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2. Currently Licensed Officials.
a. When a currently licensed official is indicted or charged with any criminal
offense or charged with a violation of any statute pertaining to minors, drugs or a controlled substance, such license will automatically be suspended, pending resolution of the indictment or charge. Conviction or adjudication of fault, guilt or a violation under any such indictment or charge shall result in immediate and automatic forfeiture of the officiating license.
b. Currently licensed officials must inform the IHSA of any such indictment or charge immediately upon receipt of or upon having knowledge of such indictment or charge. Failure to notify the IHSA shall itself be a basis for immediate and automatic forfeiture of the officiating license.
3. Reinstatement/Reapplication of License. An official whose license has been forfeited, suspended or revoked or an applicant who is denied a license, under the provisions of this policy, may petition for reinstatement/reapplication based on the following:
a. If suspension, revocation or forfeiture of a license is based upon conviction adjudication or finding as a result of a felony: The official/applicant may petition for a license one year after the completion of the parole/probation period; other than conviction of illegal illicit drugs, controlled substance where a 5 year probation period is used, or immediately upon dismissal or reversal of the charge or conviction (provided the offense was NOT involving a minor or a sexual offense).
b. If suspension, revocation, forfeiture or denial results from a misdemeanor or other non-felony charge: The official/applicant may petition for a license immediately upon the completion of the parole/probation period (provided the offense was NOT involving a minor or a sexual offense).
c. If suspension, revocation, forfeiture or denial of a license is based upon any conviction, adjudication or finding involving a minor or sexual offense, reinstatement/reapplication will not be permitted, unless/until such offense has been reversed by proper authority having jurisdiction over the matter.
H. Probation
1. An IHSA licensed official may be placed on IHSA probation for the following reasons, which reasons may be amended from time to time, but applied prospectively:
a. failure to view an online rules meeting;
b. failure to properly submit online by the required deadline, and obtain at
least an 80% on the current rules examination;
c. failure to meet clinic requirement once every three years.
d. failure to comply with state mandated Concussion Management program.
2. An
contracts for the remainder of the current school term.
official whose license is on probation may still fulfill regular season
3. If an official is placed on probation, he/she is ineligible for promotion in the current licensing year and may be ineligible for an IHSA post-season assignment; and must meet all requirements for an active license the subsequent year to avoid suspension.
4. An official who is found to have violated any of these provisions may have his/her license revoked.
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