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April 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM - APRIL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Legislative Council
Attendance Taken on 4/14/2026 at 12:57 AM
Dan Black	Present
Angie Cass	Present
Joe Gaddis	Present
Bo Griffin	Present
McKee Humphreys	Absent
Jonathan Kee	Present
Robert Sain	Present
Kenneth Sholl	Present
Les Trotter	Present
Keith Turner	Present
Dr. David Woods	Present
Greg Wyant	Present
Present: 11, Absent: 1

Legislative Council
Attendance Taken on 4/14/2026 at 8:59 AM
Dan Black	Present
Angie Cass	Present
Joe Gaddis	Present
Bo Griffin	Present
McKee Humphreys	Present
Jonathan Kee	Present
Robert Sain	Present
Kenneth Sholl	Present
Les Trotter	Present
Keith Turner	Present
Dr. David Woods	Present
Greg Wyant	Present
Present: 12, Absent: 0
Comments: Ex officio members present were Grant Swallows, President of the Board of Control, Russ Plummer, representing the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association, Dan Schlafer, representing the Tennessee School Boards Association, Bryan Brown, representing the Tennessee Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association, and Kurt Dronebarger, representing the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents. Rick Colbert and Sarah Ingalls, representing Thompson Burton, attorneys for the association, were also present. Present from the state office staff were Mark Reeves, Matthew Gillespie, Richard McWhirter, Joe Blair, EJ Wood, David Uyl, Shonnie Speicher, Heather Carter, Lexie Crawford, and Lauren Jones.

Legislative Council
Attendance Taken on 4/14/2026 at 1:01 PM
Dan Black	Present
Angie Cass	Present
Joe Gaddis	Present
Bo Griffin	Present
McKee Humphreys	Absent
Jonathan Kee	Present
Robert Sain	Present
Kenneth Sholl	Present
Les Trotter	Present
Keith Turner	Present
Dr. David Woods	Present
Greg Wyant	Present
Present: 11, Absent: 1

Legislative Council
Attendance Taken on 4/14/2026 at 2:06 PM
Dan Black	Present
Angie Cass	Absent
Joe Gaddis	Present
Bo Griffin	Present
McKee Humphreys	Absent
Jonathan Kee	Present
Robert Sain	Present
Kenneth Sholl	Present
Les Trotter	Present
Keith Turner	Present
Dr. David Woods	Present
Greg Wyant	Present
Present: 10, Absent: 2

Minutes

Minutes

I. Call to Order

Speaker(s): Dan Black

II. Litigation Report

Discussion (Appears on Minutes Report): No litigation report was required for this meeting.

III. Roll Call

Speaker(s): Dan Black

IV. Approval of Minutes of Last Meeting

Speaker(s): Dan Black

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Bo Griffin - Joe Gaddis: To approve the Minutes from the December 11, 2025, meeting without reading since members had been sent a copy to review

The members of the Legislative Council voted by roll call.

Dan Black: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
McKee Humphreys: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes

Yes: 12, No: 0

Motion Carried.

Robert Sain: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Dan Black: Yes
McKee Humphreys: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

V. Old Business

V.A. Clarification on TSSAA Sports Calendar

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Greg Wyant - Bo Griffin: To go into effect immediately.

The members of the Legislative Council voted by roll call.

Dan Black: No
Angie Cass: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
McKee Humphreys: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: No
Les Trotter: Yes
Keith Turner: No
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes

Yes: 9, No: 3

Motion Carried.

Joe Gaddis: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Keith Turner: No
Robert Sain: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: No
Greg Wyant: Yes
McKee Humphreys: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Dan Black: No
Les Trotter: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Discussion (Appears on Minutes Report): The Legislative Council took action to make the following change effective immediately. School coaches may begin coaching their own children on an independent team during the preseason or offseason, provided no other students from the school are on the team, except for the coaches' child.

V.B. Proposed Change to Article I Section 10 (Coaches Education Requirements) - submitted by Arlington High School

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Greg Wyant - Keith Turner: To remove the requirement to take the NFHS First Aid, Health and Safety Course but keep the NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching Course requirement for classified employees.

The members of the Legislative Council voted by roll call.

Dan Black: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
McKee Humphreys: Abstain
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes

Yes: 11, No: 0, Abstain: 1

Motion Carried.

Robert Sain: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
McKee Humphreys: Abstain
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Dan Black: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (4)

V.C. Discussion of Pre-Season Events: Article I Section 8 TSSAA Sports Calendar (Scrimmage Rule) and Article IV Section 10 (Jamborees)

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Greg Wyant - Kenneth Sholl: To approve the revised proposal (attached RLC redline).

The members of the Legislative Council voted by roll call.

Dan Black: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes

Yes: 10, No: 0

Motion Carried.

Angie Cass: Absent
McKee Humphreys: Absent
Greg Wyant: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Dan Black: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (2)

V.D. Proposed Change to Article II, Section 12d (Athletic Coaching Link) of the TSSAA Bylaws

Action(s):

Motion 1 Carried:

Greg Wyant - Jonathan Kee: To table until after the discussion of summer participation's impact on eligibility for transfer students.

The members of the Legislative Council voted by roll call.

Dan Black: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
McKee Humphreys: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes

Yes: 12, No: 0

Motion Carried.

Angie Cass: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
McKee Humphreys: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes
Dan Black: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes

Motion 2 Carried:

Dr. David Woods - Bo Griffin: To deny.

The members of the Legislative Council voted by roll call.

Dan Black: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes

Yes: 11, No: 0

Motion Carried.

McKee Humphreys: Absent
Robert Sain: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Dan Black: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Discussion (Appears on Minutes Report): The state office will work on a proposal to address summer participation.

Attachments: (1)

Lipscomb Academy - Coaching Link

VI. New Business

VI.A. Definition of Athletic Record

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Keith Turner - Les Trotter: To deny.

The members of the Legislative Council voted by roll call.

Dan Black: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
McKee Humphreys: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes

Yes: 12, No: 0

Motion Carried.

Dr. David Woods: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Dan Black: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
McKee Humphreys: Yes

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

VI.B. Transfer Rule Recommended Revisions

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Bo Griffin - Kenneth Sholl: To approve the proposed changes and give the state office permission to make editorial changes to the "rezoning" provision and the "transition provision" to provide more clarity.

The members of the Legislative Council voted by roll call.

Dan Black: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
McKee Humphreys: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes

Yes: 12, No: 0

Motion Carried.

Angie Cass: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes
Dan Black: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
McKee Humphreys: Yes

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (1)

Transfer Revisions Supplement 2026

VI.C. Recruiting Rule Recommended Revisions

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Jonathan Kee - Greg Wyant: To approve.

The members of the Legislative Council voted by roll call.

Dan Black: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
McKee Humphreys: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes

Yes: 11, No: 0

Motion Carried.

Angie Cass: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
McKee Humphreys: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Bo Griffin: Absent
Robert Sain: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Dan Black: Yes

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (2)

VI.D. Proposed Change to Football Sports Calendar

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Keith Turner - Robert Sain: To approve.

The members of the Legislative Council voted by roll call.

Dan Black: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
McKee Humphreys: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes

Yes: 12, No: 0

Motion Carried.

McKee Humphreys: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Dan Black: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

VI.E. TSSAA Membership Requests

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Keith Turner - Jonathan Kee: To approve.

The members of the Legislative Council voted by roll call.

Dan Black: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes

Yes: 11, No: 0

Motion Carried.

Robert Sain: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Dan Black: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
McKee Humphreys: Absent
Keith Turner: Yes

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Discussion (Appears on Minutes Report): The staff is recommending that deadlines be established for applying for membership for a school to be eligible to participate in the postseason tournament series and for other schools to be required to include a school in their respective schedule for district or region competition.

Attachments: (1)

Deadline for Membership

VI.F. Proposal to Create a Tiered Disqualification Structure for Ejections

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Robert Sain - Joe Gaddis: To deny as written and give the state office the opportunity to research how other states handle the issue.

The members of the Legislative Council voted by roll call.

Dan Black: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes

Yes: 11, No: 0

Motion Carried.

McKee Humphreys: Absent
Angie Cass: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Dan Black: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (1)

Proposal to Establish a Tiered Disqualification Structure

VI.G. Alumni Games Proposal

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Greg Wyant - Les Trotter: To accept.

The members of the Legislative Council voted by roll call.

Dan Black: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes

Yes: 11, No: 0

Motion Carried.

McKee Humphreys: Absent
Greg Wyant: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Dan Black: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (1)

Proposal Regarding Alumni Games Counting as an Official Contest

VI.H. Proposal Concerning Suspension Accountability and Schedule Manipulation

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Robert Sain - Bo Griffin: To table.

The members of the Legislative Council voted by roll call.

Dan Black: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes

Yes: 11, No: 0

Motion Carried.

McKee Humphreys: Absent
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Dan Black: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Angie Cass: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (1)

Proposal to Strengthen Suspension Accountability and Prevent Schedule Manipulation

VII. Discussion Items

VII.A. Discussion of Summer Participation's Impact on Eligibility for Transfer Students

Discussion (Appears on Minutes Report): No action was required. The state office will bring a recommendation back for the membership to consider at the Regional Meetings.

Attachments: (1)

Summer Participation Potential Regulations (1)

VII.B. Discussion of Amateur Rule

Discussion (Appears on Minutes Report): No action was required. This item will be placed on the Regional Meeting agenda.

Attachments: (1)

Amateur Rule Supplement

VII.C. Discussion of Period of Ineligibility for Transfer Students

Discussion (Appears on Minutes Report): No action was required. This item will be added to the Regional Meeting agenda for discussion.

Attachments: (1)

Possible Periods of Ineligibility

VIII. Adjournment

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Bo Griffin - Keith Turner: To adjourn.

The members of the Legislative Council voted by roll call.

Dan Black: Yes
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes

Yes: 10, No: 0

Motion Carried.

Angie Cass: Absent
McKee Humphreys: Absent
Joe Gaddis: Yes
Bo Griffin: Yes
Robert Sain: Yes
Dan Black: Yes
Kenneth Sholl: Yes
Greg Wyant: Yes
Les Trotter: Yes
Keith Turner: Yes
Jonathan Kee: Yes
Dr. David Woods: Yes

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Discussion (Appears on Minutes Report): There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

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