2012 USA Swimming Rule Book

506.4
A The Officials Committee Chairman, the Chairman of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s
Swimming Committee, the Chairman of the High School Swimming (NFHS) Rules Committee,
the Technical Vice President, the Program Operations Vice President, the immediate
past Chair of the Rules & Regulations Committee, the USA Swimming representative
to the FINA Open Water Swimming Technical Committee and the USA Swimming representative
to the FINA Technical Committee, or their respective designees;
B A sufficient number of active athletes appointed by the Athletes Committee so as to
constitute twenty percent (20%) of the voting membership of the Committee;
C A representative, or his/her designee, from each Allied member, on condition that within
thirty (30) days following the annual meeting of USA Swimming in even-numbered years
the member informs USA Swimming in writing of its desire to appoint a representative;
D Eight (8) members appointed by the President, none of whom shall be members of the
Board of Directors, and at least three of whom shall be coaches; and
E The Executive Director, the Secretary/General Counsel of the Corporation, and others
appointed by the Rules & Regulations Committee Chairman, as ex-officio members
with voice but no vote.
.2 The President shall appoint a Chair, with approval of the House of Delegates, to serve two
years. The Chair shall appoint one or more secretaries from among committee members.
.3 The Rules & Regulations Committee shall hold at least one meeting of its members each
year, at a time and place approved by the Committee, for consideration of amendments and
interpretations of the Rules and Regulations.
.4 The Rules & Regulations Committee or its designee shall have the sole authority to officially
interpret Part One, the authority to interpret the remainder of these Rules and Regulations,
and shall be responsible for all redistricting procedures for USA Swimming.
506.5 Investment Committee — There shall be an Investment Committee of five (5) persons.
Two (2) of the members shall be the President, or the President’s duly appointed representative,
and the Treasurer. The remaining three (3) members shall be appointed jointly by the
President and Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Directors. One (1) member shall be
appointed each year to serve a three-year term. At least two (2) of the appointed members shall
be non-members of the Board of Directors, one (1) of whom shall be appointed chairman by the
President and Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Directors. At least one (1) of the
appointed members shall be an athlete.
506.6 Governance Committee
.1 Membership: The Governance Committee shall consist of eight members appointed by the
President, sufficient athlete appointments to constitute at least 20% of the voting membership
of the committee, and the Secretary/General Counsel who shall have voice but no vote. There
shall be no current voting members of the Board of Directors appointed to this committee.
.2 Each non-athlete member shall serve a four-year term, staggered so that one-fourth of such
members are appointed each year.
.3 Responsibility: The Governance Committee shall:
A Be responsible for the review of governance practices by the Board of Directors, the
House of Delegates and the various committees;
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