| Resolution Number: | 1997-D089 |
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| Title: | Encourage Dioceses to Elect Young Adult Deputies |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Substituted |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That each diocese of this church be encouraged to elect as one of its deputies a member who is 30 years old or less.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, 1997 (New York: General Convention, 1998), p. 284. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Dr. Henry M. Walker |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Structure |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(D089)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That, during each legislative session of the 73rd, and subsequent General Conventions, each Diocese may designate one person of age 25 or younger as a "Diocesan Youth or Young Adult Representative", and such Representative shall have seat and voice and shall sit with the deputation of his/her Diocese.
Proposed Committee Substitute:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, that each diocese of this church be encouraged to elect as one of its deputies a member who is twenty five (25) years old or less.
Deputy Crump of West Tennessee moved an amendment.
Proposed Amendment:
Amend line 2 by striking "twenty five (25)" and inserting "thirty (30)".
A vote was taken on the Crump amendment to the substitute for Resolution D089.
Motion carried
Crump Amendment adopted
Debate followed on the substitute for Resolution D089 as amended.
Deputy Walker of Iowa moved the original resolution.
Motion defeated
Deputy Rivera of California moved to amend the Walker motion.
Proposed Amendment:
At the end of the original resolution (line 4), delete the "." and add"; and be it further".
Add the committee substitute as a final (second) Resolved clause.
The President postponed continuation of debate until after the report of Program, Budget and Finance.
The President returned to consideration of the Rivera amendment to the Walker motion on Resolution D089.
The question was called on the Rivera amendment and on the main motion.
Deputy Crump of West Tennessee requested to divide the motion. The request was granted by the Chair.
A vote was taken on the Rivera amendment to Resolution D089.
Motion defeated
Rivera Amendment defeated
A vote was taken on the Walker motion on the original Resolution D089.
Motion defeated
Debate followed on the Crump substitute for Resolution D089.
The question was called to terminate debate.
Motion carried
Debate terminated
A vote was taken on the Crump substitute as amended for Resolution D089.
Motion carried
Substitute resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #225)
House of Bishops
The Committee on Structure presented its Report #48 on HD Message #225 on Resolution D089s (Youth/Young Adult Representatives at General Convention), moved the resolution, and recommended concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #323)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 25.
| Abstract: | The 72nd General Convention encourages all dioceses to elect deputies under the age of 31. |
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