2023 Resolutions and Motions

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) approve the extension of the Ad Hoc Committee to Plan Next Steps to Redesign Entry-Level Education for Speech-Language Pathologists (hereafter, “the Committee”) and receipt of the final report to May 1, 2023, to accommodate time needed to conduct the qualitative data analyses of the stakeholder responses and complete the final report.

Approved: 11–0–1

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) shall approve the establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee on Centennial Planning (AHC CP), which would be charged to (1) advance discussion and planning for ASHA’s 2025 Centennial celebration and (2) strike a balance between a retrospective and a future vision, with a spotlight on the present; and further

RESOLVED, That the AHC CP shall (1) develop a comprehensive concept and recommendations for a portfolio of events to cover the 2025 Centennial year and (2) solicit member input and collate member ideas; and further

RESOLVED, That the AHC CP shall comprise 12 members—consisting of two co-chairs and eight members from the audiology and speech-language pathology professions, all of whom would have voting rights—to be appointed by the Committee on Committees (CoC); and further

RESOLVED, That the two AHC CP co-chairs shall be former BOD presidents and shall vote only in the case of a tie; and further

RESOLVED, That the 2023 BOD president shall serve as BOD liaison and shall participate in all activities of the AHC CP but without a vote, and that the ASHA chief executive officer (CEO) shall appoint the ex officio; and further

RESOLVED, That the term of the AHC CP shall be from February 15, 2023, through February 15, 2024; and further

RESOLVED, That the AHC CP Standard Operating Procedures policy section be approved.

Approved: 11–1