The Acts of Convention
| Resolution Number: | 2024-D040 |
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| Title: | Amend Canon IV.13.13 [Order of Dismissal] |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 81st General Convention amend Canon IV.13.13 (Of Hearing Panels/Order of Dismissal) to read as follows:
Sec. 13. If the determination is to dismiss the matter, the Hearing Panel shall issue an Order which shall include the reasons for dismissal and which may contain findings exonerating the Respondent. A copy of the Order shall be provided to the Bishop Diocesan, the Respondent, the Respondent’s Advisor, the Complainant, the Complainant’s Advisor, and the Church Attorney, and a record copy of the Order shall be kept by transmitting a copy to The Archives of The Episcopal Church. A copy of the Order shall also be made available to the Church and the Church media in the same manner with which documents were initially made available to the Church and the Church media as set forth in A copy of the Order shall also be made available to the Church and the Church media in the same manner with which documents were initially made available to the Church and the Church media as set forth in Canon IV.13.3.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Louisville, 2024 (New York: General Convention, 2024), pp. 878-879. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Rev. Lynn Carter-Edmands |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Title IV Disciplinary Canons |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Title IV: Disciplinary Canons presented its Report #33 on Resolution D040 (Amend Canon IV.13.13 to Provide for Notice of Dismissal) and moved adoption with amendment.
Original Text of Resolution:
(D040)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,
That the 81st General Convention amend Canon IV.13.13 (Of Hearing Panels/Order of Dismissal) to read as follows:
Sec. 13. If the determination is to dismiss the matter, the Hearing Panel shall issue an Order which shall include the reasons for dismissal and which may contain findings exonerating the Respondent. A copy of the Order shall be provided to the Bishop Diocesan, the Respondent, the Respondent’s Advisor, the Complainant, the Complainant’s Advisor, and the Church Attorney, and a record copy of the Order shall be kept by transmitting a copy to The Archives of The Episcopal Church. A copy of the Order shall also be made available to the Church and the Church media in the same manner with which documents were initially made available to the Church and the Church media as set forth in Section 3 of this canon.
Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,
That the 81st General Convention amend Canon IV.13.13 (Of Hearing Panels/Order of Dismissal) to read as follows:
Sec. 13. If the determination is to dismiss the matter, the Hearing
Panel shall issue an Order which shall include the reasons for dismissal
and which may contain findings exonerating the Respondent. A copy of
the Order shall be provided to the Bishop Diocesan, the Respondent, the
Respondent’s Advisor, the Complainant, the Complainant’s Advisor, and
the Church Attorney, and a record copy of the Order shall be kept by
transmitting a copy to The Archives of The Episcopal Church. A copy
of the Order shall also be made available to the Church and the Church
media in the same manner with which documents were initially made
available to the Church and the Church media as set forth in Section 3
of this canonCanon IV.13.3 of this canon..
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #179)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Title IV: Disciplinary Canons presented its Report #52 on HD Message #179 on Resolution D040 (Amend Canon IV.13.13 to Provide for Notice of Dismissal) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #249)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, June 28.
| Abstract: | The 81st General Convention amends Canon IV.13 to provide for a Notice of Dismissal to be made available to the church and the church media in the same manner with which documents were initially made available to the church and the church media as set forth in Canon IV.13.3. |
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