131. APPROVED – Technical Panel Committee Amend rule TPCR 4.02 (C)(2) (page 78) as follows:
TPCR 4.02 Technical specialist and assistant technical specialist qualifications: C. Nonqualifying singles, pairs, dance and synchronized skating technical specialist must be either: 2. The coach/coaches responsible for 50 percent or more of three such competitor’s’ training described in (1) above;
Implementation date: July 1, 2014
132. APPROVED – Technical Panel Committee Amend rule TPCR 4.02 (C)(3) (page 78) as follows:
TPCR 4.02 Technical specialist and assistant technical specialist qualifications: C. Nonqualifying singles, pairs, dance and synchronized skating technical specialist must be either: 3. A regional sectional-level competition judge in the discipline in which they serve.
Implementation date: July 1, 2014
133. APPROVED – Technical Panel Committee Amend rule TPCR 4.02 (E) (page 78) as follows:
TPCR 4.02 Technical specialist and assistant technical specialist qualifications: E.
Must be retired as an active competitor for at least one year If serving in a qualifying event competition: 1. Must be retired as an active competitor for at least one year if serving in a singles event;
2. Must be retired as an active competitor for at least one year if serving in a pairs or ice dance event, except in extraordinary circumstances involving pairs ice dancing or synchronized skating events; and subject to the approval of the Tech- nical Panel Committee chair, the Competitions Committee chair and the Technical Group coordinator;
3. Must be retired as an active competitor for at least one year from the level in which the specialist is serving, if serving in a synchronized skating event.
Implementation date: July 1, 2014
134. APPROVED – Technical Panel Committee Amend rules TPCR 4.01, TPCR 4.02 (D), TPCR 4.03 (B) and TPCR 4.04 (B) (pages 78-79) as follows:
TPCR 4.01 Technical controller qualifications E. Must be at least 21 years of age.
Re-letter remaining paragraphs accordingly. TPCR 4.02 Technical specialist and assistant technical specialist qualifications: D. Must be at least 18 21 years of age.
TPCR 4.03 Data operator qualifications: B. Must be at least 18 21 years of age.
Implementation date: July 1, 2014
135. APPROVED – Technical Panel Committee Amend rules TPCR 5.02-5.04 (page 79) as follows:
TPCR 5.00 TPCR 5.02
Appointment Process Applications Recommendations for promotion to national technical specialists,
national data operators and national technical controllers shall should include: A.
A summary of the candidate’s qualifications (i.e. experience, temperament, competi- tions attended, U.S. Figure Skating number, etc.);
TPCR 5.03 Applications to test for appointment as a technical specialist, technical controller or data operator should be sent to the person designated under the guidelines for promo- tion established by the Technical Panel Committee. A. For national technical specialist, national technical controller or national data opera- tor: to the chair of the Technical Panel Committee.
B. Documentation of successful completion of the ISU or U.S. Figure Skating certification process.
TPCR 5.04 The chair shall will notify the applicant of the decision of the Technical Panel Committee; and of that of the Board of Directors relative to national appointments.
B. For sectional, regional and nonqualifying technical specialist, technical controller or data operator: to the person designated under the guidelines for promotion estab- lished by the Technical Panel Committee.
Implementation date: July 1, 2014
136. APPROVED – Technical Panel Committee Amend rules TPCR 6.00-6.05 (page 79) as follows:
TPCR 6.00 TPCR 6.01
Inactive Status A technical panel official who has not met the minimum activity requirements
TPCR 6.04 Upon written request of an inactive technical panel official for reinstatement to active status, an official must attend and pass a test at a National Technical Panel Seminar or a continuing education school approved by the chair for reinstatement purposes, and the appropriate sectional vice chair of the Technical Panel Committee will designate the activity needed for the candidate to regain full active status as a technical panel official.
TPCR 6.03 During the period of inactive status a technical panel official will remain on file at U.S. Figure Skating headquarters as an inactive technical panel official and will receive all communications directed to technical panel officials. A technical panel official is not eligible to serve as a technical panel official at competitions while registered with inactive status.
TPCR 6.02 Inactive status for a one-year period may be granted by the appropriate sec- tional vice chair for the Technical Panel Committee upon written request by a technical panel official. Such inactive status may be extended for one year, if requested, but inactive status may not exceed two years.
established by the Technical Panel Committee served on a technical panel at a competition or attended a National Technical Panel Seminar or continuing education school in the pre- ceding two skating seasons (July 1 to June 30) will be considered inactive deemed to have resigned their appointment(s) as a technical panel official and will be removed from the list of technical panel officials accordingly.
TPCR 4.04 Video replay operator (for events using video replay) qualifications: B. Must be at least 18 21 years of age if serving in a qualifying event.
TCPR 6.05 If an inactive technical panel official does not request reinstatement to active status after two years, said official will be deemed to have resigned their appointment(s) as a technical panel official and will be removed from the list of technical panel officials accordingly.
Implementation date: July 1, 2014
137. APPROVED – Technical Panel Committee Add new rules TPCR 6.10-6.14 (page 79) as follows:
TPCR 6.10 Retirement or Resignation TPCR 6.12
TPCR 6.11 Technical panel officials in good standing who have served a minimum of 10 years at any level and who wish to retire voluntarily from all of their appointments will be awarded a certificate as Emeritus Technical Panel Official U.S. Figure Skating. The request for this status must be made in writing to the appropriate sectional vice chair on the Techni- cal Panel Committee. This is honorific only and carries no right to officiate any competition. National technical panel officials desiring to resign some or all of their technical
TPCR 6.14 All other technical panel officials desiring to resign their appointments must sub- mit a written notice to that effect and the reasons for resigning to the appropriate sectional vice chair on the Technical Panel Committee. The vice chair will accept the resignation and notify U.S. Figure Skating headquarters to remove the official’s name from the official list of technical panelists.
Implementation date: July 1, 2014
138. APPROVED – Technical Panel Committee Add new rules TPCR 6.20-6.21 (page 79) as follows:
TPCR 6.20 TPCR 6.21
Honorary National Technical Panel Officials Honorary national technical panel officials are appointed by the Board of Di-
rectors from among those national singles, national pairs, national dance and national syn- chronized skating technical specialists and technical controllers; and national singles/pairs/ dance and national synchronized skating data operators who resign as per rule TPCR 6.12. A. Recommendations for such appointments are made by the chair of the Technical Panel Committee and supported by such information from the appropriate sectional vice chair or national vice chair of synchronized skating as may be deemed necessary by the chair.
B. Certificates will be awarded to persons appointed. C. Technical panel officials in the honorary classification are eligible to return to an appro- priate active classification per rule TPCR 6.04 should the reasons for their inactivity cease to exist.
Implementation date: July 1, 2014
139. APPROVED – Competitions Committee The following national promotions: • National Singles/Pairs Referee: Aristeo Brito, Miami, Fla.; Nancy Iida, Irving, Texas • National Synchronized Skating Referee: Richard Perez, Mountain View, Calif. • National Accountant: Kathy Anderson, Stillwater, Minn.; Colleen Newman, Plano, Texas; Sandra Phelan, Elburn, Ill
• National Music Coordinator: Doug Scott, Durham, N.C.
140. ACKNOWLEDGED – Competitions Committee The following vacated national appointments: • Martha Cogan, Elsah, Ill. (National Accountant) – passed away Feb. 13, 2014 • Rebecca Watford, Canton, Miss. (National Accountant) – passed away Feb. 7, 2014
141. ACCEPTED – Competitions Committee The following national resignations: • Robert Bell, Lincoln, R.I. (National Synchronized Referee) • John Chrien, Beachwood, Ohio (National Accountant) • Suzanne Courtright, Arlington, Va. (National Accountant)
142. APPROVED – Judges Committee The following national promotions: • National Dance Judge: Laurie Lind, Livermore, Calif.; Mary-Elizabeth Wightman, Lake Placid, N.Y.
TPCR 6.13 ISU and international technical panel officials desiring to resign ISU appoint- ments must submit a similar notice of resignation to the chair of the Technical Panel Commit- tee and the chair of the International Judges and Officials Committee. After consideration by the International Judges and Officials Committee and the report of their recommenda- tions by the chair to the Board of Directors for approval, the official will be notified of the action taken. As directed by the chair, headquarters will notify the ISU for appropriate action by that body.
panel appointments must submit a written notice to the chair of the Technical Panel Commit- tee to that effect. The chair will accept the resignation and report such action to the Board of Directors at its next ensuing meeting. If the official has resigned all appointments, the official’s name will be removed from the official list of technical panelists at the meeting unless other action is directed by the Board of Directors.
• National Singles/Pairs Judge; Jeffrey Charbonneau, N. Hollywood, Calif.; John Cole, Bal- timore, Md.; Allison Duarte, Cumberland, R.I.; Mariam Mohajer-Rahbari, Sherman Oaks, Calif.; Gregory Rouw, St. Cloud, Minn.
143. ACKNOWLEDGED – Judges Committee The following vacated national appointments: • Marilyn Aamodt, Garden Grove, Calif. (National Dance Judge) – passed away March 14, 2014
• Gerald Gearheart, W. Newton, Mass. (National Dance Judge) – passed away Feb. 17, 2014
144. ACCEPTED – Judges Committee The following national resignation: • Robert Bell, Lincoln, R.I. (National Synchronized Judge and National Theatre On Ice Judge)
145. APPROVED – Technical Panel Committee The following national promotions: • National Data Operator – Singles/Pairs/Dance: Jeffrey Charbonneau, N. Hollywood, Ca- lif.; Andrew Lam, Lake Worth, Fla.; Julia Rey, Warminster, Pa.
• National Technical Specialist – Dance: Stephanie Zastrow, Forest Lake, Minn. • National Technical Specialist – Singles: Lisa May, Denver, Colo.
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