Constitution of the Interscholastic Athletics Committee

The governing body of the Los Angeles City Section of the California Interscholastic Federation shall be known as the Interscholastic Athletics Committee, originally formed by the Los Angeles Unified School District, and now includes member Charter Schools.

A. Jurisdiction

1. The Interscholastic Athletics Committee is responsible to the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education, and to member charter schools. The committee is the governing body of the Los Angeles City Section of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) and operates within the framework of the CIF consistent with Board policy.

2. The General Superintendent of Schools will implement the established policies of the Board of Education with relation to senior high school interscholastic athletic activities and the rules and regulations of the California Interscholastic Federation. The Interscholastic Athletics Committee shall be responsible for:

1. Recommending the development of all rules and regulations on matters of policy governing athletics and enforcing same.

2. Recommending releaguing matters to the member schools, LAUSD General Superintendent and Board of Education.

3. Serving as a committee of appeals on matters appropriately brought to its attention by leagues, schools, and individuals.

3. The Rules Sub-Committee shall be responsible for:

1. Constituting a court of last authority in mostmatters of eligibility consistent with the Constitution and By-laws of the California Interscholastic Federation.

2. Making rules and decisions in any and all other matters which may be brought to its attention through the process established by the Interscholastic Athletic Committee.

3. The right of appeal to the LAUSD Board of Education (by any person representing a school within the Los Angeles Unified School District) within prescribed policy, is not limited by any provision herein, unless prohibited by State CIF Bylaws.

4. The Director of Interscholastic Athletics (CIF Los Angeles City Section Commissioner) shall act as a liaison agent between the Interscholastic Athletics Committee and the various leagues and schools for the purpose of coordinating, unifying, and regulating the Section policies.

1. Voting
   The membership of the committee shall consist of representatives from each of the three Regions, to consist of three principals, one assistant principal with the responsibility of athletics at the current school, the League Commissioners, two coaches (one representing boys' sports and one representing girls' sports), two athletic directors, one student and one parent, community, OR at-large representative.

2. Nonvoting Members
   The executive secretary (Commissioner/Director of Interscholastic Athletics) and the athletic Specialists shall be nonvoting members of the committee.

3. Ex-officio Members
   A representative from the LAUSD Office of Secondary Instruction, the LAUSDSupervisor, Student Body Finance, and a representative from the Office of Environmental Health and Safety, shall be ex-officio members of the committee, and may attend meetings as needed. Ex-officio members shall not vote.

4. Selection of Representatives and Length of Term
   The process by which the committee members are selected is determined by the region. Other than the League Commissioners, for positions that have multiple members per region, the length of termwill be staggered. All memberswilleventuallyserve a term of three years,and subsequently will be selected by the Region, based on applications submitted at the time of a vacancy. Members will be allowed to re- apply for membership at the end of a term.

5. Attendance
   If a member does not fulfill his/her commitment to the Interscholastic Athletic Committee, the Chairperson will have the discretion to request the member's representative Region to choose a replacement prior to the next meeting.

The officers of this committee shall be a chairperson, a vice chairperson and the Commissioner/Director of Interscholastic Athletics, who shall be the executive secretary. The chairperson and the vice-chairperson shall be electedin alternate years (Chairperson in 2008, and Vice-Chairperson in 2009) for a two-year term, with elections to take place at the last meeting of the school year prior to the start of the term. In the event the chairperson or vice-chairperson cannot complete the term, an election will be held at the meeting nearest to the officers' departure.

The delegates to the California Interscholastic Federation shall be selected by the Interscholastic Athletics Committee.

There shall be a general meeting for the purpose of organization within a month after the opening of the fall term, and there shall be five other such meetings during the school year. The meetings shall be called by the chairperson. Executive sessions may be called for the discussion of personnel and staff matters.

A quorum shall consist of a majority of all voting members of the committee.

Any part of this constitution may be amended by the General Superintendent, Board of Education, (unless related to Charter School issues) or by a two-thirds affirmative vote by the members of the Interscholastic Athletics Committee, subject to ratification by the General Superintendent or his/her designee and the Board of Education. The proposed amendment must have been read at a previous regular or called meeting of the Interscholastic Athletics Committee.