RESULTS OF THE 2011 ANNUAL MSHSAA ELECTION

THIRTY-ONE OF THIRTY-TWO AMENDMENTS PASS; ONE PROPOSAL INVALID                                                                   MAY, 2011

Following are the results of the balloting on the amendments to the MSHSAA Constitution and By-Laws in the 2011 Annual MSHSAA Election.  Amendments to By-Laws require a simple majority of those voting for passage, while amendments to the Constitution require a 2/3 majority for passage.  Proposals which passed will become effective July 1, 2011, with the exception of Proposal Numbers 2, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 20, and 21 which shall become EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

PROPOSAL 1 - (Reorganization of the MSHSAA Official Handbook) - (PASSED) -  443 FOR,  38 AGAINST

The passage of Proposal 1 allows for a reorganization and restructuring of the MSHSAA Official Handbook to make information easier to find.

PROPOSAL 2 - (By-Law 106) - (PASSED) -  260 FOR,  166 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 106 to expand the allowances to form cooperative sponsorships.

PROPOSAL 3 - (By-Laws 124 and 151) - (PASSED) -  330 FOR,  151 AGAINST

Amends By-Laws 124 and 151 to require all coaches to renew Sports First Aid certification every three years.

PROPOSAL 4 - (By-Law 162) - (PASSED) -  370 FOR,  111 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 162 to require MSHSAA-registered officials in all interscholastic contests and that the number of officials required by NFHS rule code is used for all high school (9-12) interscholastic play.

PROPOSAL 5 - (By-Law 213) - (PASSED) -  369 FOR,  57 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 213-a-6(c) to strengthen the requirements for the use of correspondence courses for academic eligibility.

PROPOSAL 6 - (By-Law 213) - (PASSED) -  372 FOR,  54 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 213 to include guidance on determining academic eligibility at high schools using a trimester system. 

PROPOSAL 7 - (By-Law 213) - (PASSED) -  401 FOR,  25 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 213 to clarify within the wording that credits must be earned through secondary-school sponsored summer school and that such credit may be used toward fall eligibility only. 

PROPOSAL 8 - (By-Law 231) - (PASSED) -  437 FOR,  44 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 231 to clarify that if gifts, benefits, awards or opportunities are provided to all enrolled students at the school, amateur status for athletes is not jeopardized.

PROPOSAL 9 - (By-Laws 235 and 237) - (PASSED) -  466 FOR,  15 AGAINST

Amends By-Laws 235 and 237 to clarify the line between the school year and the summer for definition purposes within the by-laws.

PROPOSAL 10 - (By-Law 235) - (PASSED) -  441 FOR,  40 AGAINST

Approves wording that was previously in place prior to the reorganization of By-Laws 235, 236 and 237.

PROPOSAL 11 - (By-Laws 235 and 236) - (PASSED) -  436 FOR,  45 AGAINST

Amends By-Laws 235 and 236 in a manner that would allow students to attend more than one by-invitation-only evaluation event and camp/clinic during the summertime. 

PROPOSAL 12 - (By-Law 235) - (PASSED) -  387 FOR,  94 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 235 to allow schools to provide transportation for students to attend a camp/clinic/group sport lesson during the school sports season.

PROPOSAL 13 - (By-Laws 235, 236, and 237) - (PASSED) -  413 FOR,  68 AGAINST

Amends By-Laws 235, 236 and 237 to provide consistency (length and restrictions) among the preseason dead periods for all three sport seasons.

PROPOSAL 14 - (By-Law 236) - (PASSED) -  409 FOR,  72 AGAINST

Approves wording that was previously in place prior to the reorganization of By-Laws 235, 236 and 237.

PROPOSAL 15 - (By-Law 237) - (PASSED) -  451 FOR,  30 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 237 to clarify what schools that release after MSHSAA’s definition of summer can offer in regard to sport camps.

PROPOSAL 16 - (By-Law 237) - (PASSED) -  447 FOR,  34 AGAINST

Approves an editorial amendment to clarify post-summer restrictions for fall, winter and spring sport athletes.

PROPOSAL 17 - (By-Law 237) - (PASSED) -  424 FOR,  57 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 237 to allow for the use of school-owned personal player uniforms and/or equipment in school-sponsored summer activities, at the school’s discretion.

PROPOSAL 18 - (By-Law 238) - (PASSED) -  422 FOR,  59 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 238 to include another option within Exception #5, Special Transfer, that would allow for eligibility after a student transfers schools due to a move from one parent to the other parent, if the parents are divorced. 

PROPOSAL 19 - (By-Law 238) - (PASSED) -  379 FOR,  102 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 238 to clearly define a “Special Learning Center” within the Residence Requirements.

PROPOSAL 20 - (By-Law 238) - (PASSED) -  447 FOR,  34 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 238 to add guidance regarding the eligibility of transfer students in regard to academics and citizenship.

PROPOSAL 21 - (By-Law 302) - (PASSED) -  466 FOR,  15 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 302 to replace the term “faculty” with the term “staff” for students versus school staff contests.

PROPOSAL 22 -  (By-Law 308) - (PASSED) -  455 FOR,  26 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 308 to clarify who may provide parental permission to participate in activities.

PROPOSAL 23 - (By-Law 312) - (PASSED) -  455 FOR,  26 AGAINST

Moves By-Law 312 to a new section of the MSHSAA Handbook and amends it to provide additional wording for the non-athletic activities.

PROPOSAL 24 - (By-Laws 322 and 355) - (PASSED) -  268 FOR,  20 AGAINST

Makes permanent the current "trial" wording within By-Laws 322 and 355.

PROPOSAL 25 - (By-Laws 321, 322, 323, and 325) - (PASSED) -  404 FOR,  22 AGAINST

Amends By-Laws 321, 322, 323, and 325 to define the end of each sport season as Saturday of that sport’s state tournament and to create a more consistent end point for the spring sport season that is not based on the last day of school.

PROPOSAL 26 - (By-Law 323) - (PASSED) -  276 FOR,  149 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 323 to allow an additional week of practice for the sport of basketball by moving the first allowable practice date one week earlier.

PROPOSAL 27 - (By-Law 326 and 332) - (PASSED) -  450 FOR,  31 AGAINST

Amends By-Laws 326 and 332 to allow schools who have played one game in a tournament that is ultimately cancelled to change their contest limitations, as long as the alteration does not cause the team to exceed the current game limits.

PROPOSAL 28 - (By-Laws 331, 332, 342, 344, and 354) - (PASSED) -  430 FOR,  51 AGAINST

Amends By-Laws 331, 332, 342, 344, and 354 to further define the ninth grade as a grade within high school, and afford freshmen the same treatment, restrictions, contest limitations, etc. as the other grades of high school.

PROPOSAL 29 - (By-Law 341) – INVALID ITEM – WILL BE ADDRESSED BY A SPECIAL ELECTION

This item is in regard to quarter limitations in the sport of basketball.

PROPOSAL 30 - (By-Law 346) - (PASSED) -  328 FOR,  61 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 346.1 to increase the inning limitations for softball from nine times the number of games to ten times the number of games (exclusive of tournaments) played by the higher team on which the student plays.

PROPOSAL 31 - (By-Law 440) - (PASSED) -  391 FOR,  15 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 440, District and State Festivals, to indicate the distinction between the district and state music festivals.

PROPOSAL 32 - (By-Law 700) - (PASSED) -  454 FOR,  27 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 700 to require that coaches of Emerging Sports be required to meet the coaching requirements in By-Laws 120-128.