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FAQ About Dues
Frequently Asked Questions about dues

  1. How do I access the BPA membership registration form?

BPA has an online membership registration system for electronically submitting national and state dues. Advisors can complete the online membership registration form at www.registermychapter.com/bpamem. When the membership registration invoice is submitted, the online system generates an invoice to submit to the BPA National Center for national and state dues. Regional dues are submitted separately to your regional advisor.

If your school does not have Internet access, contact the Director of Member Services and Events at the BPA National Center at 1-800-334-2007.

  1. My school is joining BPA for the first time.  What’s the process for affiliating with BPA?

A Chapter Start-Up Kit containing the forms you need to start a chapter along with a sample constitution may be downloaded from the BPA website at www.bpa.org. Go the Membership/Chapter Start-Up link. Call the Director of Member Services and Events at the BPA National Center at 1-800-334-2007 to get the new chapter set up in the online membership registration system and receive a user name and password.

New chapters must mail the chapter application, a copy of the chapter’s constitution, and the membership registration invoice along with a check for the chapter’s dues payment for both national and state dues to the BPA National Center. Regional dues are submitted separately to your regional advisor.  

  1. My chapter was inactive last year.  How do I submit dues this year?

Call the Director of Member Services and Events at the BPA National Center at 1-800-334-2007 with your request to reactivate your user name and password for access to the online membership registration system. Then follow the same process as described in the answer to Question 1.  

  1. How much are the BPA dues?

  • National dues for high school and postsecondary members are $12 per member.  National dues for middle school members are $8 per member.

  • Florida state dues are $8 per member.

  •  Regional dues are determined by each individual region.  Contact your regional advisor to find out what your regional dues are.

  1. Must members pay national, state, and regional dues?

 Yes—BPA is a unified organization.  This means that members must affiliate with all three levels of the organization to be a member in “good standing.”

  1. When must dues be paid?

November 1

Initial dues deadline. Membership Registration Forms are due at the BPA National Center in order for a chapter to remain on National’s mailing list to receive a free Annual Membership Pin, all COMMUNIQUE magazine issues, all mailings, and ensure national contest eligibility.

December 1

Florida competition/SLC participation deadline. National, state, and regional dues must be paid for Florida members to be eligible to compete in all Workplace Skills Assessment Program events, to be a state or national officer candidate, or to attend the State Leadership Conference.

February 15

Final dues deadline. National, state, and regional dues must be paid for Florida members to be eligible to attend the National Leadership Conference. Florida members whose dues are submitted after December 1 will be eligible to compete only in Open Events and will not be eligible to represent Florida as a national officer candidate.
NOTE: Go to http://www.bpa.org/membershipException.htm for exceptions to the February 15 deadline.

 
  1. Where do I send my dues payment?

Send national and state dues to the following address:

Mail one (1) copy of the Membership Registration Form along with a copy of your check for national and state dues and your payment for regional dues to your region advisor.

Business Professionals of America
P.O. Box 632707
Cincinnati, OH 45263-2707

Mail one (1) copy of the Membership Registration Invoice along with a copy of your check for national and state dues and your payment for regional dues to your region advisor.

  1. How do I pay dues for additional members who join BPA after I’ve already submitted my dues payment for the year?

If new members join your chapter after you’ve submitted your initial dues invoice, logon to the membership registration system (see web address in the answer to Question 1) and click the Add New Member button. Members from your original invoice will appear. You will not be billed again for these members.

Enter the names of the new members then generate an invoice. The system will generate a new invoice for national and state dues for the new members.

Submit your membership invoice for new members along with your check for national and state dues to the BPA National Center. Send a copy of the membership invoice and a copy of your national and state dues payment check along with your check for regional dues to your region advisor. (Mailing addresses are listed in the answer to Question 7.)

Remember that all national, state and regional dues must be paid by December 1 for students to eligible to attend the Florida State Leadership Conference or to run for national office (see answer to Question 6).

  1. Are advisors required to pay dues?

Yes, Advisors are required to pay membership dues based on the chapter's division.

If your chapter has more than one advisor, add the additional advisor(s) to the list of Advisors on the opening screen. National and state dues for all advisors who are listed as Advisors on the opening screen will automatically be included on the invoice generated by the online registration system. Do not list advisor names in the student member section or the advisor will be included twice in the dues payment calculation.