CONSTITUTION.. 1

1.     Article 1 - Name of Organization. 1

2.     Article 2 - Object and Authority of the Organization. 1

3.     Article 3 - Membership and Dues. 1

4.     Article 4 - Delegate Assembly. 3

5.     Article 5 -  Executive Board. 4

6.     Article 6 - Classification of Schools. 7

7.     Article 7 - Representative Districts. 10

8.     Article 8 - Parliamentary Authority. 10

9.     Article 9 - Standing Committees. 10

10.  Article 10 - Amendments. 13

RULES - Athletic, Cheerleading and Dance / Drill 16

1.     Rule 1 - Responsibility of the Principal 16

2.     Rule 2 - Officials. 17

3.     Rule 3 - Contests - Sportsmanship - Crowd Control 18

4.     Rule 4 - Violations of Regulations - Protests and Self-Reported Violations. 19

5.     Rule 5 - Violations of Regulations - Penalties. 20

6.     Rule 6 - Association Sports/Activities. 22

7.     Rule 7 - Out-of-Season and Non-School Activities. 25

8.     Rule 8 - Individual Eligibility. 25

8.1. Academic Eligibility. 25

8.2. Duration of Eligibility / Graduation. 29

....... 8.2.4. Fifth Year Hardship Appeals Procedure 29

8.3 Age 31

....... 8.3.1. Age Hardship Appeals Procedure 32

8.4. Awards. 33

8.5. School Representation 34

8.6. Transfer. 37

....... 8.6.1. Fundamental Rule. 37

....... 8.6.2. Eligible Student Transfer Certificate. 37

....... 8.6.3. Exceptions to Fundamental Rule. 38

....... 8.6.4. Continuity Requirement 40

....... 8.6.5. Transfers to a school with affiliation. 40

....... 8.6.6. Mid-Year Transfers. 42

....... 8.6.7. Definitions. 42

....... 8.6.8. Period of Ineligibility. 42

....... 8.6.9. Transfer Hardship Appeals Procedure. 42

8.7. Undue Influence. 44

8.8. Misrepresentation. 45

8.9. Hardship. 45

....... 8.9.1. All Other Requests (Except Transfer, Fifth Year and Age Requests) 45

8.10. Hearings Officer. 46

9.     Rule 9 - Non-Eligibility Appeals . 46

OSAA ELIGIBILITY FLOW CHART. 46

MUSIC RULES. 47

SPEECH RULES. 48

EXECUTIVE BOARD POLICIES. 50

1.     Ad Hoc Committee Procedures. 50

2.     Adding A New Sport 50

3.     Administrator Workshop Attendance Requirement 51

4.     Band Festivals, Band Days and Performances. 51

5.     Camps - Athletic Camps and Team Meals. 51

6.     Camps - Commercial Summer Camps. 51

7.     Cheerleading Safety Clinics. 52

8.     Cheerleading - Squad Size Limitations. 52

9.     Chemical Health Position. 52

10.  Classification - Emergency Transfer. 52

11.  Classification - Playing Up. 52

12.  Club and Unattached Competition. 53

13.  Coed Teams. 53

14.  Concussion Management 53

15.  Cooperative Sponsorship. 53

16.  Dance/Drill - Pre-Competition Practice. 54

17.  Dance/Drill - Safety Rules. 54

18.  District and Special District Committees. 54

19.  Ejection Policies - Coach Ejected; Contest Forfeited. 55

20.  Ejection Policies - Ejected Player or Coach. 55

21.  Ejection Policies - Fines. 58

22.  Ejection Policies - Multiple Ejections of Individual 58

23.  Ejection Policies - Physical Contact with Official 58

24.  Eligibility - Chemawa Indian School 58

25.  Eligibility -  District Committee. 58

26.  Eligibility - Foreign Students. 59

27.  Eligibility - Home School Students. 59

28.  Eligibility - Oregon School for the Deaf 60

29.  Eligibility Appeal Filing Fee. 60

30.  Eligibility Appeals Board. 61

31.  Endowment Games. 61

32.  Exceptions to NFHS Playing Rules . 62

33.  Excess Revenue Distribution . 62

34.  Exhibitions 62

35.  Fall Sports Practice Model . 63

36.  Financing Options. 64

37.  Football - Cleats. 64

38.  Football - 45-Point Rule / Alternative Plan / Running Clock 65

39.  Football - League Playoff Prohibition. 65

40.  Football - Practice, Conditioning. 65

41.  Football - Video Exchange. 66

42.  Forfeits and Additional Contests. 66

43.  Home Team Designation. 66

44.  Inclement Weather. 66

45.  Independent Status in a Sport 67

46.  Interrupted Contests. 67

47.  Lightning Safety Guidelines. 69

48.  Membership in the OSAA.. 69

49.  Moratorium Week. 69

50.  New Schools. 70

51.  Non-Discrimination Policy. 70

52.  Officials - Background Checks. 71

53.  Officials - Certified Requirement 71

54.  Officials - Host School Responsibilities. 72

55.  Officials - Minimum Conflict of Interest Standards (Varsity Only) 72

56.  Practice - Fifth Year  /  Age. 72

57.  Practice Limitation Rule. 72

58.  Records Retention. 76

59.  Reporting Schedules and Scores. 76

60.  Sanctioning of Contests. 76

61.  School Closure - Strike. 76

62.  School Delayed Opening or Early Closure - Financial 78

63.  Special Athletic Districts - Inclusion of All Member Schools in Schedule. 79

64.  Special Athletic Districts - Placement 79

65.  Spectator Conduct at OSAA Sanctioned Events. 79

66.  Sportsmanship - Criticism of School Representatives or Officials. 80

67.  State Championships - Adopted Ball 80

68.  State Championships - Basketball Halftime Entertainment 81

69.  State Championships - Furlough Day. 81

70.  State Championships - Individual Sport Substitutions. 81

71.  State Championships - Modifications to Address Conflicts with Religious Beliefs. 83

72.  State Championships - Pep Band Expectations. 84

73.  State Championships - Radio, Television and Internet Broadcasts. 84

74.  State Championships - Rankings. 84

75.  State Championships - Support Group Policies. 86

76.  State Championships - Team Size. 87

77.  State Championships - Team Unable to Compete. 87

78.  State Championships - Videotaping. 87

79.  State Championships - Yearly Executive Board Review.. 87

80.  Summer Policy. 88

81.  Taunting Policy. 88

82.  Tobacco Use By Coaches and Officials. 88

83.  Withdrawal During a Competition. 88

84.  Withdrawal from State Championships. 88

FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROGRAMS (CSIET Advisory List) 2011-2012. 89

PARTICIPATION LIMITATIONS.

1.     General

2.     Baseball 91

3.     Basketball 91

4.     Cheerleading (Competitive) 92

5.     Cross Country. 92

6.     Football 92

7.     Golf 93

8.     Soccer. 93

9.     Softball 93

10.  Swimming. 93

11.  Tennis. 93

12.  Track and Field. 94

13.  Volleyball 94

14.  Wrestling. 95

OFFICIALS FEE SCHEDULE. 94

FORMS