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56a licensure fee. (rule 14-2)Q. 14-2 Must an Official renew the Official%u2019s IHSAA license each year?A. Yes. All IHSAA Officials must renew their Official%u2019s license each year by completing the annual registration and paying the licensure fee. (rule 14-9)Q. 14-3 What is the difference between a Registered Official, a Certified Official and a Professional Official?A. A Registered Official is an Official who has been licensed by the IHSAA for less than Two (2) years, or who has been licensed for Two (2) or more years, but who has not received a Certified rating or did not score Ninety (90) or above on an exam. A Certified Official is an Official in an IHSAA Recognized Sport who has completed an IHSAA sponsored certification clinic, who has completed an IHSAA sponsored rules interpretation meeting in the IHSAA Recognized Sport and who has scores Ninety (90) or above on written test(s). A Professional Official is a Certified Official in an IHSAA Recognized Sport who has been assigned to work in Three (3) or more Tournament Series in that IHSAA Recognized Sport, who has been an active, participating member in an IHSAA recognized Officials association, who is recommended for this classification in that IHSAA Recognized Sport by his/her Officials association and who has occupied Two (2) of the following positions in his/her Officials association: an officer, a rules interpreter, a clinician, has conducted an association meetings in that IHSAA Recognized Sport, a sports chairperson, a mentor for a younger official, an attender at meetings in that IHSAA Recognized Sport. The certification process is administered on Two (2) year cycles by the IHSAA. Q. 14-4 Can a member School participate in an Ohio based Contest against an Ohio School without having IHSAA licensed Officials officiating? What about an Ohio based Contest between Two (2) IHSAA member Schools?A. Yes, it is the policy of the IHSAA to permit member Schools to participate in out-ofstate Contests against out-of-state Schools with Officials who are not licensed by the IHSAA, provided the Officials who do officiate are licensed by the local state athletic association. If the out-of-state Contest is between Two (2) IHSAA member Schools, the Contest can be officiated by the Officials who are licensed by the local state athletic association. (rule 14-1)Q. 14-5 Is an Official who is just licensed in another state qualified to officiate a Contest, in an IHSAA Recognized Sport, which involves an IHSAA member School?A. No, anyone who officiates an Indiana Contest involving an IHSAA member School must have a current IHSAA Official%u2019s license. (rule 14-1)Officials%u2019 Contracts and FeesQ. 14-6 What procedure should be followed when an approved IHSAA Offi cials%u2019 Assignor is used to assign umpires to a baseball Contest or softball Contest and no contract has been signed?A. Regardless of how an umpire is assigned to a Contest, there must be an IHSAA Contract For Contest Offi cial Contract for Athletic Contests between the host School and the Offi cial, and therefore, prior to the Contest being played, the host School must secure a signed IHSAA Contract For Contest Offi cial. (rule 11-2)Q. 14-7 Does the IHSAA regulate the pay of Offi cials for the Tournament Series in a sport?A. Yes. The fee for Offi cials in all IHSAA Tournament Series is set by the Executive Committee. However in Season Contests, the fee for Offi cials is set by the host School.Contest Offi cialsQ. 14-8 Must member Schools use IHSAA contracts when hiring offi cials?A. Yes, member Schools must use the IHSAA Contract For Contest Offi cial form when hiring Offi cials. (rule 11-2)Q. 14-9 How many licensed Offi cials are recommended to be hired for Varsity Season Contests?A. The number of Offi cials for a Season Contest may be addressed by the playing Rule 14 - Offi cials