Mandated Benefits
The WSMA reaffirms its long-standing policy of opposition to legislative
or regulatory mandates of benefits (CPA Rpt F, A-97), except that the
Board of Trustees, or the Executive Committee acting between meetings of
the board, has the authority to determine when a proposed mandate
represents such a clearly overriding social or economic benefit as to
warrant an exception to this policy. (EC Rpt M, A99) (Reaffirmed A-23)
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Abbreviations for House of Delegates report origination:
EC – Executive Committee; BT – Board of Trustees; CPA – Council on
Professional Affairs; JC – Judicial Council; CHS – Community and Health
Services