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72Rule 17 - Investigations ... Waivers a. For purposes of this rule 17, to be an %u2018Affected Party%u2019 a party must demonstrate that (i) the party is a member School and had an IHSAA ruling or decision specifically directed at that member School, or had an IHSAA rule specifically applied to that member school, (ii) the party is a student and had an IHSAA ruling or decision specifically directed at that student, or had an IHSAA rule specifically applied to that student, (iii) the party is a Contest Administrator, a School Administrator or Personnel, or a coach and had an IHSAA ruling or decision specifically directed at that Contest Administrator, School Administrator or Personnel, or coach, or had an IHSAA rule specifically applied to that Contest Administrator, a School Administrator or Personnel, or a coach, or (iv) the party is an Official and had an IHSAA ruling or decision specifically directed at that Official, or had an IHSAA rule specifically applied to that Official. b. A student who claims to have been affected by an IHSAA ruling or decision directed at the student%u2019s School, or had a rule of the IHSAA applied to the student%u2019s School is not an Affected Party and has no grounds to seek an appeal of the ruling or decision, or rule%u2019s application to the School. c. The Review Committee is the initial review panel of all Association rulings and decisions, and the application of IHSAA rules, and must consider all Association decisions, and the application of IHSAA rules, prior to any review either by the case review panel described at rule 17-10 or by any other body. d. If an Affected Party declines to cooperate by either refusing to provide information, or refusing to meet with the principal or Commissioner or his designee after having been requested to do so, that party shall forfeit all rights to appeal. e. A request for appeal must be by written request to the Association within Seven (7) days of the date of mailing of the IHSAA ruling or decision of the Commissioner or his designee; otherwise, the decision shall be final.17-4.2 Review Committee and Hearing OfficerThe Review Committee shall be comprised of: a. At least Three (3) members of the Executive Committee who shall be appointed by the Chairman, or his designee. Membership on a panel of the Review Committee shall be for One (1) or more hearing sessions. b. The Chairman of the Executive Committee, or his designee, shall assume the duties of hearing officer of the Review Committee. c. In the event a matter to be heard by the Review Committee directly involves a school or individual having a direct connection with a current member of the Board of Directors, the Chairman shall appoint a new three-member panel and a new hearing officer to hear the case. These new members and the hearing officer may not be an IHSAA staff member or an Executive Committee member.17-4.3 Time of Hearing a. If an appeal is requested, the Review Committee will hold a hearing on such appeal. The Commissioner will schedule appeal hearing on the date of a regular meeting of the Executive Committee may. If an appeal is requested in a case where time is a factor, and the shortness of time is through no fault of the affected party, the Commissioner will attempt to schedule a hearing on a date when the Executive Committee does not meet (Alternative Date). -Time is a factor in a case where, following the request for an appeal, the affected party will miss a tournament Contest or will miss more than Twenty Five percent (25%) of his/her team%u2019s Season Contests before the next scheduled hearing date. b. If an appeals hearing is granted on an alternative date, the appellant shall remit a Two Hundred Fifty dollars ($250.00) fee payable to the IHSAA prior to the hearing.17-4.4 Appeal StatementThe IHSAA and the affected party shall each present to the Commissioner at the offices of the IHSAA via mail (P.O. Box 40650, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240-0650), hand delivery (9150 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, 46260 or email (pneidig@ihsaa.org), a written Appeal Statement which summarizes the party%u2019s position at least Five (5) business days prior to the hearing. This Appeal Statement shall have attached (i) all documents relied upon by a party to the appeal, and (ii) a written Summary Statement under oath, of the testimony to be