The following resolutions and motions have been considered by the Board of Directors. As action is taken, this page will be updated.
RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) accept the Report of the Ad Hoc Committee to Plan Next Steps to Redesign Entry-Level Education for Speech-Language Pathologists.
Approved: 12–0
RESOLVED, That the Board of Directors (BOD) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) approve the increase of annual dues for certified membership by a $25 increase to $250 per year with an effective date of the 2025 dues renewal period; and further
RESOLVED, That other dues/fees classifications be adjusted as follows:
RESOLVED, That the ASHA initial application fees be adjusted as follows:
Approved: 15–0
RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) approve adding two ASHA-certified assistants—one (1) audiology assistant and one (1) speech-language pathology assistant (SLPA) to the Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CFCC); and further
RESOLVED, That the BOD provide approval to change the composition of the CFCC to include one (1) ASHA-certified audiology assistant and one (1) ASHA-certified SLPA as members of the CFCC; and further
RESOLVED, That the CFCC budget include funding for the two additional members; and further
RESOLVED, That these changes be effective January 1, 2025.
Approved: 12–0
RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) shall accept the Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Centennial Planning on Centennial Celebration Recommendations.
Approved: 13–0
RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) approve the establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee for Competency Frameworks (hereafter, “the Committee”), charged with (1) recommending and reviewing the materials for the consultants and subject-matter experts (SMEs) related to competency-based frameworks; (2) participating in and providing direction to the SMEs, who will draft competency frameworks, and (3) recommending the competency frameworks to the ASHA BOD; and further
RESOLVED, That the Committee comprise 10 members—including five ASHA-Certified Member audiologists and five ASHA-Certified Member speech-language pathologists (SLPs), all of whom have voting rights, to be appointed by the Committee on Committees (CoC); and further
RESOLVED, That two individuals—the Vice President for Academic Affairs in Audiology and the Vice President for Standards and Ethics in Speech-Language Pathology—serve as BOD liaisons and participate in all activities of this Committee but without a vote, and further
RESOLVED, That the Chief Executive Officer appoint the ex officio; and further
RESOLVED, That the Committee work with a consultant who specializes in assessment, licensure, certification, employment selection, survey research, data analysis and beyond to (1) develop competency frameworks for audiologists and SLPs; (2) facilitate strategic and planning meetings; (3) identify competencies—for example, review member input, conduct a literature review, establish job roles, create job descriptions, gather/coordinate resumes, and use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to identify competencies; (4) identify organizational outcomes; (5) administer a survey or surveys; (6) finalize the competency frameworks (one proposed framework for audiology and one proposed framework for speech-language pathology); and (7) educate and promote the concept of competency frameworks via communication and marketing campaigns; and further
RESOLVED, That the Committee submit the final proposed competency frameworks (one per profession) to the ASHA BOD by June 30, 2025; and further
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Committees appoint the following individuals to the Committee in the identified positions for terms to begin immediately and end June 30, 2025:
Certified Audiologists:
Certified Speech-Language Pathologists:
RESOLVED, That the Policy section of the Committee’s Standard Operating Procedures be approved.
Approved: 13–0
RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) accept the recommendations from the Ad Hoc Committee on Centennial Planning; and further
RESOLVED, That the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will appoint ASHA staff to determine the feasibility and prioritization of the recommendations for implementation.
Approved: 12–0
RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s 2024 annual report of the Association’s membership in, and affiliation with, other organizations be approved; and further
RESOLVED, That affiliation with the following organizations be approved:
Approved: 13–0
RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) accept the report submitted by the Ad Hoc Committee on Leadership Strategy (hereafter, “AHC LS” or “the Committee”).
Approved: 14–0
RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) approve the Board of Ethics (BOE)–proposed Issues in Ethics statement (IES) titled Confidentiality (2024) as revised from the 2018 version of the same name.
Approved: 12–0
RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) approve the Board of Ethics (BOE)–proposed Issues in Ethics statement (IES) titled Ethical Reporting (2024) as revised from the 2020 version of the same name.
Approved: 11–0
RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) approve the Board of Ethics (BOE)–proposed Issues in Ethics statement (IES) titled Ethical Use of Social Media (2024) as revised from the 2020 version of the same name.
Approved: 13–0
RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) approve the Board of Ethics (BOE)–proposed Issues in Ethics statement (IES) titled Ethics and Delivery of Care in Public Health and Safety Emergencies (2024) as revised from the 2020 version of the same name.
Approved: 12–0
RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) approve the Board of Ethics (BOE)–proposed Issues in Ethics statement (IES) titled Ethics in Research and Scholarly Activity, Including Protection of Research Participants (2024) as revised from the 2020 version of the same name.
Approved: 13–0
RESOLVED, That the ASHA Board of Directors (BOD) renew the recognition of the following speech-language-hearing associations through December 31, 2029:
RESOLVED, That the ASHA BOD renew the recognition of the following speech-language-hearing associations through December 31, 2028:
Approved: 9–0
MOVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors appoint ASHA member Julie A. Sullivan, MS, CCC-SLP, to serve on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Advisory Committee on Long COVID effective January 16, 2024.
Approved: 12–0
MOVED, That the following individuals be approved as co-chairs for the 2025 Convention Program Committee for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) 2025 Convention to be held in Washington, DC, and serve on the Scientific and Professional Education Board (SPEB) in 2024 in a consultative role:
Approved: 13–0
MOVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors accept the statement, Characterizing the Roles of Voice Professionals: A Joint Statement [PDF], prepared by a joint committee of the Pan American Vocology Association (PAVA); and further
MOVED, that the 2005 ASHA Technical Report, The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist, the Teacher of Singing, and the Speaking Voice Trainer in Voice Habilitation, be rescinded.
Approved: 13–0
MOVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors appoint Kristina Blaiser, PhD, CCC-SLP, and Kate Fitzpatrick, AuD, to serve on an advisory group for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Provider Education Center (PEC), effective immediately and ending December 31, 2028.
Approved: 13–0
MOVED, That the ASHA Board of Directors approve changes to the following performance measure (PM) for Strategic Objective #1: “Expand Data Available for Quality Improvement and Demonstration of Value”:
Change Target for PM #1: Number of members who participate in NOMS.
FROM: Current Target: 40,000
TO: New Target: 13,000
Approved: 14–0
MOVED, That the ASHA Board of Directors approve the removal of the following performance measures (PM) for Strategic Objective #5: “Increase Influence and Demonstrated Value of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Services”
Remove Performance Measures (PM)
Approved: 14–0
MOVED, That the ASHA Board of Directors approve changes to the following performance measures (PM) for Strategic Objective #6: Increase Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) within the Association and the discipline
Change for PM#1 and PM#2:
Remove Performance Measures
Changes for PM#3:
From:
PM#3: %/# of individuals from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds engaging with ASHA.
BASELINE data: Convention presentation submissions: 2020 – 2.3% of minority population submitted; represented 18% of submissions | Committee pool applicants: 2020 – 1.01% of minority population in pool; represented 27.4% of applicants in pool.
Target: TBD
To:
PM#3: # of individuals from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds engaging with ASHA.
BASELINE data: Convention presentation submissions: 2020 – 645 | Committee pool applicants: 2020 – 286 | Leadership mentoring program (LMP) mentors: 2021 – 28 | S.T.E.P. mentor applicants: 2020 – 90 | Schools and Audiology Survey respondents: 2020 – 159 |ASHA Leader Contributing Authors: 2020 – 19.
Target: Maintain and/or increase the 2020 baseline.
Approved: 13–0
MOVED, That the ASHA Board of Directors approve the following change for performance measure (PM) #1 for Strategic Objective #7: Enhance international engagement.
Remove Performance Measure #1: # of international affiliates.
Baseline Date: 2014
Baseline: 413
Target: 2,000
Approved: 14–0
MOVED, that the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Board of Directors acknowledge and accept the 2023 audit report.
Approved: 14–0–1
MOVED, That the following individuals be approved as co-chairs for the 2026 Convention Program Committee for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana (2026):
Approved: 13–0