The name of this association shall be District 1, Idaho High School Activities Association.

The purpose of this association shall be to coordinate, promote, and control the interscholastic activities of the high schools in District 1.

Section 1: Membership in this district shall be confined to those schools that are members of the state association and are designated by the State Board of Control as belonging to this district.

Section 2: Annual membership fees may be levied at the discretion of the Board of Control. If such dues are levied, then schools will become members of this association only upon payment of such dues.

Section 3: Each member school shall be entitled to one vote at the affairs of the association, which vote shall be cast by the principal of each member school or his designated faculty representative.

Section 1: Officers of the Board of Control shall serve as officers of the association.

Section 2: Member schools, by a majority vote at a regular or special meeting, may set rules and policies not in conflict with this constitution or the constitution of the State Association.

Section 3: Members of the Legislative Council shall have the power to overrule decisions of the District Board of Control. Such action shall require a simple majority vote of members of the Council.

Section 4: The Legislative Council shall consist of the superintendent of each of the school districts within District 1, IHSAA.

Section 5: Member schools shall elect one representative to serve on the State Board of Control. The district representative shall be a superintendent of schools or a high school principal from a member school and shall be elected by the district's Legislative Council at the meeting preceding the expiration of the term of office of the representative. The term of office shall be three years and shall expire June 1, with the newly elected representative taking office at the time of the June State Board of Control meeting. During this term of office, he shall serve as an ex-officio member of the District Board of Control.

Section 1: The Board of Control shall consist of one representative from each of the auxiliary groups: one superintendent and one high school principal or vice-principal elected from the A-1 schools; one superintendent and one high school principal elected from the A-2 schools; one superintendent and one high school principal elected from the A-4 schools. The District 1 coaches shall provide two of their members to be on the Board of Control, one representing the coaches of boys athletics and one representing the coaches of girls athletics; one member from the music educators association; one member from the speech arts teachers association, and one representative of the junior high principals. Also serving on the Board, but without voting privileges are the Stoats Board of Control Representative, the Commissioners, and the Secretary Treasurer.

Section 2: The representatives from the three divisions of schools shall be elected at the spring meeting of the respective group preceding the next term of office on the Board of Control.

Section 3: The representatives of the three divisions of schools shall be elected for a term of three years.

Section 4: The representatives on the Board of Control elected by the sports, music teachers, speech teachers, and junior high principals shall serve terms of two years.

Section 5: The members of the Board of Control shall at the end of the fall meeting choose from its membership one administrator to serve as president and one administrator to serve as vice-president of the Board of Control.

Section 6: Change of professional status, moving out of the district, or shift in class of the school shall constitute a vacancy in an office. Such a vacancy, if occurring during the school year term, shall be filled by appointment by the Board of Control until the next regular election.

Section 1: The powers and duties of the president shall be:

1. To preside at all meetings of the association and all meetings of the Board of Control.
2. To call all meetings, regular and special, of the association and the Board of Control.
3. To perform all duties normally described to the office of president.

Section 2: The powers and duties of the vice-president shall be:

1. To preside at all meetings of the association and Board of Control in the absence of

the president.

2. To succeed to the office of president at the expiration of his term or whenever the

Section 3: The powers and duties of the secretary-treasurer shall be:

1. To keep the minutes of all meetings of the association and the Board of Control and

distribute minutes at least one week prior to the next scheduled meeting.

2. To collect and to account for all membership fees, official fees,

levies, and assessments due the association.

3. To pay all authorized bills and claims against the association

with the approval of the Board of Control.

4. To notify all member schools of all regular and special meetings.
5. To perform all other duties as directed by the Board of Control or the association.
6. To provide a written financial statement to the member schools for the previous school year at the fall meeting.
7. To present a written financial report to the Board of Control at each regularly scheduled meeting.

Section 1: The powers and duties of the Board of Control shall be:

1. The Board shall have the power to declare vacant any chair on

The Board if the member fails to attend any two meetings. The

Board shall also have the power to fill any vacancy, provided the appointment is made from the class of school represented in the vacancy.

2. If any auxiliary group fails to elect a representative by November 1, the Board shall have the power to appoint some person to fill the vacant chair.
3. The Board shall authorize all board of Control expenses.
4. Regularly scheduled meetings of the Board shall be held in September, November, January, March, and May. Special meetings may be called by a majority vote of the members of the Board or the association.
5. The Board shall have the power to set membership fees and special assessments.
6. The Board shall have the power to set tournament assessments.
7. The Board shall have the power to set all entrance fees for all district-sponsored festivals, clinics, tournaments, and other activities.
8. The Board shall have the power to authorize all tournaments, clinics, and festivals and other competitive activities involving more than two schools. If such approval is granted, the secretary shall obtain blanket approval for the member schools to participate in that event.
9. The Board shall have the power to declare winners, award trophies, resolve ties (unless the method of resolving is set by the State Board of Control) or delegate the power to declare winners or resolve ties to the schools involved in the competition.
10. The Board shall have sole authority to approve the establishing of new leagues within the district.
11. The Board shall have the power to authorize the issuing of conference passes to the staff members of member schools.
12. The Board shall have the power to take disciplinary action against schools not complying with the Constitution and by-laws or rulings f the Board of Control of this association.
13. The board shall have the power to take disciplinary action in cases involving unsportsmanlike conduct of schools or officials employed by member schools.
14. The Board of control shall req2uire all auxiliary groups of the association to file with the secretary a written copy of the minutes of all meetings and a financial report of any events sponsored by such auxiliary groups.
15. The Board shall have the power to interpret this Constitution and the rules and regulations which this Board of Control or the association may establish.
16. The Board of Control shall have the power to choose a person from the member schools to serve as secretary-treasurer for the association and the Board of Control for a term of three years and such appointment and remuneration shall be reviewed annually at the spring meeting. The Board shall set the remuneration for this position.
17. The Board shall name athletic commissioners, determine their remuneration and establish the dates when each will assume office. Such positions shall be reviewed annually.
18. The Board, acting as an arm of the Idaho High School Activities Association, is authorized to carry out functions of the State Board not covered in this article. (ADDED MAY, 1987)

Section 1: Amendments to this Constitution shall take effect at the beginning of the school term following passage. Proposed amendments to this Constitution shall be submitted to the Board of Control in writing. Upon the receipt of the proposed amendments, the Board of Control shall submit such amendments to the member schools within the school year in which they are proposed, and the member schools shall vote on the proposals as provided in Article VII, Section 2. Amendments may be proposed by certified employees of member schools or by the District Board of Control.

Section 2: The constitution may be amended by a majority vote of the member schools at a regular or special meeting, or a vote by mail.