Page 54 - Letter to NAR LT

Purpose:
LRAC responsible for recommending and monitoring legislative and regulatory policy positions.... (By- laws, Article VIII, Committees and Other Groups, Section 1, Standing Committees, page 28, A)
Participation of the LRAC in Establishment of the Association’s Approved Legislative Priorities: (P&P, Section 11, page, 63)
Duties:
11.1
The
The
: Conduct annual survey of members to be sent to all members before July 15. Prior to August 15,
the results should be tabulated and recorded in writing.
survey allows members to have an opportunity to identify issues, proposals of interest, matters of
concern that might be relevant to the association in assessing and determining its approved legislative
for
1. the upcoming session
2. for future sessions of the legislature
3. or what might be subjects for associational advocacy relating to regulator matters
.
Copies of the survey and results shall be delivered by August 15 to the EC and delivered to the LRAC as DETERMINED BY THE CHAIR OF LRAC.
(My Note: The survey was created when I was President. It was to be given to LRAC committee members, EC, BOD, MARPAC Trustees, and GAD. I believe it was changed after the survey had criticisms of MREC. MREC administrator was not invited to the meeting for first time that I ever recall. LRAC members were given a copy of the survey (had to sign and turn back in), an allotted time to review it. Minimal discussion of comments, no The next year David Griffith gave a verbal “summary” of the survey. Has EC leadership ever expressed member concerns of MREC (claim they have heard for past 3 years at every board visit) to LRAC? Has President or District VPs ever included member concerns in their reports? Are there any EC notes of discussions? Has MREC concerns ever been on a LRAC agenda for meeting?) Wouldn’t leadership, CEO, GAD have a responsibility to report concerns to LRAC if it was a priority of members? The GAD, attorney and LAT members said they can send out survey any time they feel it necessary )
The
. (P&P, 11.2, page 64) (My Notes: Nothing about MREC proposed, presented, discussed. Therefore, IS NOT AN
APPROVED LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY.) The
priorities
survey and report are complied in summary format...to provide LRAC an opportunity to identify
members issues or concerns in sufficient detail to allow for substantive discussion by the LRAC as
proposed LRAC priorities are deliberated
LRAC meets with the GAD prior to the annual membership meeting to discuss and designate
PROPOSED legislative priorities they will submit to the BOD
as APPROVED LEGISLATIVE PIORITIES of the association during the upcoming legislative session
for consideration. These will be
considered
LRAC meets with GAD no less than 14 days following the deadline for filing general bills, to hear the
GAD’s assessment of general bills and resolutions under consideration in the ongoing legislative session