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BylawsCommittee

MarkMajek,Chair

2017BylawsCommittee• MichelleHarker– Minnesota• MarkMajek – Texas• JasonOwen– Pennsylvania• JoeyRidenour- Arizona• MyraBroadway– ExOfficio,Maine• LoriScheidt– BoardLiaison,Missouri• DavidBenton– CEO,NCSBN• AshbyRosenberger– Staff,NCSBN

ChargeOneReviewanddevelopcontemporaryapproachtoLeadershipSuccessionCommittee(LSC)developmentandnominationprocess.

LeadershipSuccessionCommitteeResponsibilities

• Recommendstrategiesfortheongoingsustainabilityandadvancementoftheorganizationthroughleadershipsuccessionplanning.

• PresentaslateofcandidatesthroughdeterminationofqualificationsandgeographicdistributionforinclusiononaballotfortheelectionoftheBoardofDirectorsandtheLeadershipSuccessionCommittee.

• ReviewedNursingOrganizations• StudiedSimilarNationalRegulatoryOrganizations• Survey

– 86%indicatedimportanceofLSCtomanagethenominationandinterviewingprocess

– Manynotedthatleadershipdevelopmentshouldbeseparatedfromnominationeffort

– Over50%indicatedapreferenceforacombinationofelectedandappointedmembers

– Supportedcontinuedgeographicrepresentation– Consideranothermechanismforleadershipdevelopment

CultureoftheNCSBN• EligibilitytorunforNCSBNOffice• InformalInfluenceGroups

ExecutiveOfficers,BoardPresidents,CompactAdministrators

• ParticipationinNCSBNCommittees• ParticipationinInstituteofRegulatoryExcellence• InternationalParticipation

AlternativeLeadershipSuccessionModels&Concepts

• KeepingtheStatusQuo• UtilizingExpertRecruiter/Consultant• AppointPastBoardPresidenttoChairLSC• BODAppointedNominatingCommittee• ExecutiveOfficeLeadershipCouncilandMBPresidents

ConjointlyAppointNominatingCommittee• HybridLSCofElectedbyDAandAppointedbyBOD

MidYearFeedback

• HybridmodelacceptableifmajorityofLSCelectedbyDelegateAssembly

• Noneedforexpertorexternalassistance• Needforgovernance“bootcamp”• RemovetheleadershipdevelopmentchargefromLSC• LeavethesameandallowtheBODtocontinuetoappointvacancies• IssueswiththecurrentLSCprocess

Recommendations• CompositionoftheLSC:Continuewithsevencommitteememberswith4electedby

DAand3appointedbytheBOD.• TermofOffice– Aprovisocreatesastaggeredelectionandappointmentprocessfor

committeecontinuity.• Selection– Changefrom“election”since3memberswouldbeappointed.Alsoallows

theBODtocontinuetoappointtheChairwhohaspastsenioritywiththeBOD.• Limitation– Nochange.• Vacancy– Clarifieshowanelectedandappointedcommitteemembervacancycanbe

filled.• Duties– RemovechargefromtheLSCregardingleadershipdevelopmentandallowthe

LSCtofocusonidentifyingandrecruitinghighlyqualifiedcandidates.• Eligibility– Removedredundantlanguage.

Rationale• MajorityofLSCiselectedbyDelegateAssembly&voiceofmemberboards

prevails• Consistentwithpeerorganizations• BODappointedmembersenhanceareasofneednotfoundinelectedLSC;

i.e.knowledgeofqualifiedpotentialBODmembersduetoyearsofexperiencewithinNCSBN;balancingexpertiseofpotentialcandidates

• WouldrecruitcandidatestobeonLSCbutdonotwanttorunforBOD• AddressesrecentalarmregardinglargenumberLSCvacancies• Modificationsareproactiveandminimizeleadershipbydefault• Insummary,AllowsforviableLSCinthefuturetomeettheoverallchargeto

findtherightcandidatesfortheBODslate

ChargeTwoInvestigatetheImplicationsofIntroducingNewCategoriesofNCSBNMembershipasProposedbytheBoardofDirectorsSubcommittee.

Natureoftheproposedchanges• Introduceanewcategoryofmember

– ExamUserMember• Definition• ConformingAmendments

• EligibilityofExamUserMemberstoServeonBOD

• ParticipationinNursys®• ClarifyingAreas

NewExamUserMemberCategory

• InlinewithoverwhelmingvoteofFY15DelegateAssembly

• Ensuresconcordancewithsinglemandatenatureofexistingmembers

• Rightsandresponsibilitiesareprogressiveoverthreemembershipcategories

EligibilityofExamUserMemberstoServeonBOD

• ProvidesopportunitytoincreasediversityofperspectivesinBODdecisionmaking

• EnsuresfullmembershavemajorityinputtogovernanceofDelegateAssemblyandBOD

ParticipationinNursys®• Recognizestheprogressthathasbeenmadein

publicprotectionbyourmembers• ReinforcescommitmenttotheANSI/NCSBN

standards• LimitstherequirementstoDisciplineand

Licensureatthistime• Setacleartargetdateforachievementbyall

members

ClarifyingArea

• ProvidesauthoritytomakefurtherformattingandalignmentchangeswithinthescopeofdecisionstakenbyDelegateAssembly

ChargeThree• ProposePotentialChangestoBylawsAccordingly.– CandidateForumandVotingProcess

• AllElectronic• CandidatesPresentingbyVideoPriortoDelegateAssembly

• VotingPriortoDelegateAssemble

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