3.1.0          CRITERIA FOR WIAA MEMBERSHIP – Washington public or Washington State Board of Education approved private schools are eligible for WIAA membership.

                   3.1.0                    MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION - The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association is a voluntary organization for member schools. Membership in the Association shall be open to any State of Washington school district.  A district may enroll a high school or junior high and elementary school or a middle school having either a seventh grade, an eighth grade, or seventh and eighth grades.  A school district may be public or non-public and a non-public school district shall be considered separate and distinct from a public school district.

                   3.1.1                    The public or non-public school(s) become members when so authorized by the school district board of directors.

3.2.0          ASSOCIATION YEAR - The fiscal Association year shall be from September 1 to August 31.

3.3.0          MEMBERS' COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES - All member school districts of the Association must comply with the rules as stipulated in the Constitution and Rules and Regulations of the Association.  Failure to adhere to the Rules and Regulations of the Association are grounds for imposing the penalties outlined in Article 27.0.0 of the Association Handbook.  These rules shall not be waived by agreement or otherwise.

                   3.3.1                    When a school becomes a member of WIAA and enrolls in a particular activity, all of its activities which come under Association jurisdiction must be included in that membership.

3.4.0          RESPONSIBILITIES OF SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES - Students, school staff, and school boards of member school districts in all interscholastic relationships are obligated to practice and promote the highest principles of sportsmanship and ethics.   Member school districts must maintain proper crowd control at all interscholastic contests and events.

3.5.0          THE SCHOOL VOTE - The principal of each member school, or designee as authorized by the school board, shall have one (1) vote when voting by questionnaires, polls, WIAA District meetings or any other appropriate time.  The local School Board shall list the representative(s) in WIAA matters on the annual WIAA membership form.  The voting representative shall be the member school's principal unless some other designee is authorized by the School Board via written notification to WIAA.

3.6.0          ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICE FEES - Fees of the Association shall be established by the WIAA Executive Board and approved by a majority vote of the Representative Assembly at the spring meeting.  The following items will be used in determining the fee schedule: a) services rendered by WIAA; b) number of activities in which schools participate; c) number of students served.  The current fees are as follows:  High School - $35.00 per activity; $0.30 per student.  Middle/Junior High School - $5.00 per activity; $0.05 per student.

                   3.6.1                    Schools that combine in all WIAA-sponsored sports and/or all activities shall be charged one (1) fee and shall receive only one (1) set of rules, passes and trophy.  Schools that combine in only one (1) activity shall pay separate membership fees, receive separate sets of rules, supervisory passes and trophies.

3.6.2                    Member school service and Labor and Industries fees are due November 1.  Schools that fail to submit service and L & I fees by December 1 will be excluded from participation in regular season contests and culminating events until fees are remitted and be assessed a $100.00 late fee charge for each month or partial month a fee is delinquent.

3.7.0          DIVISION OF THE ASSETS OF THE ASSOCIATION - In the event the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association should be dissolved or cease to exist, all assets, including the building and land, would be equally divided among the Association's member schools of that year.