The Acts of Convention
| Resolution Number: | 2022-A040 |
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| Title: | Amend Canon I.1.1(e) [Of the General Convention] and Canon I.6.5(a) [Of the Mode of Securing an Accurate View of the State of This Church] |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church amend Canon I.1.1.e to read as follows:
Canon I.1
Sec. 1
e. It shall be the duty
of the Secretary of the House of Deputies, whenever any alteration of
the Book of Common Prayer or of the Constitution is proposed, or any
other subject submitted to the consideration of the several Diocesan
Conventions, to give notice thereof to the Ecclesiastical Authority of
the Church in every Diocese, as well as to the Secretary of the
Convention of every Diocese, and written evidence that the foregoing
requirement has been complied with shall be presented by the Secretary
to the General Convention at its next session. All such notices shall be
sent by electronic means certified or registered mail,
with the Secretary’s certificates to be returned. The Secretary shall
notify all diocesan Secretaries that it is their duty to make known such
proposed alterations of the Book of Common Prayer, and of the
Constitution, and such other subjects, to the Conventions of their
respective Dioceses at their next meeting, and to certify to the
Secretary of the House of Deputies that such action has been taken.
And be it further
Resolved, That the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church amend Canon I.6.5.a to read as follows:
Canon I.6
Sec. 5
a. It shall be the duty
of the Secretary of the Convention of every jurisdiction to forward to
the Secretary of the House of Deputies by electronic means, immediately upon publication, two copies of the Journals one (1) copy of the Journal of the Convention of the jurisdiction, together with episcopal charges, statements, and such other records in paper or electronic format as may show the state of the Church in that jurisdiction, and two copies one (1) copy to the Archives of the Church in electronic a common format as prescribed by the Archivist of the Church.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Baltimore, 2022 (New York: General Convention, 2023), pp. 440-441. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Standing Commission on Structure, Governance, Constitution and Canons |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Constitution and Canons |
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Constitution and Canons presented its Report #7 on Resolution A040 (Specify Electronic Transmission of Certain Documents and Records) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(A040)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,
That the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church amend Canon I.1.1.e to read as follows:
Canon I.1
Sec. 1
e. It shall be the duty
of the Secretary of the House of Deputies, whenever any alteration of
the Book of Common Prayer or of the Constitution is proposed, or any
other subject submitted to the consideration of the several Diocesan
Conventions, to give notice thereof to the Ecclesiastical Authority of
the Church in every Diocese, as well as to the Secretary of the
Convention of every Diocese, and written evidence that the foregoing
requirement has been complied with shall be presented by the Secretary
to the General Convention at its next session. All such notices shall be
sent by electronic means certified or registered mail,
with the Secretary’s certificates to be returned. The Secretary shall
notify all diocesan Secretaries that it is their duty to make known such
proposed alterations of the Book of Common Prayer, and of the
Constitution, and such other subjects, to the Conventions of their
respective Dioceses at their next meeting, and to certify to the
Secretary of the House of Deputies that such action has been taken.
And be it further
Resolved, That the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church amend Canon I.6.5.a to read as follows:
Canon I.6
Sec. 5
a. It shall be
the duty of the Secretary of the Convention of every jurisdiction to
forward to the Secretary of the House of Deputies by electronic means, immediately upon publication, two copies of the Journals one (1) copy of the Journal of the Convention of the jurisdiction, together with episcopal charges, statements, and such other records in paper or electronic format as may show the state of the Church in that jurisdiction, and two copies one (1) copy to the Archives of the Church in electronic a common format as prescribed by the Archivist of the Church.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #144)
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Constitution and Canons presented its Report #40 on HB Message #144 on Resolution A040 (Specify Electronic Transmission of Certain Documents and Records) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #198)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 10.
| Report Reference: | Standing Commission on Structure, Governance, Constitution and Canons, Reports to the 80th General Convention, 2022, pp. 408-432. |
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| Abstract: | The 80th General Convention amends Canon I.1.1(e) and Canon I.6.5(a) to specify the electronic transmission of the documents and records. |