retired status. Dixon urged each delegate to contact at least six delinquent members. LEGISLATION Martha Miller, the Association's lobbyist, outlined the efforts of the Code of Ethics Commission to create a code of ethics and moved that the House adopt a legislative policy on ethics reform. The motion was seconded and passed. Vincent W. Foster, Jr., chair of both the Executive Council and the Legislative Oversight Committee, addressed the provisions of a proposed bylaws change concerning the Legislation Committee and the Legislative Oversight Committee and moved for its adoption. The motion was seconded and passed. JUDICIAL COMPENSATION
AMENDMENT President Stroud reported on behalf of Dennis L. Shackleford, chair of the Judicial Compensation and Disability Committee. Petitions are to be circulated in each Bar District to obtain signatures in order to place the Judicial Compensation Amendment on the November 1988 ballot as an initiated act. Copies of the petition are available at the Arkansas Bar Center.
expected by Thanksgiving.
Dr. Rae Jean McCall. executive director of the Arkansas Institute for Continuing Legal Education (AICLE), presented AICLE路s annual report for 1986-87. Susanne Roberts, executive director of the Arkansas IOLTA Foundation, Inc., reported on the continuing growth of IOLTA and the recruitment of attorneys for participation in the program. President Stroud reported on behalf of the Corporation System Editorial Board that the Arkansas Corporation System is expected by the Mid-Year Meeting in January. He also reported that the Debtor/ Creditor System is expected by April. Robert L. Jones. III. chair of the Long-Range Planning Committee. reported that the LongRange Planning Conference will be held on April 22, 1988, at DeGray Lodge. Samuel A. Perroni, reporting for the Resolutions Committee, moved for the passage of Resolution 87-2 calling for at least a 24month delay in the effective date of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines which are scheduled to go into effect on November I, 1987. The motion was seconded and passed. John Gill. chair of the Bicentennial Committee, reviewed the many events
OTHER BUSINESS W. Russell Meeks, m. chair of the Mandatory CLE Committee, reported that the Arkansas Supreme Court has been repetitioned on mandatory CLE. A decision is
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which were or-
ganized in Arkansas by the Committee to celebrate the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution. including the signing of a replica of the Constitution by Vice-President George Bush at the Pulaski County Courthouse. President Stroud
praised the work of Gill and his committee. Executive Director William A. Martin reported on behalf of the Committee on Incorporation. He presented the following resolution: The Association. its officers, committees and staff, shall proceed with plans to incorporate the Association effective July I. 1988. The president is authorized to expand the committee studying incorporation to add expertise as he deems appropriate. The committee shall report to the House of Delegates at its January 1988 meeting so that the House can make a final determination whether to go forward with incorporation. It was moved that the resolution be adopted. The motion was passed. President Stroud reported on behalf of Herschel H. Friday, chair of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct Committee, and presented a "Petition for Amendment of the Model Rules." Charles L. Carpenter, Jr., moved that the House approve the petition. The motion was seconded and passed. Ralph M. Cloar, Jr., chair of the Group insurance Committee, moved that the Association continue to sponsor the CNA professional liability policy offered throug h Rather. Beyer and Harper. The motion was seconded and passed. Martin presented the following resolution: The executive director and a committee to be appointed by the president are authorized to explore providing LEXIS
Group Membership Services to members of the Arkansas Bar Association. If the commi ttee and the executive director determine the terms of the proposed agreement are fair and reasonable and the offering of LEXIS is beneficial to Association members. the executive director is authorized to enter into a LEXIS Membership Group Agreement with Mead Data Central. The resolution was seconded and passed. HOUSE TO MEET JANUARY 23 President Stroud reported that the next meeting of the House will be January 23. 1988. He requested approval of committees appointed since June I. 1987, including the Form Book Editorial Board. LongRange Planning Committee. Model Rules of Professional Conduct Committee and Statute Revision Committee. It
was moved and seconded that these committees be ratified. The motion passed. President Stroud also announced that Judge William Webster, director of the Central intelligence Agency, will be the featured speaker at the annual meeting in June. There being no other business. the meeting was adjourned. 0
Respectfully submitted, Sandra Wilson Cherry Secretary-Treasurer