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Old Wed Nov 28, 2007, 01:00pm
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Character!!!!
How deep do we go on this?
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Old Wed Nov 28, 2007, 01:57pm
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How deep do we go on this?
You make the call.
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Old Wed Nov 28, 2007, 03:58pm
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Great comments...

I was also hoping to get some comments from Association Board members and Assigners (JR?) who actually would have more decision making powers concerning issues as this one.
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Old Wed Nov 28, 2007, 04:02pm
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Great comments...

I was also hoping to get some comments from Association Board members and Assigners (JR?) who actually would have more decision making powers concerning issues as this one.
Keep in mind that many are not sitting in the position to make such a decision. No official can make that decision from my state. I know as a board member of a particular division in a sport, all we can do is decide membership in our organization. We cannot decide whether and official has a license or can work HS or any other type of game.

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Old Wed Nov 28, 2007, 04:23pm
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Maybe, Rut, but assigners and board members can and do make decisions about what types of games, if any, officials get. So it does matter what they think of a particular official's integrity and character.
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Maybe, Rut, but assigners and board members can and do make decisions about what types of games, if any, officials get. So it does matter what they think of a particular official's integrity and character.
I am speaking from my perspective. Where you live I am sure is totally different with different set of issues as to how this is dealt with. Board members in local associations have nothing to do directly with whether someone does or does not work. Even if an assignor does not want to hire you, that does not exclude another assignor from hiring you somewhere else. That takes place already despite someone that has a legal issue or even ethical issue to deal with.

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Old Wed Nov 28, 2007, 05:01pm
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Just another association that will eventually have to defend accusations that its officials are employees, not independent contractors.

If he was good enough to work varsity games before, how could an association keep him from working those games now without, essentially, restraining his trade?
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Old Wed Nov 28, 2007, 05:46pm
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Board members in local associations have nothing to do directly with whether someone does or does not work.
Trust me JRut...in this case, the board members do have a say.
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Old Wed Nov 28, 2007, 08:38pm
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How do you know a recent partner that you worked with was not from another state where he had problems previously?

If the State association clears a guy on a background check then why the hell would I care whom I am working with (unless his officiating ability is less than desireable)...

I work with some of the same guys from time to time and I guess I'd say they are friends (at the facility)...we don't hang outside the gym together, save a couple...I have no idea what these guys are like in their personal lives....BUT..they are good guys to work with...
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Old Wed Nov 28, 2007, 05:04pm
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Great comments...

I was also hoping to get some comments from Association Board members and Assigners (JR?) who actually would have more decision making powers concerning issues as this one.
What's the saying?

I wouldn't be concerned with him unless he was found with dead woman or a live boy.
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Old Wed Nov 28, 2007, 08:24pm
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Great comments...

I was also hoping to get some comments from Association Board members and Assigners (JR?) who actually would have more decision making powers concerning issues as this one.



I am on the board of our 350 person organization. We have clauses in our Constitution/Bylaws regarding criminal conduct. Basically, a Felony change is an immediate suspension pending resolution...guilty or no-contest plea means permanent expulsion. A misdemeanor may carry the same consequences at the discretion of the board.

1. A member shall be automatically expelled upon conviction of or plea of no contest to a felony. While awaiting trial or other disposition of the matter, a member shall not be eligible for assignment of games.
2. A member may be subject to disciplinary action, including expulsion at the discretion of the Executive Board, upon conviction of or plea of no contest to a misdemeanor or other crime, or upon being charged with any crime, pending resolution of such charge.


Section 4. Appeal Process. There is no appeal from expulsion for a conviction of a felony; however, disciplinary action taken against a member pursuant to subsection 2 of Section 4 may be appealed by the member.

Also, we have the ability under the constitution to discipline someone (up to expulsion) for "conduct detrimental to the best interest of the association".

If the legal issues ended with no charges being filed, the charges dismissed, or not guilty, I'd have to give it some deep thought before I'd oppose his return....based on "best interests of the association". It would still be possible that I'd oppose the return of such a person even if found not guilty or charges dismissed but I've have to be absolutely convinced that they really did commit the crime....remembering that we don't have to have "proof beyond a resonable doubt" nor many of the other restrictions necessary in the arena of criminal law.
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I am on the board of our 350 person organization. We have clauses in our Constitution/Bylaws regarding criminal conduct. Basically, a Felony change is an immediate suspension pending resolution...guilty or no-contest plea means permanent expulsion. A misdemeanor may carry the same consequences at the discretion of the board.

1. A member shall be automatically expelled upon conviction of or plea of no contest to a felony. While awaiting trial or other disposition of the matter, a member shall not be eligible for assignment of games.
2. A member may be subject to disciplinary action, including expulsion at the discretion of the Executive Board, upon conviction of or plea of no contest to a misdemeanor or other crime, or upon being charged with any crime, pending resolution of such charge.


Section 4. Appeal Process. There is no appeal from expulsion for a conviction of a felony; however, disciplinary action taken against a member pursuant to subsection 2 of Section 4 may be appealed by the member.

Also, we have the ability under the constitution to discipline someone (up to expulsion) for "conduct detrimental to the best interest of the association".

If the legal issues ended with no charges being filed, the charges dismissed, or not guilty, I'd have to give it some deep thought before I'd oppose his return....based on "best interests of the association". It would still be possible that I'd oppose the return of such a person even if found not guilty or charges dismissed but I've have to be absolutely convinced that they really did commit the crime....remembering that we don't have to have "proof beyond a resonable doubt" nor many of the other restrictions necessary in the arena of criminal law.
Oregon, right?

Maybe the state SHOULD consider your officials employees and the association employers if you're going to restrain the trade of officials.
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Oregon, right?

Maybe the state SHOULD consider your officials employees and the association employers if you're going to restrain the trade of officials.
The association can invite or "unvite" whom it pleases, but if that means a person can't get games from the attached assignor, you're right.

The OSAA requires membership in an association to insure training and knowledge, etc., in order to work games. The assignors are generally tied to the association.

Here's a link to the OAOA, a statewide assn. that has taken over a lot of what the OSAA used to do concerning its officials. This is on top of the locals. http://www.oreofficials.org/

How many states require a background check to get a license?
IL, FL yes.
WI no.

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Old Thu Nov 29, 2007, 10:38am
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The association can invite or "unvite" whom it pleases, but if that means a person can't get games from the attached assignor, you're right.

The OSAA requires membership in an association to insure training and knowledge, etc., in order to work games. The assignors are generally tied to the association.

Here's a link to the OAOA, a statewide assn. that has taken over a lot of what the OSAA used to do concerning its officials. This is on top of the locals. http://www.oreofficials.org/

How many states require a background check to get a license?
IL, FL yes.
WI no.
Trust me, the WIAA will remove the license of someone who runs into certain trouble with the law.
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Maybe the state SHOULD consider your officials employees and the association employers if you're going to restrain the trade of officials.


Yes, Oregon.

We serve the schools. There are a lot of state laws concerning who is allowed to work in settings with students...including the background checks. Much of what we have just codifies how we're going to handle a situation where a person runs afoul of state/federal laws in between the legally required background checks. Basically, If they couldn't get any job for the school system, we can't send them to work a game in the school system.

Plus, we're not restraining a person's trade. They're more than welcome to take games through other sources....there are several...just not servicing the schools. All organizations have the right to set the rules of membership as long as they're not discriminatory based on the standard elements...and a being a felon is not a protected class.

We've had a few cases that have arisen over the years. We're not talking about freely restricting just anyone. The ones I know about involve drug dealing and statutory rape.
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