Resolution Number: 2000-B049
Title: Require Anti-Racism Training
Legislative Action Taken: Concurred as Substituted
Final Text:

Resolved, That beginning on September 1, 2000 the lay and ordained leadership of the Episcopal Church, including all ordained persons, professional staff, and those elected or appointed to positions of leadership on committees, commissions, agencies, and boards be required to take anti-racism training and receive certification of such training; and be it further

Resolved, That the Executive Council select and authorize appropriate programs that will be used at the national level; that each province select and authorize appropriate programs that will be used at the provincial level; and that each diocese select and authorize appropriate programs that will be used at the diocesan and parochial levels, each province and diocese to determine those lay and clergy leaders who are to take the training; and be it further

Resolved, That the Standing Commission on National Concerns continues to develop a list of such appropriate resources; and be it further

Resolved, That each national committee, commission, agency, and board, and each province and diocese maintain a register of those who are trainers and those who have been trained, and forward this information to the Executive Council by January 1, 2003, and every two years thereafter, and the Council report on this information to the 74th and 75th General Conventions.

Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 2000 (New York: General Convention, 2001), p. 603.

Legislative History

Author:
Originating House: House of Bishops
Originating Committee: Committee on Education

House of Bishops

Original Text of Resolution:

(B049)

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the lay and ordained leadership of the Episcopal Church, including all ordained persons, professional staff, and those elected or appointed to positions of leadership on committees, commissions, agencies, and boards be required to take anti-racism training and receive certification of such training; and be it further

Resolved, That the Executive Council establish a procedure for registering and recording those who have been so trained.

Committee Substitute:

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That beginning on September 1, 2000 the lay and ordained leadership of the Episcopal Church, including all ordained persons, professional staff, and those elected or appointed to positions of leadership on committees, commissions, agencies, and boards be required to take anti-racism training and receive certification of such training; and be it further

Resolved, That the Executive Council select and authorize appropriate programs that will be used at the national level; that each province select and authorize appropriate programs that will be used at the provincial level; and that each diocese select and authorize appropriate programs that will be used at the diocesan and parochial levels, each province and diocese to determine those lay and clergy leaders who are to take the training; and be it further

Resolved, That the Standing Commission on National Concerns continue to develop a list of such appropriate resources; and be it further

Resolved, That each national committee, commission, agency, and board, and each province and diocese maintain a register of those who are trainers and those who have been trained, and forward this information to the Executive Council by January 1, 2003, and every two years thereafter, and the Council to report on this information to the 74th and 75th General Conventions.

Motion carried

Substitute resolution adopted

(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #80)

House of Deputies

The House of Deputies Committee on Education presented its Report #15 on House of Bishops Message #80 on B049 (Required Anti-Racism Training) and moved concurrence.

Debate followed on Resolution B049.

The question was called to terminate debate on Resolution B049.

Motion carried

Debate terminated

A vote was taken on Resolution B049.

The House concurred

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #180)

Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 13.

Abstract:   The 73rd General Convention requires anti-racism training and certification of all lay and ordained leadership of the Episcopal Church, the development of appropriate anti-racism programs at all levels, and the maintenance of registers on these activities.
Notes:  

Resolution 2000-B049 was originally presented to the House of Bishops as Resolution 2000-A100 and was re-referred to a Legislative Committee. Because the electronic reporting system used at General Convention did not allow a resolution to be returned to the floor with the same number, A135 was reported back to the House with this new resolution number (B049).