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40 ISR 8 | Committees Striking: in 8.11 “internet and ISR 8 | Committees
8.1 Communications and other electronic communication 8.1 Communications and
Consent Marketing Committee including guidelines for state and Marketing Committee
8.11 The committee shall chapter websites.” 8.11 The committee shall
recommend to the Administrative recommend to the Administrative
Board guidelines that provide and Board guidelines that provide
accountability for internet and other Inserting: all forms of accountability for all forms of
electronic communication, including communication.
guidelines for state organization and
chapter websites.
8.12 The committee shall
recommend to the Administrative Striking: all of 8.12
Board general guidelines for
conducting electronic meetings
that provide accurate and authentic
official actions, including the
taking of votes. These guidelines
shall be applied to all international
committees and boards of the
Society.
Rationale for 8.11– Accountability is more general to all forms of communication. Rationale for 8.12 – is already stated in the
Constitution. Fiscal Impact: None. Submitted by: Belinda Clift, OK, Chair on the behalf of the Communications and Marketing
Committee. Administrative Board Recommendation: to adopt
41 ISR 8 | Committees Striking: 8.22 ISR 8 | Committees
8.2 Constitution Committee Inserting a new: 8.22 The 8.2 Constitution Committee
Consent 8.22 State organizations shall take committee shall prompt state 8.22 The committee shall prompt
prompt action to keep their bylaws organizations to keep their state organizations to keep their
current as well as consistent with bylaws in compliance with the bylaws in compliance with the
the Constitution in its most recent Constitution and ISR. Constitution and ISR.
revision. 8.23 The committee shall
8.23 The committee shall review Striking: 8.23 determine the compliance of
the most recent state organization Inserting a new: 8.23 The each state organization and notify
bylaws in order that any committee shall determine state organization officers of
inconsistencies with the most recent the compliance of each state noncompliance.
edition of the Constitution may be organization and notify
brought to the attention of the state state organization officers of
organization and state organization noncompliance.
officers.
Rationale: This section is about the international committee’s duties not the state’s duties. These new wordings make
clear the duties of the Constitution Committee. Fiscal Impact: None. Submitted by: Dr. Teresa Cowan, NC, and Carol Herzog,
IN, Regional Directors on behalf of the Administrative Board. Administrative Board Recommendation: to adopt
42 ISR 8 | Committees Striking: ISR 8.71 and 8.72 ISR 8 | Committees
8.7 Nominating Committee Inserting a new: 8.71 and 8.72 8.7 Nominating Committee
Consent 8.71 Nominations from the floor 8.71 Guidelines for the 8.71 Guidelines for the submission
a. The name of a candidate shall submission of application to of application to the Nominating
be placed on the election the Nominating Committee are Committee are included in GAPP
ballot after the Nominating included in GAPP and on the and on the application form.
Committee has nominated her application form. 8.72 The committee shall vet
or she has been nominated 8.72 The committee shall vet applicants for eligibility based on
from the floor. applicants for eligibility based the following criteria:
b. Following the report of the on the following criteria:
Nominating Committee to the

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