128C.01 FORM, MAKEUP, DELEGATED POWER, BOARD MEMBERS. Subdivision 1. Voluntary association. The Minnesota State High School League is a nonprofit corporation that is a voluntary association of high schools. A high school that is a school under section 120A.22, subdivision 4, may be a member of the league. The league is made up of high […]
128C.02 DUTIES, POLICIES, CRITERIA, RULES OF BOARD. Subdivision 1. Decisions, policies, advisory committees. The board shall establish and adopt policies, including a policy on corporate sponsorships and similar agreements, make decisions on behalf of the league, and establish advisory committees necessary to carry out board functions. Subd. 2. Sexual harassment and violence; hazing. The board […]
128C.03 PROCEDURES. The league shall adopt procedures to ensure public notice of all eligibility rules and policies that will afford the opportunity for public hearings on proposed eligibility rules. If requested by 100 or more parents or guardians of students, the public hearing must be conducted by an administrative law judge from the Office of […]
128C.05 TOURNAMENTS, CLASSES OF ATHLETIC COMPETITION. Subdivision 1. Tournaments. The Minnesota State High School League shall establish, conduct, and regulate championship high school tournament activities. Subd. 1a. [Renumbered 123B.492] Subd. 2. Classes. The league shall determine the number of classes in all interscholastic athletic activities under its jurisdiction. Subd. 3. Exemption. The appropriate regional committee […]
128C.07 ARRANGING INTERSCHOLASTIC CONFERENCE MEMBERSHIP. Subdivision 1. Policy. The league may establish a policy to guide member high schools in forming or altering interscholastic conferences. Subd. 1a. Request. A league member high school that is not in a conference may ask the league to arrange membership for the league member in an interscholastic conference. Subd. […]
128C.08 ASSAULTING A SPORTS OFFICIAL PROHIBITED. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given in this subdivision. “Assault” is (1) an act done with intent to cause fear in another of immediate bodily harm or death, or (2) the infliction of or attempt to inflict bodily harm […]
128C.10 EXPENSE LIMITS. Subdivision 1. Employee expenses. Employees of the league may be reimbursed only for expenses as authorized by the commissioner’s plan for state employees adopted under section 43A.18, subdivision 2. Subd. 2. No credit cards. The league cannot have credit cards. Subd. 3. Director’s expense account. The executive director of the league may […]
128C.12 AUDITS AND REPORTS BY STATE AUDITOR. Subdivision 1. Dues and events revenue. (a) The state auditor annually must examine the accounts of, and audit all money paid to, the State High School League by its members. The audit must include financial and compliance issues. The audit must also include all money derived from any […]
128C.15 EMPLOYMENT. Subdivision 1. Affirmative action. The State High School League must adopt an affirmative action policy. The reason for the policy is to ensure that jobs within the league are equally accessible to all qualified persons. The policy is also needed to eliminate underemployment by the league of the protected groups that are defined […]
128C.17 LEAGUE IS SUBJECT TO DATA PRACTICES ACT. The collection, creation, receipt, maintenance, dissemination, or use of information by the State High School League is subject to chapter 13. The league must make data relating to its eligibility determinations available to the public in the form of summary data, with all personal identifiers removed. History: […]
128C.20 COMMISSIONER REVIEW OF LEAGUE. Subdivision 1. Annually. Each year the commissioner of education shall obtain and review the following information about the league: (1) an accurate and concise summary of the annual financial and compliance audit prepared by the state auditor that includes information about the compensation of and the expenditures by the executive […]
128C.22 LEAGUE MUST HAVE OPEN MEETINGS. For the purposes of chapter 13D, the State High School League is considered a state agency required by law to transact business in meetings open to the public. History: 1989 c 220 s 4
128C.24 LEAGUE FUNDS TRANSFER. Beginning July 1, 2007, the Minnesota State High School League shall annually determine the sales tax savings attributable to section 297A.70, subdivision 11a, and annually transfer that amount to a nonprofit charitable foundation created for the purpose of promoting high school extracurricular activities. The funds must be used by the foundation […]
