SkillsUSA - PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES

TO MAKE A MOTION AT A MEETING, YOU MUST STATE YOUR

MOTION BY SAYING:

• “I STATE THAT"

• ‘1 MOVE THAT”

• “I MAKE THE MOTION THAT”

• “I OBSERVE THAT”

MINUTES ARE A RECORD OF:

• WHAT WAS SAID

• THE OPINION OF THE SECRETARY

• BUSINESS TRANSACTED

• ALL OF THE ABOVE

TO BRING UP AN ITEM OF BUSINESS, YOU MUST GO THROUGH THE

STEPS OF PROCESSING A (AN):

• PRIVILEGED MOTION

• SUBSIDIARY MOTION

• MAIN MOTION

• INCIDENTAL MOTION

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED WHEN:

• EVERYONE TALKS

• ONLY ONE QUESTION OR SUBJECT CAN BE DISCUSSED AT A TIME

• MANY TOPICS ARE DISCUSSED AT ONCE

• NONE OF THE ABOVE

DURING CHAPTER MEETINGS, WORDS SUCH AS “MOVE” OR “OFFER”

SHOW THAT THE CHAPTER MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE:

• ASKING FOR SOME TYPE OF ACTION

• USING PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES

• USING PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES

• BOTH A AND B

A LISTING OF “PERSONALIZED” MEETING EVENTS WRITTEN IN A

LOGICAL SEQUENCE IS CALLED A (AN):

• AGENDA

• ORDER OF BUSINESS

• COMMITTEE REPORT FORM

• PROGRAM OF WORK

A PRACTICAL TOOL DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO HELP SKILLSUSA

MEMBERS AND OFFICERS LEARN PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE IS

CALLED:

• THE MEETINGS KIT

• TEACHER’S TOOL KIT

• ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER, NEWLY REVISED

• SKILLSUSA LEADERSHIP HANDBOOK

A LISTING OF ‘TYPICAL” MEETING EVENTS THAT HELPS MEMBERS

KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT DURING A SKILLSUSA MEETING IS CALLED A

(AN):

• FORMAT

• ORDER OF BUSINESS

• COMMITTEE REPORT FORM

• PROGRAM OF WORK

THE SUGGESTED ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR A TYPICAL MEETING

DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• CALL TO ORDER

• NEW BUSINESS

• OLD BUSINESS

• UNFINISHED BUSINESS

EXAMPLES OF A TYPICAL COMMITTEE ACTIVITY INCLUDE ALL

BUT:

• HAVING A PRESIDING MEMBER

• HOLDING REGULAR MEETINGS

• USING AN AGENDA

• USING ‘STRICT OR OFFICIAL” PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES