What areas of the bylaws regarding statutory committees have changed?

The bylaws have been revised to refine the eligibility requirements for registrants to participate on statutory committees. Primarily, the language has been clarified that registrants who are practicing are eligible, which is consistent with Board member criteria. Registrants that are in-training or retired will still be eligible to participate on working groups and task forces.

Another revision that has been applied among statutory committees is the authority for a committee to designate a vice chair from its number should the chair not be available, which provides redundancy. As statutory committees are decision-making bodies, there needs to be flexibility for quorum to make timely decisions even if the chair is not available.

Finally, should a Discipline Panel need to be convened to adjudicate a hearing, panel members will no longer be drawn from the Discipline Committee.