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NIFA Committees
The NIFA Council has formed five committees in addition to the Executive Committee which is required by the NIFA By-Laws. The committees serve to review NIFA operations and to make recommendations to the NIFA Council for action. The committees are:
| Executive | - | The Executive Committee is the only committee required by the NIFA By-Laws. It is also the only committee whose members and chairman are also specified. The Executive Director of NIFA serves as the Chairman. The remainder of the committee members are: the NIFA President; the Council Chairman; two appointed Council members; The Student Representative; and the SAFECON Faculty Adivsor. The NIFA Director of Corporate Relations, the SAFECON Chief Judge, and the SAFECON Associate Chief Judge are ex-officio members of the committee. The committee is responsible for the short term (annual) operation of NIFA. |
| - | The Finance committee is charged with developing a sound financial plan for NIFA to include recommendations on investment instruments and fundraising. | |
| Judges | - | The Judges committee has the responsibility for recruiting and training NIFA judges, maintaining an accurate judges database, approval of recommendations for regional chief judges, and recommending to the NIFA Council the National SAFECON Chief Judge and Associate Chief Judge. |
| Legal | - | The Legal committee's primary function is to review the insurance policy acquired by NIFA each year, review the NIFA by-laws for necessary changes, and make recommendations on any legal questions or problems which might arise. |
| Planning | - | The Planning committee is charged with the formulation of fundraising campaigns and the recruitment of additional support groups for NIFA. |
| Rules | - | The rules committee has as its task the periodic review of existing NIFA SAFECON rules and all proposed rule changes. |