BYLAWS
Articles of Incorporation of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, Inc., having been filed with the
Secretary of State of North Carolina, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, that the BYLAWS of the Association be and
hereby are enacted as follows:
I. PURPOSES
The purposes for which this corporation is organized are:
(a)
To stimulate, control and direct high school athletics among its members or between its members
and other teams in North Carolina.
(b)
To maintain a high standard for high school games, contests, athletics and all other sports activities
by and among its members in North Carolina.
(c)
To give and grant to its members and to others, so far as empowered by law, the privilege to hold
contests, competitions, and exhibitions under its auspices or otherwise, in accordance with its
prescribed rules and regulations, and subject to such conditions as it may lawfully impose.
(d)
To enact and establish rules and regulations governing such contests, competitions, exhibitions and
athletic participations, and to determine and define awards and prizes for such contests, and to
determine and define breaches and infractions of its rules and regulations.
(e)
To educate and train members and persons regarding all adopted rules and regulations governing
athletic participation and competition by and among its members and regarding rules for particular
sports and games.
(f)
To exercise disciplinary authority so far as is lawful over all members and representatives of
members engaged in contests, competitions, exhibitions and athletic activities, to the end that
games, contests, sports and athletics of every kind may be subject to clean, sportsmanlike, dignified
competition.
(g)
To promote the physical and moral well-being of all athletes representing its members.
(h)
To educate public opinion regarding high school athletics by and among its members.
(i)
By all lawful means to elevate, improve and promote games, contests, physical exercises, athletics,
exhibitions and all sports by and among its members.
(j)
To acquire, hold title to, sell, exchange, lease, alien, build structures upon or otherwise to deal in real
property for the purpose of maintaining premises where the hereinabove stated purposes can be
pursued.
(k)
To apply for, solicit, receive, hold and disburse grants, funds and other property to be used in
furtherance of the purposes stated herein.
II. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Association shall be governed by a Board of Directors consisting of twenty (20) persons selected as follows:
1.
Selection of Directors.
a.
The President and Vice-President, chosen at the annual meeting of the Association, the Commission
er and Immediate Past President of the Association shall be members of the Board of Directors by virtue of their
election to those respective offices. The President, Vice President, Immediate Past President, and Commissioner
shall be officers of the Board of Directors and are not designated to represent any geographic area.
b.
Sixteen non-officer members of the Board of Directors shall be elected to represent the educational
districts defined by G.S. 115C-65. As the terms of current members of the Board of Directors expire, non-officer
members shall be elected so as to cause each educational district to be represented by two non-officer members of
the Board of Directors.
c.
Ten of the non-officer members of the Board of Directors shall be chosen from among the principals
of member schools and/or the superintendents of systems including member schools.
d.
Six of the non-officer members of the Board of Directors shall be chosen from among the coaches of
member schools or athletic directors of member schools or systems including member schools.
e.
Provided, however, that after the terms of the current members of the Board of Directors expire, the
Board of Directors shall at all times consist of at least one representative from each classification and at least two
representatives from each educational district.
f.
Successor members of the Board of Directors shall be chosen in each annual meeting of the Associ
ation to replace the current members as their terms expire. The term of each new Director so elected shall be four
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