Need help? Connect with our live help desk. Use the chat
feature (available in Session Sync at meet.wsma.org), email
hodhelp@wsma.org, or call
844.980.1777.
Note: During the Q&A portion of Dr. Sheri Fink’s keynote, use the Request
for Information option under Seek Recognition to ask a question.
Tips for Saturday’s Reference Committees
Log in at meet.wsma.org. |
Links to the committee hearings are on the Info Hub.
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Tip: Change your Zoom name to your first and last name.
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Tip: Use Speaker View in Zoom for the best experience.
About the reference committees
WSMA members and delegates are invited to attend reference committee
hearings to discuss and debate reports and resolutions due to be
considered by the House for action. Parliamentary procedures are not
used during reference committee hearings.
Agenda
Agendas for each reference committee are available under the Resources
tab on meet.wsma.org.
To consolidate discussion and maximize the productivity of the
hearings, your reference committees have grouped items of similar
subject matter.
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Tip:
The Session Sync
tab will always display the current item of business at the bottom
of your screen. You can also click on that item to expand it or open
the attached file.
Testifying
To testify during the reference committee, use the speaker recognition
system in
meet.wsma.org to
select one of two options:
- Speak in favor
- Speak against
You will then be placed in a queue and called on by the reference
committee chair when it’s your time to speak.
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Tip: If you have a question, use the speaker recognition
system in
meet.wsma.org and
select “question.” You can type your question in the box and wait
for the chair to recognize you to ask your question.
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Tip: Make sure your first and last name appear in Zoom or
we can’t unmute you.
When you are called on you will hear a chime and a 90-second timer
will begin on your screen. After 90 seconds, you will have a 5-second
grace period before your microphone shuts off.
Important: You may speak up to two times on a single issue.
If you already testified once on an issue, you won’t be called again
until all of those wishing to testify on that issue have had an
opportunity to do so.
If you have specific language you would like the reference committee
to consider, email the language to staff:
WSMA’s Virtual Reference Committees
Testimony provided on the WSMA website’s virtual reference committees
in the weeks leading up to the meeting is available under the
Resources tab on
meet.wsma.org.
Important: If you have already given testimony in the Virtual
Reference Committees, please do not repeat it here. Reference
committee members will consider all testimony when formulating their
recommendations to the House.
Tips for Sunday’s House of Delegates
Log in at meet.wsma.org. |
Links to the meetings are on the Info Hub.
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Tip: Change your Zoom name to your first and last name.
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Tip: Use Speaker View in Zoom for the best experience.
About the House of Delegates
The House of Delegates, when considering reports and resolutions, will
follow the reports submitted by the reference committees. Reference
committee reports will be posted on the WSMA website and under the
Resources tab on
meet.wsma.org as soon
as they are available.
The House of Delegates follows the rules of parliamentary procedure as
defined in “The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure.”
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Tip: Go to the Resources tab on
meet.wsma.org for a
helpful guide of motions that may be used during the meeting.
The role of reference committee reports
After the conclusion of reference committee hearings on Saturday, the
committees will write reports containing their recommendations for
each item of business to be considered by the House.
During the House of Delegates session on Sunday, items of business
before the House will be put on a consent calendar, starting with the
items in the Report of Reference Committee B, followed by items in the
Report of Reference Committee C. The speakers will ask for
extractions, and then those items will be discussed and acted upon by
the House.
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Tip: If you are ever in doubt about the current item of
business being discussed, go to the
Session Sync tab.
In addition to seeing the item of business on the top of your
screen, you can scroll down to see the text being discussed and even
click to open the original file.
Testifying
To testify during the House of Delegates, use the speaker recognition
system in
meet.wsma.org.
Following parliamentary procedure, you may select from the following:
- Make a motion to amend
- Request information
- Ask a process question
- Move to close debate
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Tip: Make sure your first and last name appear in Zoom or
we can’t unmute you.
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Tip: Always identify yourself and state your position
clearly.
When you are called on you will hear a 60-second chime and a timer
will begin on your screen. If you are still speaking when your time is
up, you will have a 5-second grace period before your microphone shuts
off.
Voting
All voting is handled in
meet.wsma.org
through the Session Sync tab. Only delegates will see the voting
window in Session Sync. If you are a voting delegate and don’t see the
voting window, call the helpdesk.
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Tip: The active item of business is always at the bottom of
the Session Sync screen.
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Tip: Click “Enable Audio Notification” in the voting panel
to hear an audio reminder when it’s your turn to vote.
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Tip: You can change your vote up until the vote closes.
There is no submit button. Your vote is final when the window
closes.