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Presented by the Board of Governors.
c. Decreed to be of an emergency nature by a committee composed of the President and the Speaker of the House; or d. Accepted by a two-thirds vote of the House of Delegates, provided that, before any such resolution shall come before the House of Delegates for action, the resolution must have been presented to the Committee on Rules and Order of Business for its consideration and recommendation. Structure of Resolutions : The essential element of a resolution is the language expressed as one or more RESOLVED paragraphs setting forth its requested action. It may also include a prefatory statement, or preamble, explaining the rationale for the resolution. This is frequently accomplished using one or more WHEREAS statements preceding the RESOLVED paragraphs. See Exhibit II, Resolution Format . It is not necessary for a resolution to have a preamble or WHEREAS statement(s) when the significance of the RESOLVED paragraph is self-explanatory. If such introductory statements are included, they should identify the issue briefly, advise the House as to the timeliness/importance of the issue, the effect of the issue upon the federation of medicine and indicate if the action called for in the RESOLVE (S) is revising current LSMS policy. It is a general principle of parliamentary procedure that an assembly in adopting a resolution adopts only the RESOLVED section(s). It follows that the important matter before the House should be stated in free-standing RESOLVE(S) indicating precisely the requested action . It is not necessary to amend the language of the introductory portions of a resolution, unless it is the desire of the House to do so before considering the RESOLVE(S). Experience has shown that some resolutions as submitted exhibit imprecision, inaccuracy and grammatical or structural errors. Timely submission of resolutions permits the Speakers to consider, with the author (s) improvement in form and clarity of the intent of the resolution.
When preparing resolutions, close attention should be given to the following:
1. The title of a resolution should accurately reflect the subject of the RESOLVE(S). 2. Information contained in the resolution, including WHEREAS statements, should be checked for accuracy. Inflammatory statements or other language that reflects poorly upon the Society are inappropriate and not acceptable. 3. The RESOLVE(S) should contain the action desired and should stand alone since the House adopts only the RESOLVE(S) and the WHEREAS’ do not appear in the official Proceedings of the House. Fiscal Note : All resolutions accepted for business by the House of Delegates whose implementation necessitates an expenditure of LSMS funds must include a fiscal note. No resolution requiring funding by the LSMS may be considered by the House without the inclusion of such fiscal note. Resolutions with fiscal notes will be discussed on the opening day of the
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