APPROVED:  Young Professional age limit moved from 30 to 35. This amendment codifies the will of members as resolved at Convention 2022.

2a. APPROVED:  The YWPA Award Committee is renamed Zonta Young Women in Leadership Award Committee.
2b. REJECTED:  Proposed new Section 15: Women in STEM Scholarship Committee as a standard committee.  SEE NEW ZONTA WOMEN IN STEM AWARD.

3a. APPROVED:  Clarification on the purpose of the convention is to conduct the business of the organization. 
3b. REJECTED: The conventon should be hybrid but this is not a requirement. 

APPROVED: The Zonta International Marian de Forest Membership Manual was retired in 2023 and the relevant information was incorporated in the Zonta Club Manual.

5. REJECTED: This sentence will NOT be deleted: “No member of the [Nomination] committee shall be eligible for nomination at the district level of Zonta International while serving on the committee.”  

APPROVED:  The Operations Manual will no longer use specific names of manuals.

APPROVED: The campaign “Zonta says NO to violence against women” will be continued in the biennium 2024 – 2026. Note: Because this important initiative is embedded within the 2030 Strategic Plan – Goal #1, future such resolutions will not be required.

REJECTED: The Women in STEM Scholarship will be replaced by a new award – the Zonta Women in STEM Award.

REJECTED: ZI will not issue a new Women’s Reproductive Health Statement but supports ACTION activity.

APPROVED:  During the 2024–2026 Biennium, a pilot program will be instituted whereby Golden Z club members will become youth members of the sponsoring club, and Golden Z clubs will no longer be considered a “service project.”
• Youth members will be counted as youth members of the club, area, and district for statistical purposes, but not for credentials or voting.
• The sponsoring club will be responsible for entering the youth member information in the Zonta International database in the same manner as other club members.
• No dues will be paid at any level of Zonta International during the pilot, but Golden Z clubs may collect dues or fees for services provided by the Golden Z club to its members.
• Youth members will have access to ZI website information in the same manner as Zonta club members as determined by the Zonta International Board, as appropriate.
• Youth members will be allowed to participate, without voting rights, in club activities, area meetings, district conferences, and Zl Convention, events, and programs.
• Youth members are eligible for Zonta scholarships and awards at all levels.
• Youth members could serve on committees at all levels of Zonta.
• Prior to graduation, the sponsoring club or a member of the Zonta International headquarters team will send the youth member an invitation to join a Zonta club.
• Only youth members who are of legal age will appear in the website directory.