Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,

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That the 80th General Convention directs the Standing Commission on Structure, Governance, Constitution, and Canons to review the Presiding Bishop’s Office of Pastoral Development and Title IV Process, whose mandate includes, but is not limited to, (1) implementation of Title IV cases in which a bishop is the Respondent, (2) consistency of Title IV processes for Priests, Deacons, and Bishops, (3) the process of Episcopal transition, especially the placement of Interim or Bishops Provisional, and (4) other pastoral care offered and authority exercised by the office; and be it further 

Resolved, The Standing Commission’s mandate will also include recommendations for canonical change, policy or process change, and funding requirements for the same; and be it further 

Resolved, That the Standing Commission begin its work no later than January 1, 2023, with the Standing Commission reporting to the 81st General Convention; and be it further 

Resolved, That the Executive Officer of General Convention appoint a member of the staff from the General Convention Office and the Presiding Bishop appoint a member of staff from the Language Services Department of the Office of Communications to serve as consultants to the Standing Commission to support this review; and be it further 

Resolved, That $50,000 be budgeted for the implementation of this resolution. 

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That the 80th General Convention directs the Standing Commission on Structure, Governance, Constitution, and Canons to review the Presiding Bishop’s Office of Pastoral Development and Title IV Process, whose mandate includes, but is not limited to, (1) implementation of Title IV cases in which a bishop is the Respondent, (2) consistency of Title IV processes for Priests, Deacons, and Bishops, (3) the process of Episcopal transition, especially the placement of Interim or Bishops Provisional, and (4) other pastoral care offered and authority exercised by the office; and be it further 

That the 80th General Convention, pursuant to the House of Deputies and House of Bishops Joint Rule IX, create a Task Force for Review of the Presiding Bishop’s Office of Pastoral Development and Title IV Process, whose mandate includes, but is not limited to, (1) implementation of Title IV cases in which a bishop is the Respondent, (2) consistency of Title IV processes for Priests, Deacons, clergy and Bishops, (3) the process of Episcopal transition, especially the placement of Interim or Bishops Provisional, and (4) other pastoral care offered and authority exercised by the office; and be it further

Resolved, The Task Force’s Standing Commission's mandate will also include recommendations for canonical change, policy or process change, and funding requirements for the same; and be it further

Resolved, That the task force Standing Commission begin its work no later than January 1, 2023, with the task force Standing Commission reporting to the 81st General Convention; and be it further

Resolved, That the membership of this task force be appointed by the Presiding Bishop and the President of the House of Deputies and include up to three Bishops appointed by the Presiding Bishop; up to three Clergy and up to three Lay Persons appointed by the President of the House of Deputies, and be it further

Resolved, That the Executive Officer of General Convention appoint a member of the staff from the General Convention Office and the Presiding Bishop appoint a member of staff from the Language Services Department of the Office of Communications to serve as consultants to the task forceStanding Commission; and be it further

Resolved, That $50,000 be budgeted for the implementation of this resolution.