Petition Text: 22768-GJ-803.3-D

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Amend ¶ 805.3:

3. a) ...and Puerto Rico (¶ 805.1). All other membership provisions in this and previous books of Discipline are superseded by the following provisions. Each board, whether it is an inclusiveness board, a support board, or an administrative board, shall have three bishops nominated by the Council of Bishops and elected by the General Conference, four members elected by each jurisdiction, four members from central conferences nominated by the Council of Bishops and elected by the General Conference, and eight additional members elected for inclusiveness or expertise. In case the General Conference does not act on its elections of persons to membership on any of these boards, the Council of Bishops is empowered to elect persons to serve there for that quadrennium only. in accordance with the specific membership provisions of those agencies as set forth in the Book of Discipline: General Council on Ministries (¶ 1007), General Board of Pension and Health Benefits (¶ 1602.1a), General Board of Publication (¶ 1702), General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns (¶ 2006), General Commission on Communication (¶ 1907), General Commission on the Status and Role of Women (¶ 2204), and the General Commission on Religion and Race (¶ 2103).

b) [Delete.]

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Petition Text: 22768-GJ-803.3-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference