Compliance Seminar 2013
Legislative Update
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Our Core Value Statement--Bylaw 1.2---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.
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How it would have specifically affected our
schools
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In Proposed Bill HB 1279--- --- ---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.
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(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 1279 --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.
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Is the organization approved by the NFHS to
run high school sports in the state of Florida.
In Proposed HB 1279---The FHSAA would be
terminated as the governing organization in
the state for athletics on July 1, 2017.
 So what would be next?
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Main objective in this last bill was the
deregulation of high school athletics.
 Who would then govern fair and equal play?
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Also, there would be a brand new board and
new Executive Director (for the most part
politically appointed)
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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.
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2013-14 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?
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Let’s assess our values
 Need to hear this from our schools as you are the
FHSAA
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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.
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