Board Actions Taken at CLEAR's Annual Meeting

On October 9, 1996, at its annual meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, CLEAR's Board of Directors took the following actions:

Accepted the report of the Executive Committee

Accepted the minutes of the Board of Directors:

• January 20, 1996 as amended
• January 25, 1996
• June 6, 1996

Accepted the report of the Finance Committee including the following:

• A subcommittee will be appointed on alternative funding sources
• FY97 budget recommended for adoption as amended
• Guidelines/process for CLEAR's educational offerings to be developed
• Financial projections for fiscal years 1998-2002 received and acknowledged

Accepted the report of the Nominations and Elections Committee

Accepted the report of the Education and Training Committee including its four subcommittees-- National Certified Investigator/Inspector Training (NCIT), Training and Development, Publications, and ad hoc Regulatory Issues:

• President to appoint policy statement drafting group on alliances with communities of shared interest
• Resource Manual materials due January 1, 1997
• Budget guidelines for unsponsored NCITs adopted
• Basic NCIT Training curriculum revisions approved
• NCIT staff commended
• Resource Briefs solicitation and distribution process revised
• CLEAR newsletter content review committee formed
• Two potential Resource Briefs topics identified
• Instructional module for private attorneys used by regulatory boards to be explored

Accepted the report of the Information Systems Advisory Committee and approved expansion of CLEAR's Internet resources and connectivity

Accepted the report of the Membership Committee, which appointed a subcommittee to develop a membership, marketing, recruitment and retention strategy

Accepted the report of the Site Selection Committee with the following amendments:

• Potential annual conference sites to include Seattle, Portland and Vancouver, 1999
• Baltimore and Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, 2000
• San Antonio and Minneapolis, 2001
• San Diego, San Francisco and Salt Lake City, 2002
• Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Orlando, 2003

Accepted the report of the Program Committee

Accepted the report of the ad hoc Bylaws Committee, which agreed to review the first general election process during the 1997 midyear meeting

Accepted the report of the Examination Resources and Advisory Committee, which will establish a trial Internet testing forum

Accepted the report of the ad hoc International Issues Committee

Accepted the report of the Central Agency Administrators Special Interest Group, which will establish an Internet information exchange

Accepted the report of the Health Care Issues Special Interest Group

Elected James R. Moore, Texas State Board of Pharmacy, as 1996-97 President-Elect

Commended Donna H. Mooney for her service on the Board of Directors