Hearings in the Committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Handbook Second Edition 2002 by PDP 

Available in Ukrainian only, only HARD COPY Available

Table of Contents

Introduction

Foreward...

General Information on Committee Hearings...13

Part I. General Information on Committee Hearings

1. Working Units of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada...19
2. Hearings in Committees...22
3. Types of Hearings...27
4. Functions of the Verkhovna Rada’s Working Units and Types of Hearings …31
5. Role of Hearings in the Legislative Procedure...36
6. Constitutional and Legal Basis of Committee Hearings...39

Part II. Committee Hearing Procedures

1. Initiating Hearings...45
2. Hearing Topics...49
3. Hearing Participants...51
4. Hearing Preparation Procedure...56
5. Technical Preparation for Hearings...63
6. Hearing Rules and Procedures...65
7. Procedures for Conducting Hearings...69
8. Organization of Hearings...71
9. Post-Hearing Procedure...75

Part III. Workflow

1. Presenters, Deputies, Members of the Public...81
2. Library and Archives...82
3. Committee Secretariat...83
4. Verkhovna Rada Information Management, Mass Media...85
5. Website of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada...88

Part IV. Forms

F-0 Procedure for Organizing Committee Hearings...95

F-1 Information For Improving Hearings...102

F-2 Background Materials for Hearings...104

...Substantiating the Need for Hearings...106

...Goal of Hearings...107

...Overview of Hearing Topics...108

...Information on Side Issues...109

...Position of the Executive Branch...110

...Applicable Laws...111

...Informational Materials...112

...Sample: Completing a Hearing Background Material Form...113

F-3 Order for Hearing Preparations...123

F-4 Requesting Participation in Hearing Preparations...124

F-5 Propositions on List of Speakers...125

F-6 Lists of Hearing Speakers...127

F-7 Request for Presentations during Hearings...129

F-8 Requesting Participation in Hearings...130

F-9 List of Hearing Participants...131

F-10 Miscellaneous...133

F-11 Example of Announcement for Public Hearing (for general public)...134

F-12 Example of Announcement for Public Hearing (for invitation of select speakers …135

F-13 Analytic Reference for Hearings...136

F-14 Hearing Agendas...137

F-15 Notice of Hearings...139

F-16 Information on Questions to Hearing Speakers...140

F-17 Notice of Hearings to Factions...141

F-18 Announcement of Committee Hearings...142

F-19 Information on Deputy Questioning of Speakers...143

F20 Registration of Hearing Participants...144

F-21 Results of Hearings...145

F-22 Seating for Hearing Attendants and Typical Room Layout for Hearing...150

F-23 Signage for Announcing Hearing Location...152

Part V. Appendix

1. Requirements for Speakers to Substantiate Their Argument – Example of Supporting One’s Position ...155
2. Sample List of Supporting Materials for Speaker Arguments...159
3. Sample Reference Text for Amendments Proposed by Speakers...161
4. Sample Hearing Agenda...164
5. Sample Materials for Various Types of Hearings in the US Congress...166
6. Information on Publishing Results of Hearings: ............Example of Title Page of Published Hearing Results...176

Sample Table of Contents for Hearing Results...177

Sample List of Committee Members, Speakers, and Participants ...178

1. Preparing Verkhovna Rada Meeting Rooms for Committee Hearings...182
2. Sample Notice to Executive Agencies and Other Institutions for Comments During Hearings …185