The Acts of Convention

Resolved, That the 81st General Convention amend Canons IV.2 to read as follows:

Canon IV.2

Intake Officer shall mean means one or more persons designated by the Bishop Diocesan after consultation with the Disciplinary Board, unless otherwise selected pursuant to diocesan canons, to whom information regarding Offenses is reported. The following individuals may not serve as an Intake Officer: (a) any Bishop; (b) any member of the Standing Committee of the Diocese where the matter is pending. Every Diocese must have at least one Intake Officer who has no direct employment or compensation relationship with the Diocese where the matter is pending.

And be it further

Resolved, That the 81st General Convention amend Canon IV.8.1 to read as follows:

Canon 8: Of Pastoral Response

Sec. 1. The Bishop Diocesan shall provide for appropriate pastoral response whenever any report is made to the Intake Officer. Such pastoral response shall embody respect, care, and concern for affected persons and Communities. The response shall be designed so as to promote healing, repentance, forgiveness, restitution, justice, amendment of life and reconciliation among all involved or affected. If the report involves an allegation of Sexual Misconduct, the Bishop Diocesan shall is encouraged to provide for a professional pastoral care assessment in order to provide an appropriate pastoral response. The pastoral response will include all affected persons and communities. The pastoral care response will be based on the professional pastoral care assessment pastoral response that will include the provision of assistance by a mental health professional with appropriate skills for meaningful response to affected persons.

And be it further

Resolved, That the 81st General Convention amend Canon IV.8.5 to read as follows:

Sec. 5. The Bishop Diocesan may designate a person one or more persons to be responsible for the implementation of the pastoral response. Such person may must not be the Intake Officer. The duties of such person may include coordination of pastoral care and coordination of communications between the Bishop Diocesan and Advisors.