Iowa
Premier Soccer League Rules & Policies
print version (updated 12-07)
PART I
GENERAL
101: Name and Composition
The name of this LEAGUE shall be the IOWA PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE. It will be referred to as the “IPSL”.
This league shall be an organization structured under the Iowa Soccer Association bylaws.
102: Purpose
The purpose of the “IPSL” shall be to develop, promote, and administer youth soccer at the premier level in the State of Iowa.
103: Compliance
This league shall comply with the authority of the Iowa Soccer Association, and those regional, national and international organizations of which the Iowa Soccer Association is an affiliate.
104: Boundaries
The boundaries of the IPSL shall be limited to the boundaries of the State of Iowa, as defined by the Iowa Soccer Association. Teams from outside the State of Iowa boundaries may enter the league by approval from the League Committee.
105: Laws of the Game
The “Laws of the Game” as authorized by FIFA, and modified for youth play by the USSF, USYSA, or the ISA, apply to all youth soccer games sanctioned by the IPSL.
106: Seasonal Year
The seasonal year of the IPSL will begin on August 1 of one calendar year and end on July 31 of the following calendar year.
107: Use of Name and Logo
No one may use the name or initials of the IPSL, any of its trade names including Iowa Premier Soccer League and IPSL or its logo, except as provided under these Rules & Policies or except with the express written consent of the League Committee.
108: Authorities
This league shall be governed by its rules and policies as presently constituted except in those matters reserved
by the Iowa Soccer Association.
Section 1: This league shall be governed by a League Committee, whose membership shall be determined and updated each year. Each club with four or more teams participating will have one representative on the committee. The League Committee may choose to include a representative from clubs or teams with less than four teams participating.
Section 2 : The league shall be administered by a LeagueDirector appointed by the ISA Executive Director.
When a vacancy in the League Director’s position occurs, all League Director responsibilities will be the domainof the ISA Executive Director, who may appoint a temporary director until the position is filled.
109: Robert’s Rules of Order and Quorum
Section 1: Except as otherwise provided in these rules and policies, all meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the latest authorized edition of Robert’s Rules of Order.
Section 2: A simple majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum at any Committee meeting.
110: Dissolution
If this league dissolves for any reason, its property and assets shall inure to the ISA for the benefit of youth
soccer in Iowa.
111: Fiscal Year Budget
The League Director shall prepare a budget for the IPSL for the next fiscal year.
112: Accounts, Books and Records
Section 1: The IPSL financial records shall be kept by the ISA Executive Director in accordance with ISA accounting standards.
Section 2: All books and records, including copies of governing documents shall be open to inspection by the League Committee and the league membership.
113: Disclaimer
The IPSL shall not assume, nor be liable for, the debts and/or financial responsibilities either implied or incurred,
of any player, head coach, assistant coach, trainer, manager, team official, club official or referee from any member team, affiliate or other organization.
PART II
MEMBERSHIPS
201: Eligibility
The membership of the IPSL is open to all invited soccer clubs, teams, players, coaches, trainers, managers, administrators and officials within the State of Iowa that are affiliated with and in good standing with the Iowa Soccer Association.
202: Representation
Each Member Team will be represented by a team coach who is responsible for all communications between the league and the team. The coach must be 18yrs old or older.
- Each member team will designate one person as the liaison between the league membership and the team.
- Each member team will be registered with an ISA member club or a club from a USYSA State affiliate outside of Iowa and be in good standing with their state associations.
- Each member club will be respondsible for their member teams, player, coaches and parents.
203: General Responsibilities
In addition to the requirements of these rules and policies:
(a) Falsification of records shall be grounds for removal from future participation and/or membership in this league.
(b) A plea of ignorance to the rules, policies and procedures of this league is not sufficient and violators may
expect appropriate action by the League Committee.
(c) Any person found guilty of violating the rules, policies and procedures of this league may be asked to appear before the League Committee in order to explain his/her actions.
204: Admission to Membership
Section 1: Any team wishing to participate in this league must submit an application to the ISA state office on or before the published sign up date as determined each season by the League Director and posted on the League web site at least 30 days in advance.
Section 2: The current members of this league will meet no later than the 3rd Sunday in July in order to vote on
new and existing teams for participation in the upcoming league season, develop the playing schedule for each age division and recommend any changes to the league structure.
Section 3: Upon a teams acceptance to this league all players, coaches, assistant coaches, trainers and managers will be members of this league and must adhere to these rules and policies.
Section 4: The League Committee at any time may extend an invitation to any team that it feels is eligible to participate in this league.
Section 5: The League Committee may withdraw, deny or remove any member and/or member team from participation in this league for any violation of these rules and policies.
205: Terms of Membership
The term of membership for this league will be for one (1) seasonal year.
206: General Responsibilities
Section 1: In addition to other requirements of these rules, each member shall:
- To the extent consistent with applicable law, comply with the rules of the IPSL, ISA, USYSA and the USSF.
- Pay all fees to the IPSL by the deadline due. The League Committee through the League Director shall be responsible for setting the deadline for the current year and informing all members of the deadline date.
Section 2: Each member team shall maintain its own autonomy except as otherwise provided in these rules and policies.
207: Fees
Section 1: Each Team Member shall pay to the IPSL annual fees in an amount recommended by the League Committee. A budget process will be established and maintained between the League Director and the ISA Executive Director.
Section 2: The team fee to be collected will include the following:
State Player Registration Fees
League Director Fee
League Registrar Fee (Office fees)
Referee Assignor Fee
Web Master Fee
Referee Fees
Section 3: A fee schedule for additional fees for such matters as rosters, travel papers, late fees, etc. will be established by the League Director in consultation with the League Committee and the ISA Executive Director.
208: Reinstatement
A suspended member of IPSL may submit a written request for reinstatement. The League Committee may
reinstate the membership of a suspended member and/or member team if all the requirements of the suspension have been met.
210: IPSL Recruiting Policy
Recruitment, or recruiting, is defined as any action initiated by a “Team Official” (coach, assistant coach, team manager/coordinator, trainer, or any person representing a team or club) who seeks to enlist the services of a player.
Section 1: Illegal recruitment is defined as the employment of any prohibited practice by a “Team Official”. These prohibited practices include:
a) Offering any inducement of material or monetary value to a player or player’s family.
b) Contact initiated by a club or club member to any player registered with another IPSL club at any time throughout the seasonal year. (August 1- July 31)
c) Interference with a competitive player once the player has signed a registration forms and paid the fee to
register with a team/club for the next seasonal year.
Section 2: Illegal recruitment does not include the following permitted practices:
a) Club Scholarship for families meeting requirements for such a scholarship.
b) Contact with a player for limited purpose of participating as a guest player with prior approval by the player’s coach.
211: Club Promotion
Section 1: Clubs may generally promote their selective/competitive programs and try-out procedures/events, in their respective IPSL age divisions, publicly in the following places:
a) Club Websites, ISA, Public Media, Schools, libraries Sports Stores, Public Bulletin Boards and Club
Newsletters which are mailed to a Clubs Membership.
Section 2: When an IPSL player initiates contact, the club is at liberty to provide generic promotional material pertaining to program and tryout information.
212: Tryouts
IPSL Clubs must choose either unrestricted or restricted tryouts to establish teams for the next seasonal year. Released or non IPSL member club players may tryout at any time.
Section 1: Unrestricted
- Open tryouts may take place beginning the first Tuesday after Memorial Weekend.
- Players currently registered or unregistered to IPSL clubs may participate in unrestricted tryouts.
- Any currently registered player who is selected for a new team that will play in the next seasonal year may not train or participate with their new team until all activities of their current team have come to an end for the seasonal year or the player receives a written release by the currently registered club’s Coaching Director or designated club official.
Section 2: Restricted
- Restricted tryouts are only for a clubs membership.
- Restricted tryouts are permitted any time during the seasonal year.
- Any tryout solicitation, advertisement or invitation must clearly state that only club members may participate.
213: Invites to Join your Club
Section 1: Invites from Unrestricted tryouts for U11 through U13 age divisions may be issued on or after 8:00 AM of June 16th of each seasonal year.
Section 2: Invites from Unrestricted tryouts for U14 and above age divisions may be issued on or after 8:00 AM of June 26th of each seasonal year.
Section 3: Invites may be one phone call, official letter, web publication, and/or email.
Section 4: A player has 24 hours to respond.
215: Guest Players
Section 1: Before approaching a player(s) who is not in your club and/or the player’s parents regarding an opportunity to guest play or dual participate, the Director of Coaching or designated Club Director must be contacted first and informed of the intent to contact the player and/or parents. The Club Director has the right to grant or refuse the player request to guest play.
216: Recruiting Violations
Section 1: Allegations of illegal recruiting are very serious and must be based on fact. A written report detailing
the alleged violation, including the rules or policies violated, all documents and witnesses supporting the allegation and a bond in the amount of 250.00 dollars must be submitted to the League Director.
a) First Violation – automatic $500 fine plus any further action by the League Committee
b) Second Violation – automatic $1000 fine plus any further action by the League Committee
c) Third Violation – The club will be suspended from the league for a minimum of one year plus any further action by the League Committee
PART III
ORGANIZATION
301: Divisions
Section 1: The IPSL will be comprised of two (2) Divisions. These Divisions will be known as the Girls Division and Boys Division.
Section 2: Girls teams may play in the Boys Division.
302: Organization Members
Each Member Team is entitled to one (1) vote at any League General Meeting.
Each Member Team may designate a team representative to attend meetings and place a vote for the Head Coach.
303: League Committee and Directors
The Officers of the IPSL are the League Director and the League
Committee members.
- The League Director may not vote.
- All other members of the Committee shall be entitled to one (1) vote.
304: Composition and General Authority
Section 1: The IPSL is governed by the League Committee.
Section 2: The League Committee has the following authority:
- Authority to amend the rules and policies of the IPSL. The League Committee may wish to have the entire membership vote on rules or policy change at the annual meeting but is not required to do so.
- Adoption of the budget of the IPSL.
- Approve the final playing schedule as produced by the League Director.
305: Meetings
Section 1: The League Committee will meet at the following times for the listed purpose.
- No later than 3rd Sunday in July of the current year. This will be the League placement and scheduling meeting as well as dealing with any matters concerning the upcoming year’s league play.
- No later than the 4th Sunday in November. This meeting will review the fall season and set dates for the spring season and tryouts.
- At any time deemed necessary by the League Director to resolve issues. A minimum one-week notice by confirmed communication is required. This meeting may take place by teleconference.
Section 2: All League Committee meetings are mandatory except emergency meetings where a simple majority is sufficient. There will be an automatic 100.00 dollars fine for the first missed meeting/400.00 dollars and possible suspension from the committee for the second meeting.
Section 3: A committee member may designate an alternate to attend the meeting in his/her place.
306: Annual Meeting
Section 1: The League Director shall hold an Annual Meeting (AM) after the conclusion of the fall season.
Section 2: The order of business at the AM shall be as follows.
- Call to Order
- Suggested Amendments to the Rules and Policies
- New Business
- Adjournment
307: Place of Meetings
Section 1: The League Director shall secure and inform all committee members at a minimum of two weeks prior to any scheduled meeting, the time and location of the meeting.
Section 2: The league AM will be held no later than December 1st..
Section 3: Meetings may be audio recorded by the League Director.
PART IV:
ADMINISTRATION
401: League Committee
The League Committee will be responsible for all governance, scheduling and rules and policies of the IPSL.
402: Responsibilities of League Committee
The responsibilities of the League Committee shall include, but not limited to, the following:
- Develop and maintain league rules and policies.
- Create game scheduling formats.
- Ensure that all member teams in their respective divisions adhere to these rules and policies.
403: League Director
The administration of the IPSL will be conducted by the League Director under the supervision of ISA Executive Director.
404: ISA Office
The ISA Office will provide the IPSL all office related support.
405: Referee Assignors
The League Director will secure and maintain the service of a Referee Assignor or Assignors for the purpose of scheduling all referees for league matches.
406: Responsibilities of the Referee Assignors
The responsibilities of the Referee Assignors shall include, but not limited to, the following:
- They must be an ISA approved and certified assignor.
- Only the Referee Assignors may assign referees for any IPSL match.
- The assignors will only assign referees, which are qualified to officiate the high level of competition of the IPSL.
- The Referee Assignor will report directly to the League Director.
407: Removal
Section 1: Any Member of the League Committee may be removed from the Committee by vote of the members entitled to vote for that office.
Section 2: Any Member of the League Committee who is absent for two consecutive meetings, or a total of three meetings of the Committee during their term of membership for any reason other than performing the official
duties of the IPSL, may be removed from office by a majority vote of the Committee.
Section 3: Any Member who is removed from office for cause or resigns from office, may not be appointed to any office of this league fora period of no less than two years.
PART V
PLAYER & MATCH RULES
501: Registration
Section 1: All Competitive League players and teams shall be registered with the Club Registrar for the seasonal year. (August 1- July 31)
Section 2: By submitting an approved, signed registration form for processing by the Club Registrar, a player agrees and commits to the club for the seasonal year unless released by the club.
502: Players/Coach Passes
Section 1: All teams are required to present a valid ISA player/coach pass for each player, head coach, assistant coach, trainer and/or manager that will be on the member teams sideline. Passes must be complete with pictures
and signatures and laminated on both sides. Players may only play for one club in the IPSL
Section 2: The Referee Assignor will insure that all referees assigned to officiate any IPSL games are aware of this rule.
503: Teams
Section 1: The age brackets of teams within the IPSL will be in the U11, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16, U17, U18 and
U19 age groups. Age divisions may be combined or divided by the League Committee for the purpose of league play.
Section 2: It is the responsibility of each team to comply with rules and regulations outside the boundaries of the IPSL rules and policies.
504: Playing Divisions
Section 1: Teams may request to be placed in a division at the time of application. Decisions for placement will be the domain of the League Committee and may not be changed after the schedule is complete except by vote of the League Committee.
Section 2: The League Committee, after taking into consideration all requests for placement, will place teams into divisions they deem appropriate to the teams skill level.
505: Matches
Section 1: All teams registered in the IPSL shall be required to play all of their scheduled league matches. Teams not playing a scheduled league match are subject to a $400 fine and possible suspension from the IPSL.
Section 2: No match may be cancelled for any reason other than an “Act of God” Failure to adhere to this policy will render the offending team responsible for all referee fees and match expenses for the cancelled game.
Section 3: Cancelled matches should be rescheduled. Coaches or team managers contact each other, agree on a date to reschedule and forward the information to the league director. All reschedules are dependant on field and referee availability. Matches not rescheduled will be posted as Not Played. Failure to adhere to this policy may render the offending team responsible for all referee fees and match expenses for the canceled game.
Section 4: The team listed first on the schedule will be designated the Home team and is responsible for changing jerseys should there be a color conflict.
Section 5: Match length
Match Duration
U11/U12 30 minute halves
U13/U14 35 minute halves.
U15/U19 40 minutes halves.
Coaches may change the length of any match as long as both coaches agree and inform the referee prior to the
start of a match. Teams play the match length of the oldest team scheduled to compete. Coaches will advise
referees if they are playing two games in one day.
Section 6: The IPSL is a statewide league and as such will play matches throughout the State.
- All IPSL Member Teams must be prepared to travel for league matches.
- No Member Team may reschedule a match due to traveling conflicts.
- If a Member Team must reschedule a match in accordance with Sections 3 of this rule, the rescheduled match will be played in the city it was originally scheduled for.
- All attempts will be made by the League Committee to schedule two matches in one day within the city for all teams that have to travel.
Section 7: The IPSL may schedule matches on both Saturday and Sunday, Sunday being the primary day, based
on field availability and the wishes of the Member Teams and IPSL.
Section 8: Substitutions
U13 and Older Age Divisions
Unlimited substitutions at any stoppage at the discretion of the referee.
U11/U12 Age Divisions
Unlimited Substitutions shall be made with the consent of the referee at the following times: Both teams may substitute if players are at the center mark.
1. Prior to a throw-in in your favor
2. Prior to a goal kick by either team
3. After a goal by either team
4. A team may substitute for an injured player or players and the opponent may substitute a like number of players, when the referee stops play for an injury
5. At halftime.
506: Schedules
Section 1: The League Director will create a schedule of matches for all divisions in conjunction with the League Committee.
Section 2: The Director will send the schedule to the Web Master for posting on the league web site.
Section 3: All Member Teams will play their schedules as listed on the web site.
Section 4: It is the Member Teams responsibility to ensure that they have a current schedule.
Section 5: The League Director will make all attempts to schedule two games in one day for all teams traveling from their home city to compete.
Section 6: The League Director will block out certain weekends designated by the League Committee as having conflicts with the following: Tournaments voted on by the League Committee. Those weekends where certain Member Teams have been invited to Special Soccer related events. (i.e.; ODP)
Those weekends where the local schools will be conducting PSATs, ACTs and/or any other testing required by the players for educational purposes. It is the responsibility of the membership to research and request these dates. The League Director will confirm these dates.
Section 7: A calendar of anticipated block out requests will be presented to the League Director prior to the February & July scheduling meetings by all member teams for their team. It should include possible rescheduling dates. It is at the discretion of the League Committee to accept or deny requests.
507: Match Results
Section 1: The Member Team listed first on the schedule will be designated the Home team. Home teams will provide a change of colors if requested by the referee
Section 2: It is the responsibility of both teams to ensure that the results of the matches are submitted before 10:00pm of each game day.
Section 3: It is the Referee’s responsibility to ensure that the game report is accurate and maintain a game report for each match they officiate... The Head Referee must submit the report to the ISA office before referee fees for the match are paid to all match referees. Reports may be submitted via the Internet.
Section 4: All league stats will be taken from the match reports and no changes will be allowed once the match report has been sent to the ISA Office unless both coaches and the head referee concur that an error has been made.
509: Match Locations
Section 1: Each Member Club must provide one approved field for every three, teams entered. The fields must be available for scheduling on the same day at the same time. The League Director will try to locate appropriate fields for clubs who do not meet this requirement. It will be the responsibility of the Team and or Club to contract and secure fields.
Section 2: All league matches will be played at the locations listed on the schedule that is posted on the web site.
Section 3: The League Director will locate and maintain a database of premier quality fields available for league matches.
510: Referees
Section 1: The Referee Assignors will ensure that all referees assigned IPSL games are certified as required by
the IRC and USSF.
Section 2: It is the responsibility of the Referee Assignors to ensure that only referees of the highest caliber are assigned matches played in the IPSL.
Section 3: It is the responsibility of each Member Teams Head Coach to advise the League Director of all referees deemed inappropriate to referee matches of the caliber of play in the IPSL. The League Director will then meet with the Referee Assignor to investigate the report and Confirm allegations and discuss the future use of the referee.
Report any Head Coach found to be making an unsubstantiated complaint to the League Committee.
Section 4: The referees will officiate all matches in accordance with the FIFA Laws of the Game.
Section 5: The referees will be paid after the game report has been submitted to the ISA office. ISA will process referee payments, as per ISA accounting procedures, on the 15 th and the last day of each month.
Section 6: The Referee Assignors will communicate with the League prior to the start of the seasonal year to determine the fees to be paid to referees.
Section 7: The League Director will assure that all teams pay an equal fee for referees within an age division.
PART VI
DISCIPLINE & HEARING PROCEDURES
601:Discipline
Section 1: All matches will be played in accordance with the FIFA Laws of the Game except as amended in these rules and policies.
Section 2: All discipline involving an ejection of any head coach, assistant coach, trainer and/or spectator shall be forwarded to the League Director before 10:00pm the day of the match by the head referee. It is the responsibility of the referee to provide a written report, with supporting reports from the assistant referees within 48 hours of the incident.
Section 3: All members are required to participate on hearing or discipline committees If requested.
602:Send-Off
Section 1: Any player receiving a red card must sit their next scheduled IPSL match with the team they received
the red card.
- The sitting player must be brought to the attention of the Head Referee and notation made on the match report to the fact that the player sat the game.
Section 2: Any Coach, Assistant Coach, Manager receiving a send-off must sit the next scheduled IPSL match for the team they received the card.
- Any coach, assistant coach, manager or trainer that has been sent off is to leave the facility immediately.
- Any coach, assistant coach, manager or trainer IS NOT allowed to be present at the field for his/her next scheduled game with the team he/she was given a send-off.
- Any Member found violating this section, will be suspended for a minimum of 3 games or the remainder of the seasonal year, whichever is less.
- The designated Coach of Record will advise the Head Referee that the coach, asst. coach, manager or trainer is sitting the send-off and verify that the offender is not present at the field.
Section 3: Any player, head coach, assistant coach, trainer, manager found to violate any rules or section of
these rules will be brought in front of a Disciplinary Committee of three members designated by the League Committee for a hearing.
Section 4: The League Director will convene a Disciplinary Committee, which will be comprised of the following members:
- The League Director who will serve as mediator. (The League Director will not vote).
- Three members from the League Committee designated as the "Hearing Committee". They may have no affiliation with the member(s) involved.
Section 5: Disciplinary Committee procedures
- The committee may call any witness to speak at the hearing.
- The alleged violator may call any witness to speak at the hearing.
- After hearing all evidence presented, the Disciplinary Committee will make a determination of the
discipline to be handed out.
- Unless the violated rules have a specific punishment the Disciplinary Committee will determine the punishment, which may be any of the following:
- Verbal Warning/Written Warning.
- Suspension.
- Removal from the league.
603: Protests
Section 1: Any team wishing to protest any contest must contact the League Director within four (4) hours after the end of the game to be protested. The protesting team will then have twenty-four (24) hours from the time of notification to present a written account of the protest to the League Director along with a check in the amount of $200.00.
- The League Director upon being contacted that a match is being protested will arrange to meet with the protesting Head Coach and receive the written protest and protest fee of $200.00.
- After receiving the written protest and fee, the League Director will set a hearing date, which cannot be more than five days from receipt of the written complaint.
- The League Director will convene a Hearing Committee consisting of the;
- The League Director who will serve as mediator. (The League Director will not vote).
- Three members from the League Committee designated as the "Hearing Committee". They may have no affiliation with the member(s) involved.
The Hearing Committee will listen to all facts surrounding the protest and render a decision.
After hearing the facts the Committee will decide to:
Uphold the protest.
Deny the protest.
Section 2: If the Committee upholds the protest the League Director will decide when and where the game will be replayed. It is also the League Director’s responsibility to advise all the teams affected of the boards decision and game reschedule.
Section 3: The Committee will then authorize the league to return the $200.00 protest fee check back to the protesting team.
Section 4: The findings of the Hearing Committee are final and no further protests are allowed.
604: Suspensions, Fines, Termination and Reinstatement
Section 1: Any member team failing to pay any fees due the IPSL shall be provided written notice of the delinquency by the ISA State Office. If those fees are not paid within 15 days after the date of the notice of delinquency, the delinquent team shall be suspended from further league play.
- The League Director will then send a letter to the ISA requesting that the member team be placed in bad standing.
Section 2: The League Committee may suspend, fine or terminate or any combination thereof, the membership of any member and/or member team of the IPSL if the League Committee determines that;
- The conduct of the Member and/or Member Team is adverse to the best interests of soccer, the IPSL, the ISA or the USYSA.
- The Member has not complied with the requirements of its membership.
Section 3: Any individual member that is placed in Bad Standing for actions relating to one team will be in Bad Standing for all teams he/she associated with within the IPSL.
Section 4: A Member team may be removed from the league upon a vote of theLeague Committee.
605: Procedures involving Suspensions, Fines, Termination and Reinstatement.
Section 1: Upon a determination of the League Committee to Suspend, Fine or Terminate a Member the following procedure will apply:
- The League Director will direct that a letter containing the specific reasons for the suspension, fine or termination be drafted.
- The letter will contain the infraction, cite the applicable rule(s), date the suspension or termination begins, date the suspension or termination ends, the address any appeals can be mailed to, the amount of the fine (if applicable) and the date by which time the fine must be paid and the League Directors signature.
- The letter will then be mailed to the affected member by Registered U.S. Mail, return receipt requested.
- Upon return of the registered mail receipt the League Director shall keep the receipt for a period of at least one-year.
- If after a period of seven (7) days a letter of appeal has not been received the League Director will direct
that a letter be prepared advising the IPSL that the member and/or member team have been suspended, fined or terminated.
606:Procedures for Appeal of a Suspension, Fine or Termination
Section 1 : Upon receipt of a letter of Suspension, Fine or Termination the affected member or in the case of a member team the designated Head Coach, shall have seven (7) days to file a Letter of Appeal.
- The Letter of Appeal will contain a request for a hearing, the names and address of any witnesses that the member will produce at the hearing and a list of any and;
- all evidence and/or documents he/she plans to produce at the hearing.
- The member will then mail the letter by Registered U.S. Mail, return receipt requested, to the address listed on his/her letter of suspension, fine or termination.
- Upon receipt of a Letter of Appeal the League Director will forward the documents to the ISA Executive Director
- The League Director will also designate a time and location for the hearing.
- A letter advising the member of the Date, Time and Location of the Hearing will be sent to the Member within seven (7) days by Registered U.S. Mail, return receipt requested.
- It will be incumbent upon the affected Member to advise any and all witnesses he/she wishes to produce
at the hearing of the hearing date, time and location.
Section 2: The League Director will convene a Hearing Committee, which will be comprised of the following members:
- The League Director who will serve as mediator. (The League Director will not vote).
- Three members from the League Committee designated as the "Hearing Committee". They may have no affiliation with the member(s) involved.
Section 3: The Hearing Procedures will be as follows
- The League Director will call the meeting to order.
- The League Director will then read the Letter of Suspension, Fine or Termination.
- The League Director will then provide for the board any documentation or testimony supporting the Suspension, Fine or Termination.
- The Member will then be allowed to present his/her evidence, testimony and/or documents which will support his/her position.
- All witness testimony will be limited to only the facts surrounding the reasons for the Suspension, Fine or Termination.
- All witness testimony will not exceed five (5) minutes per witness.
- After the affected Member(s) have presented their case, the League Director will ask the member to leave the room.
- Once the member has exited the room the League Director will call for a vote from the members of the Hearing Committee. The Hearing Committee Members may only vote to:
- Uphold the Suspension, Fine or Termination
- Modify the Suspension, Fine or Termination
- Overturn the Suspension, Fine or Termination
Section 4: After the vote the Member will be brought back into the Hearing Room and advised of the Boards decision.
Section 5: The Decision of the Hearing Board is final and no other Appeals will be entertained.
Section 6: Within seven (7) days of the Hearing the League Director will send a letter by Registered U.S. Mail, return receipt requested, to the affected Member detailing the Hearing Boards decision.
Section 7: Within seven (7) days the League Director will send a letter to ISA advising them of the Hearing Boards decision and reaffirm the Bad Standing Status or request that the Bad Standing Status be rescinded.
Section 8: The Hearing will be audio recorded.
607: Conflict of Interest
Any committee member with a conflict of interest with any interested parties in a hearing process with the league
is required to inform the chair of the proceeding and excuse themselves from the proceedings immediately upon determining the conflict of interest.
PART VII
AMENDMENTS TO BYLAWS
701: Proposing Amendments
Section 1: Any member in good standing with the league may propose any change to these rules and policies.
Section 2: All proposals for changes must be received by the League Director in writing no later than thirty days prior to any scheduled meeting.
Section 3: Any proposed rule or policy change that passes a vote of the membership will become effective immediately unless otherwise stated.
revised 01-25-2008