Pittsburg Education Association

159 East 4th Street, Pittsburg, CA 94565

Phone: 925-432-0199 Fax: 925-432-4854 email: info@peateachers.org
www.peateachers.org

ANNOUNCING

LOCAL (PEA) DELEGATES TO THE NEA REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY

The 2017 National Education Association (NEA) Representative Assembly will be held in Boston,
Massachusetts, June 29, 2017 July 6, 2017. PEA will elect up to three (3) local delegates;
however, only the member receiving the most votes will be reimbursed by PEA. The other two
delegates will not be funded by PEA. The local delegate reimbursement amount will be $2,500.
Duties of PEA delegates to the NEA Rep Assembly in Boston, MA in 2017
1. Each delegate will be expected to arrive in Boston in time to ensure registering as an
official PEA delegate to the Rep Assembly with both the California delegation and NEA.
2. Each delegate will be expected to attend all caucuses of the California delegation.
Normally the caucus begins at 7:00 a.m. daily. Delegates must be registered with the
California delegation to participate in the caucus. Delegates are expected to remain
through the convention.
3. Each delegate shall attend all business meetings of the RA.
4. Each delegate is strongly encouraged to attend NEA budget committee hearings,
resolutions committee hearings, bylaw committee hearings, speeches by prominent
national figures, etc.
5. Each delegate should take into consideration CTA State Council and caucus policy when
voting.
6. Each delegate is encouraged to participate fully in all activities of the California delegation.
7. Each delegate, state and local, will be expected to sit with his/her Service Center Council
delegation (Alcosta) on the RA floor or to inform the appropriate person where he/she will
be seated. This is to ensure communication regarding RA business and/or personal
emergency information of concern to the delegate, as well as to verify attendance.

Declaration of Candidacy forms are available from your site reps or can be downloaded from the PEA
website at peateachers.org. The completed forms are due to the PEA office no later than 4:00 p.m.
on Tuesday, February 7, 2017.

The election for the local delegate will take place February 21March 21, 2017.