The Standard Code #48

Which of the following is included in a committee report?
1. A statement of what was assigned to the committee and its instructions.
2. A short report on how the assignment was carried out.
3. A description of the work or of the findings of the committee.
4. All of the other answers are correct.
A committee report should be _____.
1. brief and complete
2. fairly long and complete
3. complex
4. None of the other answers is correct.
Recommendations are _____.
1. attached to the report
2. included in the report
3. moved in the report
4. All of the other answers are correct.
If recommendations are in the report, ____.
1. they are binding if the report is approved
2. they are binding when the report is read
3. they are not binding even if the report is approved
4. Recommendations can never be in a report.
Committee reports can be approved ____.
1. only at a meeting
2. via email
3. by the chair alone
4. without a meeting by contacting each individual
Who signs a committee report?
1. All of the members of the committee who agree with it.
2. All of the members of the committee no matter what.
3. The chair of the committee.
4. The chair and the secretary of the committee.
When can a member withdraw their support of a report?
1. Up until the time it was submitted.
2. Up until the time the member signs it.
3. Up until a time set by the committee.
4. Up until the time that the report is accepted by the higher body.
The order of committee reports is _____.
1. standing committees before special committees
2. standing committees in the order listed in the bylaws
3. adjustable depending upon the needs of the assembly
4. All of the other answers are correct.
A committee report is _____.
1. given by the chair or by a member designated by the committee
2. sometimes prefaced with brief remarks about it
3. given as a summary if it is long
4. All of the other answers are correct.
For a convention or annual meeting, committee reports are _____.
1. printed in advance
2. read in full
3. not presented
4. All of the other answers are correct.
A recommendation submitted by a committee _____.
1. does not need a second
2. cannot be acted on at the meeting at which it is submitted
3. needs to be moved by a non-committee member
4. None of the other answers is correct.
Who can amend a committee report?
1. The committee
2. The assembly by majority vote
3. The board of directors
4. All of the other answers are correct.
What can be done with a report?
1. It can be filed.
2. In whole or in part, it can be sent back to the committee.
3. It can be postponed.
4. All of the other answers are correct.
What can be done with a report?
1. It can be adopted.
2. If a financial report, it can be referred to the auditors.
3. If a financial report for future expenditures, it is treated as a recommendation.
4. All of the other answers are correct.
When a committee report has been given, _____.
1. it is filed in a special book for reports
2. it is entered into the minutes of the meeting
3. it is voted on with a motion to receive
4. All of the other answers are correct.
What is included in the minutes about reports?
1. What reports were presented.
2. Who presented the report.
3. What was done with the report.
4. All of the other answers are correct.
If a member disagrees with a report, ____.
1. a minority report may be submitted
2. a substitute report must be submitted
3. a majority report may be submitted
4. a general report must be submitted
When can a minority report be presented?
1. Immediately after the majority report.
2. Immediately before the majority report.
3. Immediately after the majority report has been accepted.
4. Minority reports are not allowed.
What can be done with a minority vote?
1. It can be filed.
2. It can be substituted for the main motion.
3. It can be adopted in replace of the main motion.
4. All of the other answers are correct.
Motions arising out of a report are acted on ____.
1. at the time of the report
2. under new business
3. at a time they are postponed to
4. All of the other answers are correct.

The Standard Code #48

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