The Technical Council s job is to facilitate the development of standards for needs that come in, and to channel the information to the organization that can best fill the need. Maybe more than one organization can do it, but consideration should be given when it is not clear that only one organization can do it. Sullivan requested a simple short list and a priority of items in that list for all the board members to see. Cox advised that it was up to the TSC to decide the scope of work for each of the TSC working groups. Under SAE structure, either is possible either a specific standard, or multiple standards within a given subject area.
Most committees handle multiple documents.
Someone would be needed to lead the new technical working group. Dana Lowell has considered the possibility of heading this up. This group would come up with a hierarchy as to how all these groups should work together, whether or not it is the same as provided by the SAE Bus and Truck Council or not. A recommendation was made that this committee be comprised of the Task Force Chairs who would hire TSC, if needed. Sullivan noted that the five-page outline shows some very clearly separate issues.