PROPOSAL: To amend the CSHP Regulations for the House of Delegates. SUBMITTED BY: The Blue Ribbon Committee (BRC) on Governance and the Board of Directors DATE SUBMITTED: September 27, 2016 SITUATION: In calling, planning and executing the CSHP Special House of Delegates in July 2015, multiple inconsistencies were found in the governing documents (Bylaws, Regulations of the HOD) and the Board Administrative Policies of CSHP. At the recommendation of the CSHP Special House of Delegates, a BRC on Governance was appointed by President-Elect Kethen So in August 2015 to review the CSHP Governing Documents and to provide the CSHP Board of Directors with recommendations on identified issues and inconsistencies. The BRC was also charged to provide suggestions to ensure checks and balances within the governance structure. The Board of Directors (BOD) concurrently established a Board Working Group (BWG) to review the Bylaws from their perspective. In Spring 2016 the two groups merged to jointly review governance documents, as they were both identifying similar problems. Changes to the CSHP Bylaws must be approved by the House of Delegates. Certain sections of the Bylaws must then proceed to the full membership for approval, The House of Delegates are governed Bylaws, Article VIII and by the Rules of the House of Delegates. There is also language about meetings of the HOD elsewhere in the Bylaws, in Article V, Meetings of the Society. Article VI. Directors (f) addresses the election of the Chairperson of the House of Delegates. Issues in the governing documents specifically identified included: There are duplicative and confusing sections (Articles V, VI and VIII and the Regulations of the HOD) A need to clarify the membership of the HOD A need to clarify the purpose of the HOD and eliminate other activities not under their purview Clarify who can be seated at the HOD Cap the number of student delegates based on the increase in pharmacy schools Clarify who can call for a special meeting of the HOD and the procedure to do so Allow that members from other state societies are to be members in good standing The HOD is a group and cannot have the rights of a member It is recommended that items pertaining to the purpose, composition, allocation, selection and responsibilities of the House of Delegates remain in the bylaws. Procedural rules as to how the House of Delegates is conducted are recommended delineated in the Regulations
PROPOSAL: To amend the CSHP Regulations for the House of Delegates. SUBMITTED BY: The Blue Ribbon Committee (BRC) on Governance and the Board of Directors DATE SUBMITTED: September 27, 2016 SITUATION: In calling, planning and executing the CSHP Special House of Delegates in July 2015, multiple inconsistencies were found in the governing documents (Bylaws, Regulations of the HOD) and the Board Administrative Policies of CSHP. At the recommendation of the CSHP Special House of Delegates, a BRC on Governance was appointed by President-Elect Kethen So in August 2015 to review the CSHP Governing Documents and to provide the CSHP Board of Directors with recommendations on identified issues and inconsistencies. The BRC was also charged to provide suggestions to ensure checks and balances within the governance structure. The Board of Directors (BOD) concurrently established a Board Working Group (BWG) to review the Bylaws from their perspective. In Spring 2016 the two groups merged to jointly review governance documents, as they were both identifying similar problems. Changes to the CSHP Bylaws must be approved by the House of Delegates. Certain sections of the Bylaws must then proceed to the full membership for approval, The House of Delegates are governed Bylaws, Article VIII and by the Rules of the House of Delegates. There is also language about meetings of the HOD elsewhere in the Bylaws, in Article V, Meetings of the Society. Article VI. Directors (f) addresses the election of the Chairperson of the House of Delegates. Issues in the governing documents specifically identified included: There are duplicative and confusing sections (Articles V, VI and VIII and the Regulations of the HOD) A need to clarify the membership of the HOD A need to clarify the purpose of the HOD and eliminate other activities not under their purview Clarify who can be seated at the HOD Cap the number of student delegates based on the increase in pharmacy schools Clarify who can call for a special meeting of the HOD and the procedure to do so Allow that members from other state societies are to be members in good standing The HOD is a group and cannot have the rights of a member It is recommended that items pertaining to the purpose, composition, allocation, selection and responsibilities of the House of Delegates remain in the bylaws. Procedural rules as to how the House of Delegates is conducted are recommended delineated in the Regulations
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