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C A L I F O R N I A N U R S E J U L Y / A U G U S T 2 0 0 5 31 A. The Bylaws Committee shall: 1. Follow any directions to the committee from the House of Delegates regarding amendments or revision of CNA bylaws. 2. Prepare amendments to the CNA bylaws. The committee shall: a. Publish notification for CNA component groups to submit writ- ten suggestions for amendments to the CNA bylaws to be pro- posed at the coming CNA biennial House of Delegates. Such notice shall appear in the CALIFORNIA NURSE prior to the House; b. Receive such written proposals from members and from other CNA groups; c. Review all proposed amendments to the CNA bylaws and stand- ing rules, checking for possible inconsistencies or conflicts of intent with bylaws; d. Initiate appropriate amendments to CNA bylaws and standing rules as may seem prudent; e. Submit such proposals which are for presentation to the House of Delegates to the CNA Board, CNA legal counsel, and CNA par- liamentarian for review to be returned to committee within thirty (30) days; f. Communicate questionable proposals for review by CNA Board and respond in writing to authors of proposals; g. Summarize all proposals received in the REPORT TO THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES; h. After consideration, prepare for publication and presentation at the House of Delegates all proposals which, in the judgment of the committee, are appropriate for submission to the House of Delegates; i. Submit to the CNA Board for its review any proposed amend- ments not approved by the committee. If, in the judgment of the Board, the proposed amendments should be submitted to the House of Delegates, the amendments shall be prepared for publi- cation and presentation at the House of Delegates. 3. Review of region bylaws: a. Review all proposed bylaws and standing rules of regions and all amendments to regional bylaws; check such bylaws and standing rules and advise the region regarding conflict of intent with CNA bylaws; and, b. Provide bylaws consultation upon request for regions and mem- bers. c. Regions have the option of not having separate region bylaws and function solely under CNA bylaws. B. Finance Committee 1. The Finance Committee shall be composed of up to eleven (11seven (7)) members as follows: a. One or more Members of the Council of Presidents, with one Member designated by the Council to serve as chairperson; b. The Treasurer, who shall be the chairperson; and c. Six (6) CNA Board members appointed by the Board. d. In the event of a vacancy, a replacement shall be appointed by the Board. 2. The Finance Committee shall have responsibility for: a. Advising the CNA Board and other CNA groups regarding finan- cial matters and feasibility of funding for expenditures, elicit pro- jected budget needs from Department Heads and various CNA Committee Chairs; b. Supervising the preparation of an annual operating budget which reflects the program priorities adopted by the House of Delegates for the ensuing biennium; such operating budget is subject to approval of the CNA Board; c. Supervising preparation of a resume of expenditures as related to program priorities for the concluding biennium; and, d. Preparing for Board consideration a proposal of program priori- ties for the coming biennium based on anticipated funds; such finalized proposal to be presented to the House of Delegates by the CNA Board. C. Ballot Committee See Article XIII—Ballot Preparation and Election Process of these bylaws. ARTICLE VIII Commissions Section 1. Association Commissions The CNA commissions shall be: A. Government Relations B. A. Joint Nursing Practice Section 2. Definition Commissions are groups of elected members responsible for advancing the profession of nursing through activities related to their areas of concern. Section 3. Responsibilities A. Commissions shall be responsible to the House of Delegates, and between sessions of the House, to the CNA Board for carrying out the directions of the House and abiding by the CNA bylaws. B. Commissions shall collaborate with other commissions to promote the professional, educational, economic advancement, and government relations/political action education of nurses. C. Commissions shall submit written reports at each of the CNA Board and House of Delegates meetings. D. Commissions shall review, adopt and facilitate implementation of pro- fessionally recognized Standards of Practice. E. Each commission shall be responsible for developing and implement- ing activities within its area of concern. F. Each commission shall submit to the CNA Finance Committee propos- als for budgeting based on the projected activities of the commission. G. Commissioners shall be responsible for reporting to their regional