National Congress on School Transportation 2025 Highlighted sections in this document suggest training of all new committee members on operating procedures July 2022: (34 months out) · Interim/Steering Committee Meets · Steering Committee Selection Finalized · Congress Organizational Structure Finalized · Coordinators and Writing Committee Chairs Selection Process Begins
· Steering Committee Meets · Manual of Operating Procedures Completed · Coordinators and Writing Committee Chairs Selected · Writing Committee Members Selection Process Begins
· All Writing & Special Committees Activated
· Interim Amendment Process ends · SBMTC Submits Recommendations for Revisions to Document Content to Vehicle Specifications Coordinator · Writing Committees Hold First Meeting, Begin Review Process Note: Writing Committees should meet at least semi-annually until NCST · Revisions Submission Process Begins (all parties begin process of offering proposed additions/revisions/deletions to document)
· Steering Committee Meets
· Writing Committees and Coordinators Orientation Workshop by Steering Committee · Steering Committee Meets · Begin State Delegation Selection Process (Minimum 3 members Maximum 7 members) · Steering Committee Meets with Writing Committees to Review Procedures and Progress (Go over Writing Committee Instructions)
· Deadline for State Delegation Members to Selected by each State (Minimum 3 members Maximum 7 members) · Deadline for State Delegations to Begin Developing Proposed Revisions/Additions to the NSTSP Publication (Send State Delegation Amendment Instructions)
· Deadline for the General Public and States Delegation Submission Change Request Proposals to Writing Committees for Additions/Revisions/Deletions to the NSTSP Publication (Reinforce Writing Committee Instructions)
· Steering Committee (by Teleconference or Meeting)
· Deadline for Writing Committee Draft Proposals to be Completed and submitted to Chairperson for Review · Review Meeting with Coordinators and Writing Committee Chairs (Go over Writing Committee Instructions) November 1, 2024: (6 months out) · Deadline for Writing Committee Draft Proposals to be submitted to Editing, Technical Assistance and Appendices Committees for editing and online preparation · Steering Committee teleconference
· Deadline for Writing Committee Proposals to be Posted Online for Interested Parties to Review, Comment, and Response (Send State Delegation Response Instructions)
· Deadline for Comments, Recommendations, and Responses from State Delegations and all Interested Parties on Writing Committee Proposals to be Completed and Forwarded NCST Chairperson. · Deadline for New Proposals by State Delegations to be completed and forwarded to NCST Chairperson. · NCST Chairperson Forward State Delegations’, Others’ Comments to Appropriate Writing Committees for final analysis, and decision making. All communications will be acknowledged as received.
· Deadline for Writing Committees to Finalize and Submit Proposals to Editing, Technical Assistance, and Appendices Committees · The Appeals Process for State Delegations Begins
· Deadline for Editing Committee to prepare all Final Congress Ready Proposals
April 15, 2025: (15 days out)
· Deadline for Congress Ready Proposals to be Posted Online and sent to State Delegation Chairperson(s) · The Appeals Process for State Delegations Ends
· Schedule of On-site Activities in Des Moines, Iowa to be determined |
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