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Resolution Number: 2009-A163
Title: Require Church Staff and Leaders to Take NEAC Tutorial on HIV/AIDS
Legislative Action Taken: Concurred as Amended
Final Text:

Resolved, That the 76th General Convention of The Episcopal Church mandate that CCABs, Episcopal Church Center staff, and strongly encourage diocesan staff and leaders and all active clergy take the web-based, self-directed tutorial on HIV/AIDS prepared by the National Episcopal AIDS Coalition (NEAC) during this last triennium. This was directed by General Convention Resolution 2006-A134, and is readily available at www.neac.org; and be it further

Resolved, That the number of completed tutorials be electronically monitored and reported in the aggregate by NEAC to the 77th General Convention.

Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 2009 (New York: General Convention, 2009), p. 292.

Legislative History

Author: The Executive Council: Committee on HIV/AIDS
Originating House: House of Deputies
Originating Committee: Committee on Education

House of Deputies

The House of Deputies Committee on Education presented its Report #17 on Resolution A163 (Mandate on NEAC AIDS Tutorial) and moved adoption with amendment.

Original Text of Resolution:

(A163)

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 76th General Convention of The Episcopal Church mandate that CCABs, Episcopal Church Center staff, diocesan staff and leaders and all active clergy take the on-line tutorial on HIV/AIDS prepared by the National Episcopal AIDS Coalition (NEAC) during this last triennium; and be it further

Resolved, That the number of completed tutorials be electronically monitored and reported in the aggregate by NEAC to the 77th General Convention.

Committee Amendment:

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 76th General Convention of The Episcopal Church mandate that CCABs, Episcopal Church Center staff, diocesan staff and leaders and all active clergy take the web-based, self-directed on-line tutorial on HIV/AIDS prepared by the National Episcopal AIDS Coalition (NEAC) during this last triennium. This was directed by General Convention Resolution 2006-A134, and is readily available at www.neac.org; and be it further

Resolved, That the number of completed tutorials be electronically monitored and reported in the aggregate by NEAC to the 77th General Convention.

Deputy Rushing of Massachusetts moved to amend the resolution.

Proposed Amendment:

In the first resolve clause, after the words “Church Center staff,” add the words “and strongly encourage.”

Motion carried

Amendment adopted

A vote was taken on Resolution A163 as amended.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted with amendment

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #128)

House of Bishops

The House of Bishops Committee on Education presented its Report #12 on HD Message #128 on Resolution A163 (Mandate on NEAC AIDS Tutorial) and moved concurrence.

The House concurred

(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #194)

Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 15.

Report Reference:   Executive Council: Committee on HIV/AIDS, Reports to the 76th General Convention, 2009, pp. 682-687.
Source Document:   National Episcopal Aids Coalition (NEAC), NEAC Aids Tutorial
     Source Citation: http://www.neac.org.   Last accessed 8/30/2011.
Abstract:   The 76th General Convention mandates that CCAB members and ECC staff, and strongly encourages diocesan staff, leaders, and all active clergy, take a web-based, self-directed tutorial on HIV/AIDS prepared by the National Episcopal AIDS Coalition.