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THE
FEDERATED COUNCIL
30.
MEMBERSHIP
The governing body of the
California Interscholastic Federation shall be known as “The Federated
Council.” The Federated Council shall consist of representatives elected from
each Section, a representative from the State Department of Education,
representatives from Allied Organizations selected by those organizations, the
President, President-Elect, and immediate past President of the Federated
Council.
A.
Representatives elected from each Section shall be elected to hold office
for two years. If a Section has more than one representative on the council the
terms will be staggered.
B.
With the exception of the Past-President, Section Past-President, the
representative from the State Department of Education, and representatives of
Allied Organizations, any individual not directly accountable to, or voting
member of, a local board of education or school(s) governing body shall not be a
voting member of the State or a Section-governing and/or policy-making body.
C.
Any member of the Federated Council who changes professional status in
such a manner that no longer qualifies the individual as a member of the
governing body, may not continue as a voting member of the body. The individual
shall be replaced, by the rules of the State or Section, by the next regular
meeting of the body.
D.
A voting representative to the Federated Council from an allied
organization must be in a current role performing the daily responsibilities
associated with the title or the organization (i.e., the representative from the
Association of California School Administrators must be an active administrator
in California; the representative from the Association of Private School
Organizations must be currently affiliated with one or more of the private
schools represented; the representative from the California School Boards
Association must be an active board member; the California State Athletic
Directors Association representative shall be an active athletic director,
etc.). If the status of the representative changes in such a manner so that the
representative is no longer in an active role that truly reflects the general
membership of the allied organization, the organization must replace the
representative with one who is in such a role in order to have full voting
representation at the Federated Council. Allied Organizations will certify that
representatives comply with this bylaw and send such certification to the State
Executive Director by August 15 of each year.
E.
Representation on the Federated Council for Allied Organizations will
include the following:
(1) California Coaches Association, two
representatives;
(2)
California State Athletic Directors Association, two representatives;
(3)
California School Boards Association, two representatives;
(4)
Association of California School Administrators, one representative;
(5)
California Association of Private School Organizations, two
representatives;
(6)
California Superintendents Liaison Committee, one representative;
(7)
California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and
Dance, two representatives;
(Approved May 1998
Federated Council)
(8)
California Association of Directors of Activities, one representative.
(Approved May 1999
Federated Council)
NOTE:
An Allied Organization with two representatives shall have one male and one
female representative.
(Approved
May 1997 Federated Council)
30A. CENTRAL SECTION BOARD OF MANAGERS
Central Section Board of Managers: Each league shall choose two
representatives to the Board of Managers, one male and one female.
1. The Board of Managers shall consist of the president, vice
president, immediate past president, women’s representative and minority
representative to the State Council, the three league commissioners and two
representatives from each league in the Central Section, three Superintendents,
one from each area, and two school board members representing the two regions of
CSBA in the Section.. Each member of the Board of Managers shall have one vote,
with the exception of the league commissioners.
2. A three member nominating committee shall be appointed by the
Central Section Board of Managers. Each area shall be represented on the
nominating committee. The committee shall nominate a candidate, or candidates
for President Elect for a two year term. The nominee or nominees for
President Elect will be presented to the Board of Managers at the meeting prior
to the April meeting at which time the election will be held. Nominations may be
accepted from the floor at this meeting. Should more than one qualified
candidate for President Elect be nominated, this person or persons shall be
considered as candidates at the meeting at which elections are held. The
candidate with the majority vote from the Board of Managers shall be elected
President Elect.
3. The President and Vice President may not serve more than two
consecutive years in one position. An unexpired term is not counted.
4. The duties of the President shall be those which are usually
provided for under standard parliamentary procedure.
5. The Vice President shall serve in the absence of the President. In
the event that the President cannot finish his term, the Vice President shall
automatically become President, and a new Vice President shall be elected at the
next meeting of the Board of Managers.
6. The Board of Managers shall have complete charge of all the
affairs of the Central Section CIF.
7. Quorum: A simple majority of the Board of Managers members present
shall constitute a quorum.
8. Proxy votes are authorized for the five Central Section
officers (president, vice president, past president, minority and women’s
representatives to the State Council) only on pre-published agenda items and
only when proxies are communicated to the chair of the meeting.
9. Section Commissioner:
The Board of Managers shall be responsible for employing a Section commissioner
who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Managers. The Section
Commissioner shall serve as secretary for all meetings of the Board of Managers;
send out notices of the meetings as well as the minutes of all meetings; be
responsible for handling finances of the Section; send out bulletins, letters,
etc., of information pertinent to CIF athletics such as rule changes,
interpretations, and State and National information of interest to coaches,
administrators and officials; coordinate the activities of the three League
Commissioners; interpret questions of rules and eligibility; coordinate the
classification of athletics, supply schools with eligibility forms; attend
meetings of the State Federated Council, secure and disseminate rule books and
other materials to coaches and officials as required; disseminate CIF Central
Section passes to persons eligible to receive them as an ex-official member;
serve as a consultant for all committees; assist host schools in arrangements
for playoffs and championships; secure appropriate awards for sports; serve as a
clearing house for all schools securing practice games and to perform such other
duties as may be require by the Board of Managers.
30B Leagues: Each member high school is entitled to representation on the league
level. League internal organization is the responsibility of the league.
31.
REPRESENTATION REFLECTING THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE STATE AND SECTION
The following is in effect:
A.
Any CIF Section which does not have at least one regular representative
of an ethnic or racial minority group found in the demographics of the
Section’s student population, shall select an additional representative who is
a member of an ethnic or racial minority group found in the demographics of the
Section’s student population. The Section’s number of votes shall continue
to be based upon the weighted votes formula, however, the votes shall be split
equally amongst the voting representatives. The expenses of the additional
delegate shall be paid by the State CIF consistent with the expense formula for
all other Section representatives to the Federated Council.
B.
Each CIF Section and Allied Organization shall send a delegation of
representatives to the Federated Council which is reflective of the student
demographics within the Section and will include at least one representative of
an ethnic or racial minority group found in the demographics of the Section’s
student population.
(Approved May 1997 Federated Council)
QUESTION:
If a person retires from the education profession, may that individual
continue to serve as a member of the Executive Committee?
ANSWER: No! In order to serve, a person MUST be actively
engaged in the educational profession. HOWEVER, FORMER BOARD OF MANAGERS MEMBERS
CAN SEVER AS HEARING OFFICERS
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31A. CENTRAL SECTION COUNCIL State Federated Council: The President and immediate Past President
shall represent the Central Section on the State Federated Council. When
an immediate Past President is not available, then the second
representative to the State Federated Council shall be the Vice-President.
When the Central Section State Federation Council representation does not
include a woman (see State Constitution Article 2-20 and Article 3-30 or
minority, they shall be appointed by the President for a 2-year term,
meeting all qualifications of the Federated Council (3-31) and approved by
the Board of Managers. 31B. LIFETIME PASSES - CENTRAL SECTION A. Minimum criteria for a nomination of lifetime pass shall include
at least one of the following: 1. An individual who has coached a minimum of twenty years. 2. An individual who has been involved in the Central Section’s
athletic activities for a minimum of twenty years. 3. An individual who has served in a combination as an athletic
coach, as an athletic director, as an administrator for a minimum of
fifteen years with specific service to CIF. 4. An individual who has served a minimum of ten years in athletic
activities including a minimum of two terms on the CIF Board of Managers. 5. An individual who has made an unusual or outstanding
contribution to the Central Section or State athletic activities. B. Procedure 1. All nominations must be formal applications and submitted to
their respective section by April 1 for review. a. Applications will be available upon request from the Central
Section Commissioner or one of the League Commissioners. 2. League presidents will send applications and their
recommendations to the 3. The Board of Managers will make the final decision. Note: School or League Lifetime passes should be considered for
those individuals who have contributed their time unselfishly to the
athletic programs in their schools or league (ie., gym custodian, English
teacher who keeps score, the board member that supports athletics, etc). 31C COMMITTEES 1.
The Section Commissioner
shall appoint the Chairperson of each Advisory Committee established by
the Board of Managers. There will be a separate chairperson to chair both
the girls and boys advisory committees. This involves the sports of cross
country, golf, basketball, swimming, track, golf and tennis. The
Chairperson of such committees is subject to approval by the Board of
Managers. Standing Committees:
3. Each league is
entitled to a representative on each of the advisory committees
established and shall submit the names of its representatives for the
following year to the Central Section Commissioner prior to September 1. a. Such advisory
committees are charged with making recommendations to the Board of
Managers. 4. The review of
eligibility of athletes will begin with the request submitted to the
Section Commissioner. The Commissioner will determine eligibility. If
eligibility is restricted or denied, the appellant may appeal for a
hearing. An administrative filing fee of $100 will be required for
processing and appeal. For students who are AFDC qualified, the fee is
$50. (Executive Board action Oct. 23, 2002.) Appeals are for other than
transfer student eligibility. Transfer appeals follow the State CIF
appeals program. 5. Evaluation Committee
shall report to Executive Committee. 6. Other committees
shall be authorized by the Board of Managers. 31D ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICERS (Central Section) 1. Administrative
Officers: In addition to the standing committees, there shall be an
"Executive Committee " (Steering) consisting of the president,
vice president, past president, women’s representative to State Council,
minority representative to State Federated Council. This committee shall
meet at least once a year upon the call of the president of the Central
Section. The committee shall make a comprehensive review of the Section
activities and identify areas for study. a. Duties of League
Commissioners: 1. Rule on protested
games referred by leagues. (Protests must first go to leagues and then to
the League Commissioner. 2. Attend league
meetings within his/her jurisdictional area at least once per year. In the
event there is a problem involving two leagues from two different areas,
the home team League Commissioner will handle the arbitration. League
Commissioners are assigned to leagues according to the location of the
majority of the schools in the league. In the event area locations of
schools within the same league are equally divided between two
commissioners, the school with a problem should communicate with its
league Commissioner and he/she will contact the other commissioner before
making a decision. 3. The League
Commissioner, or his/her designed representative, should be in attendance
at all CIF championship playoffs held in his/her league. 4. Liaison with the news
media must be given key priority toward promoting athletics. 5. The League
Commissioner should keep the grassroots school personnel informed of CIF
philosophy, policy and regulations, and keep the Board of Managers
informed on school, league, and area problems. 6. Coordination of all
sports playoff schedules in his/her area. 31.D. 2 REPLACEMENT
OF LEAGUE COMMISSIONER When
a new league commissioner needs to be hired, the following steps will be
taken. The Section Commissioner shall notify the media and all schools in
the affected area of the need to hire a new commissioner. The Section
Commissioner will set the dates for intent to file and closing date for
all materials to be submitted to the Section office. Following the closing
date, the Section Commissioner will contact the League schools involved
and convene a representative committee for the paper screening and oral
interviews. The committee,
along with the Section Commissioner, will forward one name to the Executive Board for
confirmation. 31.D. 3
CONSTITUTIONAL ADDITION—IMMEDIATE
REPLACEMENT OF LEAGUE COMMISSIONER When it becomes necessary to make and emergency replacement
of a league commissioner, the Executive Committee of the CIF Central
Selection shall make the selection of the replacement.
Each spring, the Central
Section Finance Committee will select three or more school districts
(proposed districts: Kern, Fresno, Tulare, Madera, Visalia) who employ a
number of high school administrators, determine the percent of increase of
their administrators, average that figure, and that would be the percent
of increase given to the CIF employees the following year.
(CIF Section Commissioner, League Commissioners and
Administrative/Financial Secretary). |
32.
CRITERIA FOR ALLIED ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP ON THE STATE CIF FEDERATED
COUNCIL
Each
Allied Organization represented on the Federated Council shall:
A. Be composed of a membership, in which the majority has direct
responsibility or legislative responsibility for
interscholastic athletics;
B. Be able to demonstrate statewide
representation;
C. Be able to define its
constituency which will include, but not be limited to, the number of
interscholastic athletes it represents, the number of members that have direct or legislative
responsibility
for interscholastic athletics, the number of schools represented which
participate in CIF activities;
D. Have the capacity to
select representatives to the Federated Council that reflect our State’s
student gender and ethnic make-up;
E. Be able to demonstrate
that its representative has a viable system of communication to its members
within its organization including
but not limited to:
a. Conduct meetings, hearings and decision making involving the CIF,
interscholastic athleticsand/or other legislative matters in open session with a view to
transparency, providing opportunity for
membership/public input reflecting the intention of the Ralph M. Brown Act
(Government Code Section 54950 et.seq.).
b. Validate the viable system
of communication by showing agenda, minutes and membership present when
decisions were made regarding CIF, interscholastic athletics and/or legislative
decisions that impact CIF and/or interscholastic athletics.
c. Submit as part of the request for inclusion all documentation of
communications made by the organization regarding CIF philosophy, policies and
procedures that has been forwarded to their membership.
d. Submit as part of the request for
inclusion all documentation of communications received from their
membership regarding any CIF philosophy, policies and procedures.
F. Have a commitment to providing educational opportunities for students
through interscholastic athletics. Prior
to being formally accepted as an Allied organization, each interested group,
including those presently represented on the Federated Council, shall complete a
Request for Inclusion application. An organization’s request for inclusion on
the Federated
Council as an Allied Organization must be submitted to the Executive
Director by January 15 of the school year prior to the
desired effective date of inclusion. The request will be reviewed by a
membership committee designated by the Executive
Committee. A recommendation by the membership committee for approval or
disapproval of the Request for Inclusion will be
made to the Executive Committee by April 15 and action on the Request for
Inclusion will be scheduled for the spring meeting of
the Federated Council. If an allied organization is approved for
membership, the organization is approved for a four-year
renewable term, unless the organization should, during the four-year
term, no longer meet the criteria for membership and
inclusion as defined by the Federated Council.
Each Allied Organization
represented on the Federated Council shall:
A.
Be composed of a membership which has direct responsibility or
legislative responsibility for interscholastic athletics;
B.
Be able to demonstrate statewide representation;
C.
Be able to define its constituency which will include, but not be limited
to, the number of interscholastic athletes it represents, the number of schools
represented which participate in CIF activities, and that it has the capacity to
select representatives to the Federated Council that reflect our State’s
student gender and ethnic make-up;
D.
Be able to demonstrate that its representative will have a viable system
of communication to its members within its organization;
E.
Have a commitment to providing educational opportunities for students
through interscholastic athletics. Prior to being formally accepted as an Allied
organization, each interested group, including those presently represented on
the Federated Council, shall complete a Request for Inclusion application. An
organization’s request for inclusion on the Federated Council as an Allied
Organization must be submitted to the Executive Director by January 15 of the
school year prior to the desired effective date of inclusion. The request will
be reviewed by a membership committee designated by the Executive Committee. A
recommendation by the membership committee for approval or disapproval of the
Request for Inclusion will be made to the Executive Committee by April 15 and
action on the Request for Inclusion will be scheduled for the spring meeting of
the Federated Council. If an allied organization is approved for membership, the
organization is approved for a four-year renewable term, unless the organization
should, during the four-year term, no longer meet the criteria for membership
and inclusion as defined by the Federated Council.
(Approved May 1997
Federated Council)
33.
ELECTION AND ELIGIBILITY
The governing body of
each Section shall determine how its own representatives to the Federated
Council shall be elected consistent with the Education Code. Voting members of
the Federated Council shall not be paid employees of the CIF Sections.
34.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF FEDERATED COUNCIL
A.
Determine the credentials of its own membership.
B.
Exercise jurisdiction over all interscholastic athletic games, events and
meets involving CIF-member schools. The Federated Council delegates jurisdiction
to each CIF Section for all interscholastic athletic games, events and meets in
which only CIF-member schools of that particular Section participate.
C.
Govern State and Regional California Interscholastic Federation playoff
contests.
(1) Determine time and place.
(2) Prescribe conditions and provide for appointment of
officials.
(3) Define expected duties of contest officials.
(C.(2)-(3) Approved May
1997 Federated Council)
D.
Establish and enforce penalties for any violation of the Constitution,
Bylaws or other rules of the Federation. Schools, leagues and Sections may
establish and enforce penalties, provided that such penalties are not in
conflict with penalties that have been established by higher authority.
(See Article 2-23 for order of descending jurisdiction)
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Determine which athletic activities shall be conducted by the Federation.
F.
Prescribe ways and means by which standards of eligibility shall be met.
G.
Elect its own officers.
H.
Institute and conduct impeachment of officers of the Federation or
Sections thereof.
I.
For any matter of appeal not covered in the Constitution and Bylaws, an
appeal to the Federated Council will be heard by the Council’s appeals
committee, a three-person committee, selected by the Council President from a
standing appeals committee of seven Federated Council members appointed annually
by the President of the Federated Council. The decision of this committee is
final and will be reported to the Federated Council at its next meeting
following the resolution of the appeal.
(Approved May 1999
Federated Council)
J.
Award life passes to its members after three years of service.
(Revised January 2008
Federated Council)
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