MOTION SUBMITTED BY PETER J. SCZUPAK-POTOMAC MARLINS

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION O-12, MEET PROGRAM GENERATION


Heat sheets and programs for any PVS sponsored meet may contain advertisements solicited by the host club. If advertisements are included in PVS heat sheets/meet programs, PVS will NOT pay for program reproduction. Reimbursement of reproduction costs is only available for coaches and officials programs if NO advertising is included in those heat sheets.

Advertisements solicited for program/heat sheet publication must not contain content that may be reasonably considered offensive or threatening. Offensive material includes, but is not limited to, pornography, sexual comments, jokes or images, racial slurs, gender-specific comments, or any comments, jokes or images that would offend someone on the basis of his or her race, color, creed, sex, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, as well as any other category protected by federal, state or local laws. Advertisements of alcohol and tobacco products or businesses that expressly purvey said products are forbidden. Clubs found in violation of this standard by PVS will be prohibited from hosting any PVS sponsored meet for the period of one (1) calendar year from the final date of the meet where said violation occurred.

Advertisements actively recruiting attached members of other attending clubs to the host club or denigrating other participating teams is strictly forbidden. No USA member club shall be allowed to place an advertisement in any meet program.