Membership

 

Membership in this organization shall be granted to those who qualify, subject to the following:

A) Any person twenty-one (21) years of age or older, having a qualifying background in any field
discussed in Article II. Proposed member must file an application and pass a probation program.

B) Exception: Those applicants petitioning adjudication status in any of the music-related disciplines
shall also possess a music degree from an accredited college or university. Those applicants without
such degree must first submit two (2) letters of recommendation, which will certify music qualifications
for admittance to the probationary program, prepared and administered by the Association.

C) All applications shall be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval. A majority vote of the
Board of Directors shall be sufficient to approve the applicant. The Board of Directors will vote to
accept an applicant to caption adjudication status after said applicant has satisfactorily completed the
probationary program.

D) All applicants shall be informed of the financial obligations connected with membership.

E) All members of the Association shall pay regular annual dues as established by the Board of
Directors. Dues are payable on the first day of January each year. There are no pro-rated dues for
membership of less than one year. Judging assignments will be made only to members who have
paid their current year dues.

F) All Association members shall attend a minimum of two (2) mandatory clinics annually, and any
other required activities as established by the Board of Directors. Failure to meet these minimums
shall disqualify a member of all adjudication assignments until said member completes two (2)
sanctioned clinics during the succeeding 12-month period.

If you would like to apply, please fill out the application form.

After you have been approved as an active member of the association, you will be required to submit an IRS Form W-9 for tax reporting purposes.  After the conclusion of each calendar year, you will receive a Form 1099 summarizing your adjudication fees for the year.  You will be required to submit this information when filing your tax returns.

Follow this link to fill out a Form W-9: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf

Then print it, and mail it to:

Scott Gruber, Interim Treasurer

Southern California Judging Association

17242 Julip Lane

Huntington Beach, CA 92647