14 Del. Admin. Code § 1020-5.0

Current through Reigster Vol. 28, No. 6, December 1, 2024

Section 1020-5.0 - Adopting, Amending, and Repealing Regulations

5.1 Pursuant to 14 Del.C. § 303, the Board, working in consultation and cooperation with the Department, develops regulations relating to middle and secondary school interscholastic athletics.

5.2 The Board may initiate the process for adopting a new regulation or amending or repealing an existing regulation on its own or after receiving a written request.

5.2.1 Requests for the Board to adopt, amend, or repeal a regulation shall be submitted in writing to the DIAA Office. In order for a request to be considered complete, the request must include the applicable regulation or regulations; the specific request that is being made; who would be impacted by the request; the position of those who would be impacted by the request; and the requester's name, mailing address, phone number, and email address.

5.2.2 A complete request will be placed on a future agenda of the Board, as determined by the Board's Chairperson.

5.2.3 The requester may appear before the Board to present the request.

5.3 The Board may refer a regulation to the DIAA Rules and Regulations Committee to issue a recommendation to the Board.

5.4 The Board may request the Executive Director obtain information to aid in its decision whether to adopt, amend, or repeal a regulation.

5.5 The Board may consider any recommendations made by the DIAA Rules and Regulations Committee and any information obtained by the Executive Director in deciding whether to adopt, amend, or repeal a regulation.

5.6 The Board follows Delaware's Administrative Procedures Act when it decides to adopt, amend, or repeal a regulation (29 Del.C. §§ 10111 - 10119).

5.7 Once a regulation has been adopted, amended, or repealed, the Executive Director shall provide notice to Member Schools.

14 Del. Admin. Code § 1020-5.0

26 DE Reg. 186 (9/1/2022) (Final)