Provincial Committee Spotlight: Parliamentary and Constitution Council

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Terms of reference

To recommend to the President, members to act as a Steering Committee at the meetings of the Provincial Assembly, who may not serve as Delegates or Alternates at meetings of the Provincial Assembly;
To provide 2 or 3 of its members to act as a Steering Committee at meeting of the Provincial Council;
To provide advice and assistance to the Provincial Executive, the Provincial Council and/or the Provincial Assembly, provincial committees and councils on matters related to Constitution, Bylaws, Policy, and Rules of Order;
To provide advice and assistance to Districts(s), Bargaining Units and Branches, on matters related to their constitutions, bylaws and policies;
To provide advice to the Presiding Officers of the Provincial Assembly and the Provincial Council and upon request to the District(s), or Bargaining Units on:
Matters of parliamentary procedures, the ordering of an agenda, and the sequencing of resolutions and procedures followed,
The drafting or phrasing of resolutions, the possible effect of resolutions on procedures and/or on other resolutions, any other matters referred to it by one of these bodies;
To, upon request, provide a Speaker and/or Steering Committee to District or Bargaining Unit general meetings whenever possible.
To be responsible for the review of the constitution of each District and Bargaining Unit on a rotational basis every 5 years, with a report to the applicable District/Bargaining Unit.

Robert’s Rules of Order https://robertsrules.com/

OSSTF/ D35/ Brock University Support Staff Constitution and Bylaws https://d35brockosstf.ca/resources/