See Rule 6-2-1.a.
"At the moment of serve, all players except the server shall be within the team's playing area and may be in contact with the boundary lines or the center line BUT MAY NOT HAVE ANY PART OF THE BODY TOUCHING THE FLOOR OUTSIDE THOSE LINES".
Your state interperter has it exactly right though no interpertation is required. For once, the rule book is clear.
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