| Resolution Number: | 2015-A140 |
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| Title: | Amend Canon IV.14.12 [Of Accords and Orders] |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That Canon IV.14.12 and Canon 14.12(a) be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 12. If there has been no objection by the Respondent or the Church Attorney to the Order(s), notice of Accords and Orders which have become effective shall be given without delay as follows:
(a) In the case of any Accord or Order pertaining to a Priest or Deacon, the Bishop Diocesan shall give notice of the Accord or Order to every Member of the Clergy in the Diocese, each Vestry in the Diocese, the Secretary of Convention, and the Standing Committee of the Diocese, which shall be added to the official records of the Diocese; to the Presiding Bishop, to all other Bishops of the Church, and where there is no Bishop, to the Ecclesiastical Authority of each Diocese of the Church; to the President of the House of Deputies; to the Recorder of ordinations; to the Office of Transition Ministry; the Archives; and to the Secretary of the House of Bishops and the Secretary of the House of Deputies.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Salt Lake City, 2015 (New York: General Convention, 2015), p. 715. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Standing Commission on Constitution and Canons |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Formation and Education for Ministry |
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Formation and Education for Ministry presented its Report #14 on Resolution A140 (Amend Canon IV.12 Add President of House of Deputies as Recipient of Notice of Accord) and moved to discharge and re-refer the resolution to the Committee on Constitution and Canons.
Motion carried
Resolution re-referred to a Legislative Committee
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #15)
The House of Bishops Committee on Constitution and Canons presented its Report #10 on Resolution A140 (Amend Canon IV.12 Add President of House of Deputies as Recipient of Notice of Accord) and moved adoption with amendment.
Original Text of Resolution:
(A140)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That Canon IV.14.12 and Canon 14.12(a) be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 12. If there has been no objection by the Respondent or the Church Attorney to the Order(s), notice of Accords and Orders which have become effective shall be given without delay as follows:
(a) In the case of any Accord or Order pertaining to a Priest or Deacon, the Bishop Diocesan shall give notice of the Accord or Order to every Member of the Clergy in the Diocese, each Vestry in the Diocese, the Secretary of Convention, and the Standing Committee of the Diocese, which shall be added to the official records of the Diocese; to the Presiding Bishop, to all other Bishops of the Church, and where there is no Bishop, to the Ecclesiastical Authority of each Diocese of the Church; to the President of the House of Deputies; to the Recorder of ordinations; to the Office of Transition Ministry; the Archives; and to the Secretary of the House of Bishops and the Secretary of the House of Deputies.
This amendment clarifies that Church Attorney can object to Orders, consistent with other provisions, and adds President of the House of Deputies as a recipient of the notices of Accords and Orders.
Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That Canon IV.14.12 and Canon 14.12(a) be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 12. If there has been no objection by the Respondent or the Church Attorney to the Order(s), notice of Accords and Orders which have become effective shall be given without delay as follows:
(a) In the case of any Accord or Order pertaining to a Priest or Deacon, the Bishop Diocesan shall give notice of the Accord or Order to every Member of the Clergy in the Diocese, each Vestry in the Diocese, the Secretary of Convention, and the Standing Committee of the Diocese, which shall be added to the official records of the Diocese; to the Presiding Bishop, to all other Bishops of the Church, and where there is no Bishop, to the Ecclesiastical Authority of each Diocese of the Church; to the President of the House of Deputies; to the Recorder of ordinations; to the Office of Transition Ministry; the Archives; and to the Secretary of the House of Bishops and the Secretary of the House of Deputies.
This amendment clarifies that Church Attorney can object to
Orders, consistent with other provisions, and adds President of the House of
Deputies as a recipient of the notices of Accords and Orders.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #61)
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Constitution and Canons presented its Report #13 on HB Message #61 on Resolution A140 (Amend Canon IV.12 Add President of House of Deputies as Recipient of Notice of Accord) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #135)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, June 30.
| Report Reference: | Standing Commission on Constitution and Canons, Reports to the 78th General Convention, 2015, pp. 313-367. |
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| Abstract: | The 78th General Convention amends Canon IV.14.12 and 12(a) to provide that, barring an objection to an Order, all Orders and Accords will be promptly distributed to a list that shall include the President of the House of Deputies. |
| Notes: | The original text of the resolution includes a final paragraph (deleted by the Legislative Committee) that was erroneously attached to Canon IV.14.12. |