DIVISION 3 UPDATE

January 14, 2019

ANNUAL & QUARTERLY REPORTS OVERVIEW

1.Qtrly Activity/Americanism & Financial Report (AAF): Due NLT the 25th day following the end of the quarter

2.Audit: Due NLT than February 15th of each year

3.Budget: Due NLT than January 15th of each year

4.Directory of Officers Report: Must be submitted NLT January 15th of each year, and within 15 days of any changes

5.IRS Group filing Authorization: Due NLT November 15th every year

1.Communications:

a.Website Development: If your chapter is interested in developing a chapter website please contact our Division 3 Vice President, Gary Swanson. Check out our division website hosting page.

b.Chapter & Division Websites: Click here to explore other AFSA websites?

c.Twitter User? Become a follower of your Association on Twitter!

2.Fraternity:

a.Division Conference: Start making your plans now! Chapter 872 is excited to host our 2019 Division 3 Professional Airmen’s Conference in O’Fallon, IL on April 25-27, 2019! The chapter is putting in a lot of time and effort to make this event memorable for all attendees. Every chapter should plan/budget to send at least 4-5 delegates. More details to follow over the next few months.

3.Legislation:

a.Do you know who your elected officials are? It’s simple to find out, give it a try.

b.Legislative Program Guide, must read for all Chapter Legislative Trustees

c.S.2248 - Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018: this bill combined a number of individual bills that had been referred to the Senate & House Veterans' Affairs Committees, including H.R. 282 - the Military Residency Choice Act. Previously, only military spouses who shared the same state of legal residence with their servicemember were protected from changing their residency every PCS. The new law allows for military spouses to take their servicemember spouse's state of legal residency for voting and tax purposes regardless of their date of marriage and physical. Not only does this law benefit military spouses for tax and voting purposes, but it is useful for military spouses who have occupations that require state licenses. Changing state residency every PCS means that spouses have to change their state license to match their new residence. This bill allows a spouse to maintain one residence during their servicemember's time in the military prevents the headache of getting relicensed and makes it easier to operate within interstate compacts for occupational licensure.

i.Interstate compacts for occupational licensure:Click here to learn more about this

4.Membership:

a.Membership is a vital link in making sure our Association remains viable and represents the interest of our members. Quite simply...membership is our strength on Capitol Hill. It is often

stated that if each member can recruit and retain one member, our Association could double in size. Everyone can be a successful AFSA recruiter if they are willing to talk to friends, peers, and co-workers about the benefits of membership and all that AFSA does. What's the worst thing that can happen to you? Perhaps an individual will say, "Yes." I recently spoke with an SNCO about joining my chapter, and he immediately wanted to leave without hearing what I had to say. It happens…the good news is that sometimes an individual will say, "Yes, sign me up."

b.We Need Every Chapter To Support This Campaign

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