Operations

AST has written a comprehensive handbook to assist all state assemblies with administration, finances, public relations, meetings, educational programs, website set-up, and government affairs. The State Assembly Handbook is a valuable resource, and a pdf can be downloaded here.

Business and Legal Structure for State Assemblies

AST has written a Model State Assembly Policy Manual to help state assemblies establish their business and legal structure. An assembly's operational structure must be based on the structure of the national AST organization. Therefore, states must use the Model State Assembly Policy Manual to build their assembly.

The manual makes it very easy for a state to build an assembly. All states need to do is to make choices where indicated, and the assembly's legal and business structure will be in accordance with national AST requirements.

To download a pdf of this policy manual, please click here.

To download a Microsoft Word version of the 2008 Model State Assembly Bylaws, please click here. Please see "Rules for making changes to the State Assembly Bylaws" in the State Assembly Policy Manual.

To download a pdf of the AST Professional Code of Conduct, please click here.

If your state assembly would like to receive a printed copy of the national AST Policy Manual as a reference, please contact Richard Zamora, member services, by email or by phone, 800-637-7433 ext 2502.

Annual Reports

Annual Report - Required for assemblies that are AST Approved CE Providers

This report must be submitted annually to AST's Continuing Education Department for state assemblies to maintain their currency as an AST-approved CE Provider.

Annual Report - List of All Meetings Held in the Reported Year

This report must be submitted by January 31 each year to AST's State Assemblies Department to comply with the State Assembly Charter requirement.

Self-Study Report

The following Self-Study Report is submitted once by a state assembly as part of the approval process to become an AST Approved CE Provider for CSTs and CFAs:
State Assembly Self-Study Report

State assemblies may use the following document as a reference when completing their Self-Study Report.
State Assembly Self-Study Report - Sample