Petition Text: 21419-DI-1307-D

Understanding Petition Numbers

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Amend ¶ 1307:

1. Membership.--The National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee shall consist of youth and adults who are members (full or preparatory) of The United Methodist Church. All youth elected to the steering committee shall be at the time of their election entering into the eleventh grade or under or their age shall be sixteen or younger. It is strongly recommended that at least one- half of these youth shall be from these racial/ethnic groups: Pacific and Asian Americans, racial and ethnic minority groups: Asian Americans, Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders, so elected that each racial/ethnic racial and ethnic minority group is represented. It is strongly recommended that at least one youth with a disability be elected. In addition,...a bishop chosen by the Council of Bishops, an two elected members (one youth and one adult), and a staff member related to youth ministry of the General Board of Discipleship, a General Board of Discipleship/Church School Publications youth editor, and one board or staff elected youth member with voice but not vote, from each of the three additional program- related general agencies (¶ 803.5), the General Council on Ministries, the General Commission of Religion and Race, the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women, and the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns, each chosen by their respective agencies. All will serve with voice and vote. following agencies (to be selected at a regular meeting of the agency): the General Board of Church and Society, the General Board of Global Ministries, the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, the General Board of Discipleship, the Curriculum Resources Committee, the General Council on Ministries, the General Commission of Religion and Race, the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women, and the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns. Additional board or staff representatives may be added at the discretion of the steering committee. All youth elected to the steering committee shall be at the time of their election entering into the eleventh grade or under or their age shall be sixteen or younger.

2. Election.--a) Each jurisdiction shall elect two three youth and one adult worker with youth to the National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee, with at least one youth being a racial and ethnic minority youth (¶ 632) at the National Youth Ministry Organization Legislative Assembly. It is strongly recommended that the legislative assembly shall elect members at large so that youth with disabilities and all four five racial and ethnic minority groups are represented on the National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee. It is strongly recommended that if no racial/ethnic racial and ethnic minority group adult is elected to the National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee, the National Youth Ministry Organization Legislative Assembly shall may elect a racial/ethnic racial and ethnic minority adult at large to be a National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee member. Ten youth (two from each jurisdiction; it is strongly recommended that at least one of whom must be a racial/ethnic group member) shall be elected in the alternate years at the Jurisdictional Youth Ministry Convocation (¶ 632). It is strongly recommended that if all four racial/ethnic five racial and ethnic minority groups are not represented, the National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee shall may elect additional members at large so that all five groups are represented on the National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee.

b)(2) The National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee shall fill vacancies to maintain racial/ethnic racial and ethnic minority representation as required by §2a above...

3. Term.--The term for National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee members...

a) Members cannot serve two consecutive terms,.

b) Members and shall begin their term immediately upon adjournment of the jurisdictional convocation or National Youth Ministry Organization Legislative Assembly at which they were elected and shall conclude upon the adjournment of the next respective jurisdictional convocation or National Youth Ministry Organization Legislative Assembly.

c)b) The term for board...concludes at the end of the National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee meeting...

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Petition Text: 21419-DI-1307-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference