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DelegateAssemblyOrientationShirleyBrekken,President
NCSBN
DavidBenton,CEONCSBN
JayDouglas,ExecutiveDirector,VirginiaBON
Dr.LeonardYoung,NCSBNParliamentarian
OrientationOverview• NCSBNMission,Vision&Structure• TheRoleofNCSBN,Membership,Boardof
Directors,DelegateAssembly• 2016DelegateAssemblyRecommendations• PurposeofForums• RoleofParticipants• GettingInformation
OrientationOverviewCont.• DelegateAssemblySessions• ParliamentaryProcedure• Resolutions• RightsofDelegates• Debate• Voting• WhathappensaftertheDelegateAssembly?
NCSBNMissionStatement• TheNationalCouncilofStateBoardsofNursing(NCSBN)provideseducation,service,andresearchthroughcollaborative leadershiptopromoteevidencebasedregulatoryexcellenceforpatientsafetyandpublicprotection.
NCSBNVisionStatementAdvanceregulatoryexcellenceworldwide.
MemberBoards
DelegateAssembly
Staff
DavidBenton,CEO
SpecialCommittees
BoardofDirectors
President,President-elect
Treasurer,4AreaDirectors,
4Directors-at-Large
StandingCommittees
• NCLEXExamination
• Finance
LeadershipSuccessionCommittee
7 Members- Elected
AreaI AreaII AreaIIII AreaIV
NCSBNMembership• 59MemberBoards(Areas1– 4)
• All50States• DistrictofColumbia• Territories:VirginIslands,Guam,AmericanSamoa,Northern
MarianaIslands• 3StateshavebothRN&PN/VNBoards
1. WV2. CA3. LA
• NebraskahasanAPRNBoard
24 AssociateMembers1. AssociationofRegisteredNursesofNewfoundland andLabrador2. AssociationofRegisteredNursesofPrinceEdwardIsland3. BermudaNursingCouncil4. CollegeandAssociationofRegisteredNursesofAlberta5. CollegeofLicensedPracticalNursesofAlberta6. CollegeofLicensedPracticalNursesofBritishColumbia7. CollegeofLicensedPracticalNursesofManitoba8. CollegeofLicensedPracticalNursesofNewfoundlandandLabrador9. CollegeofLicensedPracticalNursesofNovaScotia10. CollegeofNursesofOntario11. CollegeofRegisteredNursesofBritishColumbia12. CollegeofRegisteredNursesofManitoba
24 AssociateMembers13. CollegeofRegisteredNursesofNovaScotia14. NursesAssociationofNewBrunswick15. NursingandMidwiferyBoardofAustralia16. NursingandMidwiferyBoardofIreland17. NursingandMidwiferyCouncilofNewSouthWales18. NursingCouncilofNewZealand19. OrdredesinfirmièresetinfirmiersduQuébec20. RegisteredNursesAssociationoftheNorthwestTerritoriesandNunavut21. SaskatchewanAssociationofLicensedPracticalNurses22. SaskatchewanRegisteredNurses’Association23. SingaporeNursingBoard24. Yukon RegisteredNursesAssociation
WhatistheDelegateAssembly?• MembershipbodyofNCSBN
• Composedof2votingdelegatesfrom59boardsofnursing
RoleoftheDelegateAssemblyAdoptsorApproves:• Bylaws• MissionStatement• StrategicInitiatives• NCLEXTestPlans&TestFee• Providedirectionthroughresolutions• Approvesnewmemberships• ElectstheBoardofDirectorsandLeadershipSuccessionCommittee• SubstanceofContractsbetweenNCSBN&MemberBoards
2016DelegateAssemblyRecommendations• Adopt the 2016 Slate of Candidates.• Approve the proposed Strategic Initiatives for theyears 2017-2019.
• ApproveproposedamendmentstotheNCSBNBylaws
• Adopttheproposed2017NCLEX-PN®TestPlan.
2016DelegateAssemblyRecommendations(continued)
• Approve AssociateMembers of NCSBN:– Association of New Brunswick Licensed Practical Nurses– Licensed Practical Nurses Registration Board of Prince
Edward Island– College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of British
Columbia
NCSBN’sRole• Toserveasaconsultant,liaison,advocateandresearchertomemberboards;andasaneducationandinformationresourcetothepublicandpolicymakers.
RoleofNCSBNBoardofDirectors• ActsonbehalfofNSCBNandtransactsNCSBNbusinessandaffairs
• NoneoftheBoard’sactionscanconflictwithdirectionoftheDelegateAssembly
• ReportsannuallytotheDelegateAssembly
PurposeofForums• WhatdeterminesaForum?• Provideoverviewofanissue• Updateparticipantsoncurrenttrends/issues• Provideopportunityforopendiscussion• Allowforchangestobemadepriortothevotingsession
RoleofParticipants• ReviewInformationinBusinessBook• AskQuestions• BringupanyConcerns• Participate!–Whenatthemicrophone,pleaseintroduceyourself(nameandstate)
GettingInformation• BusinessBook• Bylaws• CommitteeChairs• NCSBNBoardMembers• MemberBoards
DelegateAssemblySessions• Purpose• Openvs.ClosedSessions• RoleofDelegates• RoleofAlternateDelegates• RoleofNonDelegates• Whocanspeak?• ReviewStandingRules• Resolutions
ParliamentaryProcedure- CommonMotions
• MainMotion/Resolution• Amend• Refer• PointofOrder• ParliamentaryInquiry• Requestforinformation• CloseDebate/MovethePreviousQuestion
StepsinHandlingaMotion
1.Amembermakes themotion.
2.Anothermemberseconds themotion.
3.Thechairpersonstates thequestion
4.Themembersdebate themotion.
5.Thechairpersonputs thequestion(takesthevote).
6.Thechairpersonannounces theresultsofthevote.
StepsinHandlingaMotion
Debate• Oneatatime• Allremarksdirectedtothechairperson•Membersdonotspeakdirectlytoeachother
Debate• Amemberdoesnotcallanothermember’sname• 4 minutesmaximumperspeech• Thechairpersondoesnotspeakindebate,butmaygiveinformation
Amendments• Amendments,likemainmotions,requireasecond,areamendable,aredebatable,andrequireamajorityvote.
• Anamendmentshouldbestatedsothatitindicatesexactly whatisbeingdonetothemainmotion.
MainMotion
“Thatwebuy20desksandchairsfortheclubhouse."
Amendments
• Anamendmentmustalwaysbehandledbefore votingonthemotiontowhichitwasapplied.
AmendmentbyStrikingOut
“Imovetoamendbystrikingoutthewords‘andchairs’.”
AmendmentbyAdding(orinserting)
“Imovetoaddthewords,‘nottoexceed$500.00’.”
AmendmentbyStrikingoutandInserting
“Imovetoamendbystrikingouttheword‘chairs’andinsertingtheword‘stools’.”
Primary&SecondaryAmendments
▲SECONDARYAMENDMENT
PRIMARYAMENDMENT
MAINMOTION
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PrimaryAmendment
“Imovetoaddthewords,‘nottoexceed$500.00’."
SecondaryAmendment
“Imovetoamendtheamendmentbystrikingout
‘$500’ andinserting‘$1,000’.”
SubstituteMotion
“Imovethatweamendthemotionbysubstitutingthewordsthatweencourageallmembersto
bringtheirownchairstoclubmeetings.”
Commit/Refer• Tosendapendingmotiontoacommitteesoitcanbecarefullyconsideredand/orputintobetterconditionforthememberstoconsider.
• FORM:“ImovetoreferthemotiontotheFinanceCommittee.”
PointofOrder• Ifamemberfeelsthattherulesoftheassemblyarenotbeingobserved,themembermay"RaiseaPointofOrder." Thisrequiresthechairtomakearulingastowhetherthepointis"welltaken"or"notwelltaken."
ParliamentaryInquiry• Ifamemberneedshelpwithparliamentaryprocedure,thememberraisesapointofparliamentaryinquiry.Thechairattemptstoassistthemembertodowhathe/shewishestodo.
RequestforInformation
• Ifamemberwantstogetinformation(toaskaquestion),thememberrisestorequestinformation.Thechairthendirectstheappropriatepersontoanswerthequestion.
PreviousQuestion• Toimmediatelyclosedebateandtakeavote.
• Form:“Imovethepreviousquestion(onallpendingquestions).”
AmendingBylaws• Bylawsarethefundamentalgoverningdocumentofyourassociation.
• Theyareacontractbetweenthemembers.
AmendingBylaws•Amendmentstobylawsrequire:–previousnoticeand–a2/3rdsvoteforadoption.
ScopeofNotice•Anyamendmentsfromthefloortoproposedbylawsamendmentmustbebetweenwhatexistsnowandwhatisproposed intheamendmentforwhichnoticewasgiven.
Example:Currentbylaws:duesof$50ProposedAmendment:strike$50andinsert$100FromtheFloor:Anynumberbetween$50and$100
Resolutions• WhatisaResolution?• WhenisaResolutionRequired?• ProcessofCreatingaResolution• ResolutionsCommitteeRole• PresentingaResolution
WhatisaResolution?• Amoreformalmainmotion
• Includesrationale(Preambleparagraphs)
• Specialformattingrequired
WhenisaResolutionRequired?
• Aresolutionisamainmotion
• Itisrequiredtointroduceanyitemofnewbusinessfortheconsiderationoftheassembly
ProcessofCreatingaResolution
• Beginwithwhatyouwanttoaccomplish
• Developsoundrationale– nottoomuch!
• Formattheresolutionaccordingtoproperform
ResolutionsCommittee’sRole
• Rule4b:“...Allresolutionsandnon-proceduralmainmotionsmustalsobesubmittedtotheChairoftheResolutionsCommitteebeforebeingpresentedtotheDelegateAssembly.
ResolutionsCommittee’sRole• Rule4d:TheResolutionsCommitteeshall
reviewmotionsandresolutionssubmittedbeforeThursday,Aug.18,2016,at3:30pm.Resolutionormotion-makersareencouragedtosubmitmotionsandresolutionstotheResolutionsCommitteeforreviewbeforethisdeadline.
ResolutionsCommittee’sRole• Meeting:Thursday,Aug.18,2016,at3:30pm• Assistinthepreparationofresolutionswiththe
maker• Evaluatetheresolutionormotioninaccordance
withtheestablishedreviewcriteria(seestandingrules)
• NotifytheDelegateAssemblyofthecommittee’sreview,analysisandevaluationofeachresolutionandmotionreferredtothecommittee
PresentingaResolution• AftertherecommendationsfromtheResolutions
Committee• Riseandgotoamicrophone• Whenrecognized,giveyournameandjurisdiction• Readyourresolutionandmoveitsadoptionby
saying,“Imovetheapprovalofthisresolution.”• Afterasecond,youwillgettospeakfirstaboutyour
resolution.
TimeFrame• AllMotion/ResolutionFormsaredue
totheParliamentarianbyThursday,August18,2016at3:30pm
TimeFrameSample Motion/
Resolution Form
RightsofDelegates• MakeMotions• Debate• Vote
Debate- Limits• Nodelegatemayspeakindebatemore
thantwiceonthesamequestiononthesameday,orlongerthanfourminutesperspeech,withoutpermissionoftheDelegateAssembly,grantedbyamajorityvotewithoutdebate.
• Nodelegatemayspeakindebatemorethantwiceonthesamequestiononthesameday,orlongerthanfourminutesperspeech,withoutpermissionoftheDelegateAssembly,grantedbyamajorityvotewithoutdebate.
Debate- Limits
• Nodelegatecanspeakasecondtimetoaquestionifanymemberwhohasnotspokentothequestiondesirestospeak.
Debate- Limits
WaystoLimit/CloseDebate• ToLimitDebatefortheremainderofthe
considerationofamotionorfortheremainderoftheDelegateAssemblysession:
– Makeamotiontolimitdebate– RequiresaSecond– Isnotdebatable– Requiresa2/3rdsvote
Voting• Optionsbesidesyesorno– Amend– Abstain– nottovote• UseofElectronicVotingDevices
• Twovotingdeviceswillbeateachjurisdiction’sdelegateseatingarea.
• Ifyouarethelonedelegateforyourjurisdiction,youmayentervotesoneachofthetwovotingdevicesatyourseatingarea.
• Pleasenotethatifyouarecastingtwovotesforyourjurisdiction,youmustenteronevoteoneachvotingdeviceaseachvotingdevicerepresentsasinglevote.
Electronic Voting System
• Whenprompted,pressthenumberonthekeypadthatcorrespondswithyourchoicepresentedonscreen.
• ThenumberwillappearintheLCDdisplay,pressSEND tosubmit.
• “Received”willappearinthedisplayasconfirmation.
Electronic Voting SystemSingle selection votes: motions and single-seat elections
• OnceyoupressSENDyourvotewillbesubmittedandcannotbechanged!
• ChangestovotescanonlybemadeBEFOREpressingSEND.UsetheDELkeytobackspace/delete.
• Re-enteryourselection;thenumberwillappearintheLCDdisplay,pressSEND tosubmit.
• “Received”willappearinthedisplayasconfirmation.
• ReviewyourselectioncarefullybeforepressingSEND!
Electronic Voting SystemChanging your selection
• Whenprompted,pressthenumberonthekeypadthatcorrespondswithyourfirst choice,pressSEND
• Waittoseethe“Received”confirmation
• Enternumberofsecondselection,pressSEND.Waitfor“Received”confirmation
• Continueinthismanneruntilallselectionshavebeenmade
Electronic Voting SystemMulti-seat Election
• OnceyoupressSENDyourvotewillbesubmittedandcannotbechanged!
• ChangestovotescanonlybemadeBEFOREpressingSEND.UsetheDELkeytobackspace/delete
• Re-enteryourselection;thenumberwillappearintheLCDdisplay,pressSEND tosubmit.
• “Received”willappearinthedisplayasconfirmation.
• ReviewyourselectioncarefullybeforepressingSEND!
Electronic Voting SystemChanging your selection
• Delegateswillparticipatein‘mockvoting’priortovotingonmotions/elections.
• Havingtrouble?Raiseyourhandandstaffwillassistyou.
Electronic Voting System
Questions?Nowisthetimetoask…