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Originally posted by Striker991
Why is this limitation necessary? This could be dangerous..if someone is operating in an official capacity but not a member of an association, they wouldn't be covered under this clause. It is possible the limitation was necessary to prevent the misuse of this law during pick-up games and other playground-type activities. However, what if John Smith was once a member of an organization, had to quit, but happened to attend a game that came up short an official? He volunteers to help out, then is assaulted by an irate player. Would he be covered? By this wording, he wouldn't be.
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There was no way we were going to get this law passed if it covered guys helping out in someone's driveway. The legislators felt that only officials who received recent training in dealing with unruly fans, coaches and players should be covered. I don't disagree. In my rec league, we make all officials "members" of our organization and we do have training sessions, so they qualify.
Note that this law covers all NASO members, since the case play discussions in their newsletter are considered training (I asked about this in committee hearings and was told that "training" did not have to be in person, but could be self-study, as long as you were a member of the association that provided it).