Act on Church Parity and Agreements - Care Commission

1. In cases of parity between the Protestant and Catholic regional churches, the affected congregations shall elect a parity administrative commission.

2. The commission shall constitute itself.

1. The church councils of the two regional churches jointly oversee the parity relations. They direct the elections of the care commissions.

1. The Joint Administrative Commission shall be formed as needed and consists of

1. a chairperson appointed by the Cantonal Government;

2. two members appointed by each church council.

2. The Administrative Commission has the powers of an appeals commission.

1. Decisions of the Care Commissions can be contested before the Administrative Commission through an appeal.

2. The appeal must be addressed to one of the two Church Councils for the attention of the Administrative Commission.

1. The church councils jointly seek a settlement with the parties involved in cases of appeal and supervisory matters.

2. If no settlement is reached, the church councils either individually or jointly initiate the formation of the administrative commission and refer the matter to it for processing.

1. Decisions of the Administrative Commission can be appealed to the Administrative Court.

1. To the extent that this law does not contain its own procedural provisions, the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act shall apply mutatis mutandis.

1. Agreements Concerning Diocesan Matters are Concluded by the Governing Council After Consultation with the Catholic Church Council.

1. Contracts Pertaining to Intercantonal Church Border Relations, which Particularly Include Pastoral Care, Taxes, or Religious Instruction, are Concluded by the Competent Authority of the Affected Regional Church.

2. The Contracts Require the Approval of the Government Council if the State Sector is Affected.

1. This law shall enter into force on a date to be determined by the Executive Council.