<div dir="ltr"><span id="inbox-inbox-docs-internal-guid-ca8b83f8-e891-daec-270f-7498881a496c"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">proposed 4.26(c) comes from 4.36(c).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NEW 4.26</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="inbox-inbox-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">        </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Topics for the State Tournament</span></p><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The GFCA First and Second Year Tournament will use the National Speech & Debate Association January/February topic in Lincoln Douglas debate and the February topic in Public Forum debate.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The GFCA Varsity State Tournament will use the National Speech & Debate Association the March/April topic in Lincoln Douglas debate, the March topic in the Public Forum debate, and will obtain Extemporaneous Speaking topics and Impromptu Speaking topics from outside of the Georgia Forensic Coaches Association member schools.  Extemp and Impromptu Topic areas will be released a week prior to the tournament. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The GFCA Varsity Congressional Debate Legislation packet will be released at least one week before the start of the tournament.</span></p></li><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Each qualifying school will be required to submit at least two (2) bills or resolutions no later than ten (10) days prior to the scheduled Congress.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All legislation presented shall meet required formatting criteria as set by the invitation, and must be original work of students from the submitting school.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The GFCA Executive Committee will attempt to accept at least one bill or resolution from each school submitting legislation. The GFCA Executive Committee may deny bills or resolutions from being offered from the floor at the State Tournament.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Legislation will include no more than ten (10) bills or resolutions so that no more than two (2) bills or resolutions from any single school.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-roman;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If necessary, bills or resolutions may be obtained from outside sources or written by the GFCA Executive Committee in order to fill the legislation. Authorship privilege will be waived for these bills or resolutions.</span></p></li></ol></ol></span></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal">Jeffrey Miller</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal">Marist School</span><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal">Director of Speech & Debate</div></div></div>