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Hearings in the Committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Handbook First Edition 2000 by PDP (Only Ukrainian hard copy available) Table of Contents Introduction Preface General Commentary on Committee Hearings Peculiarities of Forming of the Parliamentary Committees Types of Hearings Hearings and Transparency of the Parliamentary Proceedings Legislative Process and Public Relations Education of Public Forming of Public Opinion Information Gathering Effective Use of Deputies' Time Preparation for Hearings Agenda and Procedures Deputies’ Role Hearing Records General Remarks
Part І. General Information on Committee Hearings
I. 1. Working Bodies of the Verkhovna Rada VR Working Bodies Committee Subcommittee Temporary Special Commission Temporary Investigative Commission Attention! Opinion! Attention! Development Vector
I. 2. Committee Hearings Definitions Goals of Hearings Receiving Information Providing with Information Interaction Power and Society Political Process Peculiarities of Hearings Information Attention! Development Vector Opinion! Experience! Place of Hearings in Professional Activities of the US Congressmen Attention!
I. 3. Types of Hearings Information Hearings Experience! Legislative Hearings Oversight (Control) Hearings Oversight over Legislation Control over Executive Branch Investigative Hearings Hearings on Personnel Issues Open and Closed Hearings Experience! Field Hearings Experience!
I. 4. Functions of the VR Working Bodies and Types of Hearings А. VR CommitteeВ. VR Temporary Special Commission С. VR Temporary Investigative Commission Experience! Attention!
I. 5. Place of Hearings in the Legislative Process Stage of Perception of a Draft Law Necessity Circle of Participants Time Hearings Stage of a Draft Law Elaboration and its Submission to the VR Circle of Participants Time Hearings Registration, Resolution of the Leadership Time Hearings First Consideration of Draft Legislation by a Committee (inclusion in the agenda) Time Hearings Second Consideration of Draft Legislation by a Committee (preparation for the first reading) Time Hearings Third Consideration of Draft Legislation by a Committee (preparation for the second reading) Time Hearings Fourth Consideration of Draft Legislation by a Committee (preparation for the third reading) List of Questions Time Hearings Stage of a Law Become Effective Hearings
I. 6. Place of Hearings within Special Procedures List of Special Procedures of the Verkhovna Rada Place of Hearings in the Process of Approval of the State Budget of Ukraine and Oversight over its Implementation Next Year Budget Cycle Attention! Last Year Budget Cycle Current Budget Cycle Place of Hearings in Approval of the National development Programs of Ukraine Development and Report on their Implementation Place of Hearings in the Procedure of Consideration of Issues on Martial Law and State of Emergency Place of Hearings in Consideration of Foreign Policy Issues Place of Hearings in the Impeachment Procedure Place of Hearings in Bringing a Deputy to Responsibility, Termination of the Deputy Authoruty Place of Hearings in Procedures Resulting from Decisions of the Constitutional Court
I. 7. Constitutional and Legal Basis of Committee Hearings Experience! Opinion! The Constitution of Ukraine The Law of Ukraine “On Committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine” Development of Affairs Around the Law “On Committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine” Comments and Proposals on Regulation of Hearing Procedures in the Draft Law “On the Committees and Commissions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine”
Part ІІ. Procedures of Committee Hearings
II.1 Initiation of Hearings General Cases The Verkhovna Rada Public Role of Public in Initiation of Legislative Hearings Procedure of Hearing Initiation Attention! Follow-up Experience!
II.2 Topics of Hearings General Provisions Attention! Experience!
II.3 Participants of Committee Hearings Reporters Legislative Hearings Oversight or Control Hearings Investigative Hearings Sponsor of Draft Legislation Optimization of a Circle of Participants Experience! Other Participants Experience!
II.4 Procedure of Preparation for Hearings General Provisions Experience! Start of Work Preparatory Stage Work with Interested Groups Materials Preparatory Activities in a Secretariat Experience! Hearing Schedule Experience! Information Experience!
II.5 Technical Preparation for Hearings Stages of Techniccal Preparation for Hearings
II.6 Rules of Hearings General Provisions Experience! General Rules of Hearings Rules for Reporters Rules for the VR Represantatives Experience! Tentative Time Limit Rules of Conduct For Reporters For VR Representatives For Present People Experience!
II.7 Procedure of Conducting Hearings Draft Agenda Experience!
II.8 Arrangement of Hearings Informational Support Experience! Logistical Support Financial Support Room Setup Preparation for Hearings The VR Services Public Experience!
II.9 Post Hearing Procedures General Provisions Materials Formats Traditional Comparative Table Complicated Table for Comparison of Reporters’ Information How to Work with Complicated Table of Changes Stage of Examination of Hearing Materials Circle of Individuals Involved in the Committee Hearings Functions of Involved Individuals General Remarks Experience!
Part ІІІ. Information Flows
III.1 Reporters, Deputies, Public Reporters Deputies Public
III.2 Аrchive and Library
III.3 Committee Secretariat Committee Secretariat Information of the Committee Secretariat Information of the Committee Secretariat for Reporters Information of the Committee Secretariat for Public Information of the Committee Secretariat for Deputies
III.4 VR Press-Service and Mass Media Official Information Additional Functions Mass-Media Stage of Preparation for Hearings Stage of Committee Hearings Experience! FormsФ-0 Chart on Hearings (by Fred Bradley)Ф-1 Information for Hearings Specification Ф-2 Block of Background Materials
(prepared by initiator of hearings)
(prepared by initiator of hearings)
(prepared either by the committee consultants or deputies’ assistants, in free form, not more 1 page)
(prepared by the committee consultants or deputies’ assistants as a result of consultation, volume not more 1 page)
(prepared by the committee consultants, special VR departments or externally as a result of research, undefined volume, texts are added if necessary)
(prepared by the committee consultants or deputies’ assistants as a result of research, undefined volume, texts are added if necessary) Ф-3 Order for Background Works Ф-4 Invitation to Participate in Preparation for Hearings Ф-5 Proposition for a List of Reporters Ф-6 List of Hearing Participants Ф-7 Calling for Written Submissions Ф-8 Invitation for Attendees Ф-9 List of Invited Persons Ф-10 Hearing Budget Ф-11 Hearing Announcement (wide public invitation) Ф-12 Hearing announcement (separate invitation) Ф-13 Analytical note(prepared by the secretariat of the main committee) Ф-14 Schedule of Hearings (prepared by the secretariat of the main committee) Ф-15 Announcement of Hearings Ф-16 Information on Questions to Reporters (prepared by the deputies or their assistants) Ф-17 Announcement on Committee Hearings Ф-18 Announcement of Hearings for Factions Ф-19 Information as to Questions of Deputies to Reporters (prepared by the deputies or their assistants) Ф-20 Registration of Present People Ф-21 Information Summary of the Day (prepared by employees of the main committee) Ф-22 Scheme of Public Distribution Ф-23 Marking Hearing Place
Appendix
Sample of Transformed Text of Law Sample of Transformed Text of Reporter’s Amendment
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