the (local affiliate) _________________________________, hereinafter called the local affiliate.
BE IT UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT:

1. The local affiliate is responsible for educating their members in the eDues (EFT and Credit Card payments) collection process and assisting in the collecting of state and national (UEP) dues to the IEA.

2. Changes in membership data (address, last name, termination, etc.) should be reported to the IEA by the 5th of the month following the occurrence of such change.

3. The local affiliate shall be responsible for the enforcement of the membership agreement in that:

a. A member must make a written request to the local association president prior to the date established by the local association which can be no later than October 15 of any year to revoke continuing membership.

b. If for any reason a member’s employment is terminated prior to the end of any contract term, the amounts for which the member is obligated shall be prorated by the number of months the member was employed for that contract year.

4. Any local which has not transmitted at least 40% of its annual dues obligation to the IEA by ten (10) days prior to the meeting of any Delegate Assembly will be denied seating of its delegates without direct action of Delegate Assembly. (See IEA Board Policy D-3, Paragraph 7 B and C, Delegate Assembly Standing Rule 2.1 and IEA Bylaw, Chapter II, Section 7, paragraph a.(1) and (2))

5. If a member opts to pay their dues via individual member EFT, the UEP and local dues shall be transmitted to the IEA in equal monthly payments commencing September 28 and ending no later than August 31. Should EFT or credit card failure occur due to the change of a bank account, insufficient funds, a stop payment request by a member, or for various other reasons, the following policies will go into effect:

First eDues Failure
• Member receives an automatically generated letter describing options to resolve the failure.

- Local association receives a letter notifying them of the failure, unless the failure is due to NSF.

Second EFT Failure
• Member receives an automatically generated letter notifying them of the failure.
• Local association receives a letter notifying them of the failure

- Local association is responsible for assisting member with resolving unpaid dues
- Local association is responsible for remainder of member's dues if membership dues remain unpaid as of August 31st

6. Local associations may elect to collect their own local dues themselves, with the exception of eDues (payment of dues via EFT or one-time Credit Card payment). With eDues, all National, State and Local dues will be collected electronically by IEA, and the local association will not have the option to collect these local dues themselves. All local dues collected by the IEA, regardless of payment method, will be remitted to the local association on a monthly basis.

Check box if local association will be collecting its local dues paid via non-eDues payment methods.

ALL DUES OBLIGATIONS INCURRED SHALL BE PAID TO THE IEA PRIOR TO AUGUST 31 OF THE MEMBERSHIP YEAR.

IRS REGULATIONS REQUIRE THAT NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION AND IEA PACE CONTRIBUTIONS NOT BE JOINED WITH UEP DUES IN AN INTEREST BEARING ACCOUNT. THEY SHOULD BE FORWARDED IMMEDIATELY TO IEA FOR DEPOSIT IN APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTS.

This contract shall be effective for the 2021-22 membership year unless modified by mutual agreement between the two parties herein mentioned.

Request to Waive Dues Transmittal Agreement - Election for collecting Local Dues. The _______(local) Education Association requests a waiver of the Dues Transmittal Agreement. This waiver is restricted to the local’s election of collecting its own local dues. The current language in the Dues Transmittal Agreement reads, “With eDues, all National, State and local dues will be collected electronically by IEA, and the local association will not have the option to collect these local dues themselves. All local dues collected by the IEA, regardless of payment method, will be remitted to the local association on a monthly basis.” By signing this waiver, the local is responsible for collecting its own local dues, regardless of the dues payment method chosen by its member. The deadline to submit a Request to Waive form to IEA is April 15th of any year. (14)