Global:Handbook updates - Affiliate / Country-specific provisions and process

Affiliate / Country-specific provisions and process

1. Updates to the Society Marshal's Handbooks must be discussed with affiliates before submission to the Board of Directors. This is to support and be in compliance with Society rules and operating agreements. For situational awareness, these may include:
   1. The Kingdom Earl Marshal must ensure that their governing body has opportunity to provide feedback.
   2. The Board of Directors must confirm that the affiliate has been consulted before approving any updates to Society Officer policies.
2. If a provision of the Society Marshal's Handbooks proves inapplicable in the affiliate's territory due to differences between local and U.S. law, the affiliate's governing body must bring that provision to the attention of the Board of SCA Inc. so that an exception can be duly noted or a change to the handbooks made, as appropriate.
3. If the change or addition negatively impacts the culture or societal norms of the affiliate(s), or is significantly impractical to implement, the affiliate can make a request to SCA Inc. that implementation be deferred. The request should be made to the Society Marshal and the affiliate's ombudsman.
   1. SCA Inc. must not unreasonably withhold a deferral. A deferral will be valid from the date that SCA Inc. receives the request from the affiliate until the final outcome is determined, after a good faith discussion between the parties.
   2. After a good faith discussion between the parties, SCA Inc. must publish a final determination as to whether or not the changes are required to be enacted by the kingdom in the affiliate(s) jurisdiction.
   3. Affiliates must update or modify their kingdom handbooks according to the determination, following their rules and procedures.