Which item comes after 'Boards and Standing Committees' in the standard order of business?

• A. Reports of Special Committees.
• B. New Business.
• C. Unfinished Business and General Orders.
• D. Special Orders.

Answer: (A)

When organizing a meeting, the agenda moves through formal reports in a set sequence. After the work of boards and standing committees is presented, the next items are the reports from special committees. Special committees are created for specific tasks or investigations and their findings are shared before handling new topics, so their reports come immediately after the ongoing committee reports. That’s why the item that follows boards and standing committees is the Reports of Special Committees.