Organization Matters

[Maineac]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Are there any states whose officials have organized themselves together as a group, for instance for purposes of training and collective bargaining with the schools through the state association?

Yes.

[SC Official]

In South Carolina, SCHSL officials belong to the South Carolina Basketball Officials Association (SCBOA). Hypothetically, we're an independent entity, but not in practice. The SCHSL assigns all varsity games, receives our registration fees, writes our exam, and essentially controls every facet of basketball and football officiating in the state, and they'll never give up that control unless the coaches and ADs start complaining.

SC is a weird state to officiate in.

[Freddy]

Thanx to all who responded. Except for Maineac . Found a June 2016 Referee magazine article on what they were trying to do in MS, LA, and PA. Was more a historical question than anything. I knew it had something to do with independent contractor status issues or something like that.

[Maineac]

Originally Posted by freddy

except for maineac :d.

[RefRich]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Thanx to all who responded. Except for Maineac . Found a June 2016 Referee magazine article on what they were trying to do in MS, LA, and PA. Was more a historical question than anything. I knew it had something to do with independent contractor status issues or something like that.

What is the title of the article and can you provide a link? I have been looking all over and cannot find anything about the current status and it seems early 2016 was when the latest information was given.