1. (a) The Standard Bylaws for State Chartered Credit Unions ("Standard Bylaws"), adopted by the commission in 2002 or as subsequently revised or amended, constitute the bylaws which shall be used by credit union incorporators.
2. (b) The commissioner is expressly authorized to approve deviations from and amendments to the standard bylaws. The commissioner may approve a deviation or amendment unless the deviation or amendment violates the Act or rules of the commission.
3. (c) A credit union may request a deviation from the standard bylaws by submitting a written application to the commissioner. A request for a deviation shall be considered in the same manner as an application to amend bylaws under this section.
4. (d) Credit unions desiring to amend articles of incorporation or bylaws must submit a written application, in such form as the commissioner may prescribe. The application shall include the text of the amendment, the date that the board of directors adopted the amendment, a brief statement explaining the purpose of the amendment, information regarding the financial impact on the credit union if the amendment is approved, and any other information the commissioner may require to make a decision on the amendment.
5. (e) The commissioner shall determine whether or not an application is complete within thirty day of its receipt and provide written notice of the determination. If the application is deemed incomplete, the notice shall provide with reasonable specificity the deficiencies in the application.
6. (f) The commissioner does not need to provide notice as prescribed in §1.103 (relating to Public Notice of Department Activities) and §1.104 (relating to Notice of Applications) for applications that apply for standard optional field of membership provisions (1), (2), (3), and (4) as contained in the Standard Bylaws for State Chartered Credit Unions.

7. (g) A credit union's board of directors may amend its bylaws to adopt any standard bylaw without approval by the commissioner provided:

   1. (1) the wording of the amendment is identical to the Standard Bylaws; and
   2. (2) the credit union submits a completed, fully executed Certification of Resolution of Amendment to Credit Union Bylaws ("Certification") to the commissioner. The commissioner will promptly acknowledge receipt of the Certification. The amendment will be effective as of the date the commissioner acknowledges receipt of the Certification.

Source Note:The provisions of this §91.202 adopted to be effective May 11, 2000, 25 TexReg 3945; amended to be effective March 14, 2004, 29 TexReg 2305.