| Resolution Number: | 2018-D074 |
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| Title: | Amend Canon IV.6.4 [Investigation] |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 79th General Convention amend Canon IV.6.4 as follows:
Sec. 4. Upon receipt of such information, the Intake Officer may
make such preliminary investigationundertake such initial inquiry as he or she deems necessary, and shall incorporate the information into a written intake report, including as much specificity as possible. The Intake Officer shall provide copies of the intake report to the other members of the Reference Panel and to the Church Attorney.
And be it further
Resolved, That the descriptive caption adjacent to Canon IV.6.4 shall be amended as follows:
Investigation.Initial Inquiry.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Austin, 2018 (New York: General Convention, 2018), pp. 1142-1143. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Rev. Kate Atkinson |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Safeguarding and Title IV |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Safeguarding and Title IV presented its Report #27 on Resolution D074 (Amend Canon IV.6.4) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(D074)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 79th General Convention amend Canon IV.6.4 as follows:
Sec. 4. Upon receipt of such information, the Intake Officer may
make such preliminary investigationundertake such initial inquiry as he or she deems necessary, and shall incorporate the information into a written intake report, including as much specificity as possible. The Intake Officer shall provide copies of the intake report to the other members of the Reference Panel and to the Church Attorney.And be it further
Resolved, That the descriptive caption adjacent to Canon IV.6.4 shall be amended as follows:
Investigation.Initial Inquiry.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #252)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Safeguarding and Title IV presented its Report #19 on HD Message #252 on Resolution D074 (Amend Canon IV.6.4) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #440)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 13.
| Abstract: | The 79th General Convention amends Canon IV.6.4 to revise the language describing the Intake Officer’s initial inquiry in response to a complaint of clergy misconduct. |
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