Resolution Number: 1985-D044
Title: Require That Church Produced Video Tapes Be Captioned
Legislative Action Taken: Concurred
Final Text:

Resolved, That all video tapes produced or co-produced by the Communications Office of the Episcopal Church be closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 1985 (New York: General Convention, 1986), p. 484.

Legislative History

Author:
Originating House: House of Bishops
Originating Committee: Committee on Miscellaneous Resolutions

House of Bishops

Original Text of Resolution:

(D044)

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That all video tapes produced or co-produced by the Communications Office of the Episcopal Church be closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Seconded by Bishop Gibson.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted

(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #20)

House of Deputies

The Committee on Miscellaneous Resolutions presented its Report #10 on D044 (Hearing Impaired) and moved concurrence with House of Bishops Message #20 without amendment.

Motion carried

The House concurred

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #95)

Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 11.

Abstract:   The 68th General Convention mandates that videotapes produced by the Office of Communications be closed captioned for the hearing impaired.