ARTICLE 7

ARTICLE 7

SANCTIONED EVENTS

700. PARTICIPATION

All competition in CIF approved sports, in which high school students participate as representatives of their high schools, shall be held under the auspices of a CIF-member high school, CIF league, or CIF Section, and with the approval, if necessary, or the State CIF and the National Federation (see Bylaws 703-705 below). Only students enrolled in, and teams representing, CIF-member high schools, or otherwise approved schools (see Bylaws 502A, 703-705), may participate in such athletic competition. (Revised May 2003 Federated Council)

701. JOINT SANCTIONING SPONSORSHIP

High school competition in CIF approved sports is to be conducted only by CIF member schools, leagues, or sections. Assistance from outside organizations may be secured by the sponsoring high school but the high school must direct and manage the event or high school section of an open event and be fully responsible. To assure that high school competition is conducted in accordance with CIF rules, the following guidelines must be followed:

A. Information bulletins, invitations, and entry blanks must be distributed by the sponsoring high school, league, or CIF section. Official invitations and entry blanks must indicate that the activity has received State CIF sanction in accordance with Article 7.

B. Completed entry blanks and fees must be returned to the sponsoring high school, league, or CIF section. Entry blanks must be accompanied by a list of names of the students certified by their principal to be eligible to represent their school.

C. Any program published in connection with a CIF sanctioned activity must indicate the name of the host high school, league, or CIF Section, and that CIF sanction has been issued.

D. Management and control of all finances connected with the activity shall remain with the host high school, league or CIF Section. A financial statement indicating all high school, league, or CIF section revenues and expenditures must be filed with the State CIF Office whenever the activity requires State CIF sanction.

E. If the title of a California host event includes the name of an outside organization, the title must be preceded by the name of the sponsoring high school, league, or CIF Section.

702. ADMINISTRATION OF JOINT SANCTIONED EVENT

A. If a California Interscholastic Federation high school, league, or section sponsors a sanctioned California Interscholastic Federation invitational meet at the same time and place where an "open division meet" is being held, the high school meet must be administered by a California Interscholastic Federation high school, league, or CIF Section.

B. The high school event must be limited to entries from California Interscholastic Federation member schools whose athletes are eligible under California Interscholastic Federation rules. Any other entries must receive the approval of the State CIF office as specified in By-laws 703-705 below.

C. A high school student who has any eligibility left at a high school shall not participate in any "open division competition" event.

D. The "open division" event management is requested not to accept an entry from an ineligible high school student, unless the student has already completed eight (8) semesters of eligibility, or unless the student is beyond CIF age requirements.

E. CIF high school event sanction approval will not be issued if a high school student with any remaining eligibility is to be invited to the "open division" section of the event. (approved May 2003 Federated Council)

703. INTER-SECTIONAL/BORDER STATES COMPETITION

State CIF and National Federation sanction approval is not necessary for CIF-approved sports competition between member schools of the CIF Section and/or Border States. NOTE: For the purpose of the provisions of CIF By-laws Article 7 (Sanctioned Events) the following are considered to be " border states": Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada and Oregon. (Approved May 2003 Federated Council)

704. MEXICO/CANADA INTERSTATE COMPETITION

A. "Dual" competition (involving two schools only) in CIF- approved sports does not require sanction approval by the State CIF and /or National Federation when the CIF member school competes against:

(1) A member school from another state association OR:

(2) A school from either Mexico or Canada necessitating a round trip of fewer than 600 miles.

B. All competition in CIF-approved sports, involving three (3) or more member schools, from Mexico, Canada and/or multiple state associations, requires sanction approval from the State CIF, as well as the National Federation (if more than four (4) states and/or more that eight (8) schools are involved), unless all competing schools, regardless of the number, are member schools of border state associations (see Bylaw 703)

(1) HOST SCHOOL PROCEDURES

In applying for approval of an interstate or Canadian event through the State CIF, the host school must comply with the following policies:

a. The host school must forward to its CIF Section Office a completed sanctioning application in accordance with the following timeline:

(i) When submitted 90 or more calendar days prior to the event, and, if NFHS approval is required, application must be accompanied by a $100 processing fee (made payable to NFHS);

(ii) When submitted 45 - 89 calendar days prior to the event, and, if NFHS approval is required, application must be accompanied by a $150 processing fee (made payable to NFHS);

(iii) When submitted 20 - 44 calendar days prior to the event, and, if NFHS approval is required, application must be accompanied by a $250 processing fee (made payable to NFHS);

(iv) For all sanction applications, the final list of entries, including any changes to the list of entries submitted with the original sanction application, must be received in the NFHS office no fewer than twenty (20) calendar days prior to the event. In any of the above timeline situations, the penalty fee for not forwarding the final list of actual entries to the NFHS office twenty (20) calendar days prior to the event will be an additional late fee of $50 (made payable to the NFHS);

(v) If the NFHS does not receive all late fees prior to five (5) calendar days prior to the event, the event will not be sanctioned.

b. Eligibility of Participants

The hosting entity is responsible for submitting to its respective CIF Section office written verification of all of the following:

(i) All participants in the event represent only the respective schools of enrollment; AND

(ii) All participants in the event meet the provisions of the following State CIF Bylaws: 201 (age requirement); 202 (Eight Semesters); 400 (Amateur Standing); 600 (Outside Teams) and 900 (All star Competition0 AND

(iii) All participants in th event meet the eligibility standards of their respective state and national associations, including, but not limited to, maintaining minimum progress toward meeting the high school graduation requirements as prescribed by their respective governing boards.

c. The respective Section Commissioner will indicate his/her action (approval/denial) and, if approve, sign and forward the form to the State CIF

d. The State CIF, upon receipt and approval of the application, will process the form to the state associations involved, and to the National Federation (if applicable).

e. The State CIF is responsible for notifying the invited Section of final action.

(2) TRAVELING SCHOOL PROCEDURES

Schools wishing to travel out-of-state to a school sponsored sanctioned event, should be aware of the following procedures:

(1) The hosting State Association is responsible for processing interstate and Canadian applications which invite California school participation in an out-of-state event.

(2) Upon receipt of the interstate or Canadian application, the State CIF will process the request to section offices on behalf of the invited schools.

(3) Following CIF section action, the State CIF will return the form to the State Association issuing the invitation (if the host is a border state) or to the National Federation for final approval.

(4) The State CIF is responsible for notifying the invited section of final action.

705. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

A. Approval of Competition

All international high school competition in CIF-approved sports must have the approval of the participating school's CIF Section office, the State CIF and, when necessary, the National Federation and the sanction of the appropriate international body involved.

B. Sanctioning of Qualifying Trials

The State CIF will not sanction qualifying trials for an individual or team for the purpose of selecting undergraduates for international competition. Such selection must be made on the basis of previous performance of the individual or team.

C. Hosting Schools Procedures

(1) Application

a. An application for approval of hosting international high school competition (see bylaw 704 A. for Mexico/Canada exception) shall be forwarded directly to the host's CIF Section office 90 days before the event, to allow time for sanctioning by the State CIF, the appropriate amateur governing body for the sport and the National Federation.

b. The application shall be accompanied by a $75 processing fee (made payable to State CIF) and initiated by one of the following: the principal of the hosting CIF-member school; a delegate of the hosting league; or a delegate of the hosting CIF Section.

c. The purpose and nature of the competition shall be outlined in the application, as well as the proposed dates, suggested arrangements, finances and selection of teams.

d. Written approval from the appropriate amateur governing body to participate in the event must accompany the application submitted to the respective CIF Section office.

e. Upon written approval by the appropriate CIF Section Commissioner, the application will be forwarded to the State CIF office.

f. Upon its receipt and approval, the State CIF office will process the application to all other State associations involved, and to the National Federation

g. The State CIF will be responsible for notifying the appropriate CIF Section, and the CIF Section will notify the hosting entity of the final action.

(2) Eligibility of Participants

The hosting entity is responsible for submitting to its respective CIF Section office written verification of all of the following:

(i) All participants in the event represent only the respective schools of enrollment; AND

(iii) All participants in the event meet the eligibility standards of their respective state and national associations, including, but not limited to, maintaining minimum progress toward meeting the high school graduation requirements as prescribed by their respective governing boards.

c. The respective Section Commissioner will indicate his/her action (approval/denial) and, if approve, sign and forward the form to the State CIF

d. The State CIF, upon receipt and approval of the application, will process the form to the state associations involved, and to the National Federation (if applicable).

e. The State CIF is responsible for notifying the invited Section of final action.

(D) TRAVELING SCHOOL PROCEDURES

Schools wishing to travel internationally to participate in a school sponsored sanctioned event, ( see Bylaw 704.A for Mexico/Canada exception) should be aware of the following procedures:

(1) The traveling school is responsible for the following:

a. Initiating and forwarding the completed State CIF international sanctioning form to its respective CIF Section office AND:

b. Submitting to its respective CIF Section office written verification of the eligibility of all participants in the event, as stipulated in Bylaw 705 C. (2) above, AND;

c. The State CIF will be responsible for notifying the appropriate CIF Section of final action

706. PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS

Any violation of Article 7 (Sanctioned Events) may be cause for refusal of sanction or suspension of the participating schools from California Interscholastic Federation competition. The period of suspension shall be determined by the Federated Council. Suspended schools shall apply to the Federated Council for reinstatement.