Preliminary Report of the 2013 Council on Legislation April 2013

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1 Council Number Preliminary eport of the 2013 Council on Legislation pril 2013 Title ction To amend the provisions for club reports To provide that the club secretary shall be a member of the board To amend the provisions for club officers To amend the provisions for club officers To revise the schedule for electing the club president To amend the qualifications for club president To remove admission fees for club members To exempt former members of a club from a second admission fee To exempt former members of a club from a second admission fee To allow for the division of clubs To revise attendance requirements To amend the attendance provisions to include service requirements To revise attendance requirements To amend the provisions for non-attendance To amend the provisions for consecutive absences To eliminate club attendance reporting requirements To amend the provisions for making up an absence To amend the provisions for making up an absence To amend the provisions for making up an absence To amend the provisions for making up an absence To amend the provisions for making up an absence To amend the provisions for excused absences To amend the provisions for excused absences To amend the provisions for excused absences To amend the provisions for excused absences To amend the provisions for excused absences To amend the provisions for I officers excused absences To amend the provisions for calculating attendance records To amend the provisions for calculating attendance records To allow clubs flexibility in structuring their weekly meetings To provide for satellite meetings To provide for satellite clubs To provide that an e-club may schedule a meeting in place of its regular interactive activity on the club s website To provide that clubs shall meet once each week or once every two weeks To provide that clubs shall meet at least three times per month To provide that clubs shall meet at least twice per month To allow a club to cancel up to six regular meetings per year To provide that clubs continuously search for new members To amend the general qualifications for otary membership To allow all otary alumni to be active members To allow certain former scholars to be active members EFEED TO BOD To allow stay-at-home persons to become active members To allow people who have not worked or interrupted their work to be active members = DOPTED = DOPTED S MENDED = EJECTED = ITHDN C = CONSIDEED ITHDN

2 13-44 To allow persons who retire early or are on extended leaves or sabbaticals to be active members To amend the classification limitation To amend the classification limitation To amend the classification limitation To amend the provisions for termination of membership To amend the provisions for transferring and former otarians To amend the provisions for transferring and former otarians To amend the provisions for transferring and former otarians To amend the provisions for transferring and former otarians To allow honorary members to wear the I emblem To remove the limitation on the number of e-clubs in each district To allow governors to add a geographical name to a district number To provide for a council of past governors To revise the purpose of the district assembly To change the term district assembly to club leadership training seminar To amend the provisions for selecting the site for a district assembly To amend voting procedures at a district conference To amend voting procedures at a district conference To revise district conference voting procedures To amend the provisions for proxy voting at a district conference To add a fifth part to the Object of otary to include the involvement and development of youth To add a fifth part to the Object of otary to include the development of service and leadership in youth To add a fifth part to the Object of otary to include the preservation of the environment EFEED TO BOD EFEED TO BOD To amend the fourth part of the Object of otary To amend the Object of otary To amend the fifth venue of Service To create a permanent annual theme for I To fill a vacancy in the position of Trustee of The otary Foundation To revise the term of office for Foundation Trustees and extend the term of office for the chair to four years To revise the term of office for Foundation Trustees To revise the qualifications for Foundation Trustees To revise the qualifications for the office of president To revise the qualifications for membership on the nominating committee for president To amend the provisions for voting by ballot-by-mail for president To revise the qualifications for the office of director and for membership on the nominating committee for director To revise the voting procedures for the nominating committee for director To revise the qualifications for membership on the nominating committee for director To revise the qualifications for membership on the nominating committee for director To amend the provisions for selecting the director-nominee by nominating committee To amend the provisions for challenging candidates for directors selected by nominating committee To amend the provisions for challenging candidates for directors selected by nominating committee = DOPTED = DOPTED S MENDED = EJECTED = ITHDN C = CONSIDEED ITHDN

3 13-85 To amend the provisions for challenging candidates for directors and governors selected by nominating committee To revise the duties of a governor To revise the qualifications for governor-nominee To revise the qualifications for governor-nominee To revise the qualifications for governor-nominee To create the title of governor-designate To allow governors to authorize specific activities during the election process for governor-nominee To provide that a club must be in existence for three years before submitting a suggestion for governor-nominee To amend the ballot-by-mail specifications To amend the ballot-by-mail specifications To amend the provisions for election of a governor at a district conference To provide that a club must be in existence for three years before proposing a challenging candidate for governor-nominee To amend the provisions regarding concurrences to challenges To amend the provisions regarding concurrences to challenges To amend the provisions for concurring to a challenging candidate for governornominee To amend the provisions for vacancy in the office of governor To amend the provisions for repeated election complaints from a district To amend the provisions regarding election complaints To increase the number of clubs that may participate in a pilot project from 200 to 1,000 clubs To revise the provision for locality of an e-club To provide for club autonomy To amend the provisions for discipline for cause of a club To amend the provisions for merger of clubs To revise the Board s authority to change district boundaries To revise the Board s authority to change district boundaries To revise the Board s authority to change district boundaries To establish procedures to assist new districts To amend the terms of reference for the Operations eview Committee To amend the terms of reference for the Strategic Planning Committee To amend the powers of the Board to include oversight of the I Strategic Plan To amend the terms of reference for the udit Committee To change the name of the otaract and Interact Committee to the New Generations Committee To provide for a standing committee of I for orld Peace To change the name of the governing body of IBI from general council to IBI Board To allow clubs not in the United States or Canada to decide if the otary magazine will be distributed as a print copy or through the Internet To remove the travel reimbursement policy from the I Bylaws To revise the travel reimbursement policy EFEED TO BOD To revise the travel reimbursement policy EFEED TO BOD To revise the travel reimbursement policy EFEED TO BOD To revise the travel reimbursement policy To revise the travel reimbursement policy EFEED TO BOD To increase per capita dues = DOPTED = DOPTED S MENDED = EJECTED = ITHDN C = CONSIDEED ITHDN

4 To provide that each club pays dues for a minimum of 15 members To eliminate the minimum semiannual dues paid by each club To reduce per capita dues for members under the age of 35 and over the age of To reduce or waive per capita dues in the event of natural disasters To waive per capita dues for former otaractors for one year To establish additional per capita dues for I Conventions To provide that the I Board shall establish the dates for club reports and I per capita dues To revise the dues payable by IBI and to eliminate the IBI contribution to the unrestricted net assets of I To provide for flexibility on when the International ssembly shall be held To remove the provisions regarding regional conferences of I To hold the Council on Legislation in October, November or December and to revise the timetable for submitting proposed legislation To revise district endorsement of club legislation and conference voting to include district resolutions meetings To provide for the Council on Legislation to meet every four years To restrict legislation to enactments To amend the definition of defective legislation To eliminate amendments to legislation on the floor of the Council To provide that larger districts shall be entitled to additional votes at the Council on Legislation To provide that larger districts shall be entitled to additional votes at the Council on Legislation To provide that larger districts shall be entitled to additional votes at the Council on Legislation To provide that larger districts shall be entitled to two Council on Legislation representatives and no otarian shall attend more than two Councils as a representative To revise the schedule for selecting Council representatives To revise the procedure for nominating Council representatives To revise the procedure for nominating Council representatives To amend the provisions for electing a Council representative To request the I Board to consider integrating the public relations chair into the club and district boards To request the I Board to consider extending the responsibilities of the club public relations committee To request the I Board to consider proposing legislation to the next Council on Legislation to introduce a new category of membership: associate membership To request the I Board to consider creating the status of Friends of otary To request the I Board to consider granting additional powers to the advisory council of past governors To request the I Board to consider promoting the importance of the Object of otary To request the I Board to consider encouraging the adoption of the second Object of otary as the guiding principle for vocational service To request the I Board to consider supporting a campaign to stop the practice of child slavery To request the I Board to consider supporting the prevention of sexual mutilation To request the I Board to consider making anti-personnel mines a priority To request the I Board to consider officially recognizing otex clubs To request the I Board to consider adopting the United Nations Millennium Development Goals = DOPTED = DOPTED S MENDED = EJECTED = ITHDN C = CONSIDEED ITHDN

5 To request the I Board to consider adding professional communication to the key messages on Vocational Service in the otary Code of Policies To request the I Board to consider emphasizing Vocational Service To request the I Board to consider designating July as otary Friendship Month To request the I Board to consider adding peace and conflict resolution activities to the areas of International Service To request the I Board to consider establishing I New Generations Service Day To request the I Board to consider designating the otary Leadership Institute as an I affiliate or as a structured program of I To request the I Board to consider recognizing Earlyct clubs To request the I Board to consider adopting the name Kidsact for clubs for children between five and 11 years old To request the I Board to consider lowering the minimum age for membership in Interact from 12 to To request the I Board to consider raising the otaract age limit to To request the I Board to consider including Elderact as a structured program of I To request the I Board to consider amending the Standard Interact Club Constitution to promote gender equality To request the I Board to consider limiting Youth Exchange participants to sons and daughters of otarians To request the I Board to consider lowering the Youth Exchange age limit to To request the I Board to consider establishing the otary Youth Program of Enrichment as a structured program of I To request the I Board to consider including Preserve Planet Earth as one of I s structured programs To request the Trustees to consider amending the terms for Foundation grants to permit the purchase of land and buildings To request the I Board to consider adopting sustainable development as a goal To request the Trustees to consider making children and grandchildren of otarians and their spouses eligible for Foundation awards programs To request the Trustees to consider making grandchildren of otarians eligible for Foundation awards programs To request the Trustees to consider granting an exception to the eligibility guidelines for grants for families affected by disasters To request the Trustees to consider revising the qualifications for mbassadorial Scholarships To request the I Board to consider proposing legislation to the next Council on Legislation that would increase per capita dues to fund public awareness of I To request the I Board to consider reducing per capita dues for otaractors and younger members To request the I Board to consider proposing legislation to the next Council on Legislation that would permit the council of governors to appoint an interim governor when the current governor is incapacitated To request the I Board to consider implementing a pilot project extending the term of governor to two years To request the I Board to consider proposing legislation to the next Council on Legislation to revise the corporate governance structure To request the I Board to consider the formation and authorization of a U.S. Peace Corps lliance Committee To request the I Board to consider replacing the annual presidential theme with the permanent theme of Service bove Self To request the I Board to consider designing and implementing an additional training program for club presidents-elect To request the I Board to consider initiating a business internship exchange program To request the I Board to consider creating a otary and otary Foundation Centennial Museum EFEED TO BOD C = DOPTED = DOPTED S MENDED = EJECTED = ITHDN C = CONSIDEED ITHDN

6 To restructure the Council on Legislation and request the I Board to consider proposing legislation to the next Council on Legislation implementing the new structure To request the I Board to consider proposing legislation to the next Council on Legislation to change the structure and operation of the Council To request the I Board to consider establishing a committee to recommend changes to the legislative process To request the I Board to consider initiating a study to examine the efficiency of the Council on Legislation To request the I Board to consider designing and implementing an additional training program for governors-nominee To revise the target General Surplus Fund calculation C = DOPTED = DOPTED S MENDED = EJECTED = ITHDN C = CONSIDEED ITHDN