2023 SPRING STATECOM PROPOSAL ENTRY & DISCUSSION PAGE

Key Dates:

• Proposals submitted by Saturday, March 4, by midnight (four weeks beforehand)
• Proposals must be vetted by two committees by Saturday, March 18th (two weeks ahead)
• Deadline for comments on proposals March 29, by 9 AM (72 hours beforehand)
• Request for ranking of proposals emailed to State Committee by March 29 by 10 PM.
• Proposed amendments to proposals submitted March 30, 9 AM (48 hours beforehand)
• Rankings are emailed back to co-facilitators by  March 31 by 10 PM (12 hours beforehand)
• Concerns about proposals are due to be posted below corresponding proposal linked to the StateCom Proposal page by March 31 by, 10 PM (link)
• Spring State Committee meeting convenes April 1 at 9 AM 

Please enter your proposals below, including:

PROPOSAL HEADER AND PREAMBLE

• TITLE: [Provide a short, descriptive title for the proposal.]
• SPONSORS: [List the sponsors of the proposal. Proposals must be sponsored by two StateCom members or a local chapter.]
• VETTING COMMITTEES: [List the working committees that the sponsor feels are relevant to the vetting of this proposal.]
• FLOOR MANAGER: [List the name and contact information for one person who will manage the process for this proposal. This person will be the single point of contact for receiving comments on the proposal and providing decisions such as whether to accept a friendly amendment. They must be in attendance at the StateCom meeting when the proposal is under consideration.]
• SHEPHERD: List one person who will serve as “shepherd” to monitor the implementation of the proposal after it is adopted.
• SUMMARY: [Provide a short (40-word) summary of the purpose and implications of the proposal.]
• BACKGROUND: [Provide the basic background on the proposal. What will it accomplish? Why is it written with these particular provisions? Is it critical that it be adopted?]
• TEXT OF PROPOSAL: [Provide the exact text that will be implemented if StateCom adopts the proposal. If funds are being appropriated, specify that here. Note that text that appears elsewhere in the proposal will NOT be officially adopted when StateCom votes on the proposal.]
• IMPLEMENTATION: [List the persons or committees that must act to implement the proposal. What do they have to do and what are their deadlines for action? This helps StateCom assess whether the party has the staff and volunteer resources to implement the proposal. It also alerts those persons who will be asked to act if the proposal is adopted. ]]
• FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: [Describe the impacts on GRP budgeting that are expected from this proposal. Estimate total expenses or income expected from the adoption of the proposal. If this proposal will be funded through an item that is already in the GRP budget, so note. Note that any appropriation required by this proposal must be included in the TEXT OF PROPOSAL section.]
• REFERENCES AND ATTACHMENTS: [Provide references (with hyperlinks if possible) that assist StateCom in understanding and evaluating the proposal. Attach any additional explanatory information here as numbered attachment sections.]
• Enter the Proposal Header and Preamble here (then a second text box will appear for entry of the rest of the proposal):