Compliance Seminar 2013 Legislative Update

 Our Core Value Statement--Bylaw The FHSAA provides leadership for the development, supervision, and promotion of interscholastic athletic programs sponsored by its member schools. Participation in these programs enriches the educational experience of qualified student-athletes by providing them with opportunities to compete in an equitable, sportsmanlike, and wholesome manner.

 How it would have specifically affected our schools

 In Proposed Bill HB School Boards would have the final say on “residency issues:--involving all issues with transfer— following the coach, residence, etc.  When going county to county, the receiving school district would make the decision.

 (Now) Students must follow certain criteria for playing at a school. (Zoned to that school, home school zone, charter school requirements, district assignment or district open enrollment, etc…  In Proposed HB Students would be allowed to go anywhere for any extra-curricular activities--- sports, band, chorus, drama, debate team--- (and would also have the right to attend a class at that school if it the extra-curricular activity was an extension of that classroom).  Bottom-line---Students can attend one school and play sports at another.

 Is the organization approved by the NFHS to run high school sports in the state of Florida.  In Proposed HB The FHSAA would be terminated as the governing organization in the state for athletics on July 1,  So what would be next?

 Main objective in this last bill was the deregulation of high school athletics.  Who would then govern fair and equal play?  Also, there would be a brand new board and new Executive Director (for the most part politically appointed)

 Those of us here in this room—we make up this association.  Policies, Bylaws and Procedures are made by the Advisory Groups, Representative Assembly and an Elected Board—we have the power to change the rules---so if you don’t like them, let’s change them together.  We want to be the ones changing these rules--- And, together, let’s communicate with our legislators to stop interfering in high school athletic.

 school years and beyond  Let your legislators know the issues  Don’t sit back and don’t wait until a bill is proposed and it slides through the House  What do we need to change or do we stand together and not change?

 Let’s assess our values  Need to hear this from our schools as you are the FHSAA  We will survey you today regarding these issues.  (We will also poll the other sections.)  We need to know what values are schools embrace.

 Know the issues  Lead or express desire to change rules, or if you believe the rules are good, express your opposition to Legislative interference.  Help secure the future of High School athletics as an even playing field--support the purpose of FHSAA or change the purpose from within.