Terms of Reference
NAME: This Committee shall be called the Governing Documents Review Committee (GDRC).
STATUS: The Governing Documents Review Committee is a standing committee of the National Executive Officers.
MANDATE: To review and make recommendations to the National Executive Officers for changes to the governing documents of UVAE. By-Law Resolutions will be presented to the NEO for consideration to the Triennial Convention.
MEMBERSHIP: The membership of the committee shall be the following:
- 4 Regional Vice-Presidents (RVP), as selected by the National President
GDRC’s Chair shall:
- Bring the proposed amendments for Convention to the National Executive.
- Bring proposed changes to the Regulations and Policies to the National Executive.
- Set the meetings of the committee at least three (3) times per year via
teleconference. - Prepare and present a committee report to Convention.
GDRC shall:
- Meet after Convention, IN-PERSON, prior to the end of the calendar year, to review the amendments passed at Convention and to finalize and prepare the updated By-Laws documents for publication.
- Meet IN-PERSON prior to the Convention to review the proposed amendments and prepare them for NEO review prior to the timelines as set out in the UVAE Bylaws.
- Review the By-Laws, Regulations, and Policy Statements of the Component to ensure that the legal framework of the Component remains sound and useful to the good order and operation of the Component.
- Recommend to the National Executive any regulatory or policy changes deemed prudent.
- Recommend to the National Executive any proposed Resolutions for By-Law changes at Triennial Convention.
Created: October 4, 2019
Approved by Committee: October 18, 2019
Amended:
March 27, 2026
March 18, 2024