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Rule Number: 72
Rule Title: MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Rule Text: Board Members wishing to present a motion or resolution for action by the Board of Education shall announce the subject matter of the intended motion or resolution at least two meetings before the Board meeting at which the motion or resolution will be presented for action. Prior to Board action, the President shall assign such motions and resolutions to the appropriate Standing Committee for consideration of their programmatic and financial effects. Draft language of the proposed motion or resolution shall be presented at least one meeting prior to the meeting at which action is to be taken. The President may direct that the Standing Committee sit as an Augmented Committee for purposes of consideration of the motion. In such event, consideration of the motion shall take precedence on the Committee's agenda, and the provisions of Board Rule 144 shall apply to the Committee meeting. (Amended 5-25-99)
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