Handbook 2015-2016 #bedecaepic

New Jersey DECA’s addition to the DECA Inc. General Rules

The rules stated on the previous page by DECA, Inc. also apply to all New Jersey DECA competitions as indicated. However, New Jersey has the following additional rules which must be followed or cause participants to risk disqualification.

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   All students attending a regional or state conference must be registered in a competitive event.
   

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   All participants must be active DECA members by December 1, 2015 to be eligible to compete in the regional conference. Participants for the State Conference must be paid and active DECA members by January 19, 2016.
   

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   Chapters must comply with the New Jersey DECA payment terms to be eligible to register for future conferences. Payment terms are Net 30 as of the concluding date of a conference. If payment is not received within 30 days, schools may not register for future conferences.
   

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   No refunds will be issued for registration fees after the deadline date for conference registration. Chapters must pay for all students registered to attend a conference, no matter how many students drop during the time between the deadline date and the conference.
   

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   One or two students ONLY will be allowed to register and defend the Chapter Team Events, Business Operations Research Events, Business Management and Entrepreneurial Events, Marketing Representative Events, and CAP at the New Jersey State Career Development Conference.
   

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   The written entry “Statement of Assurances” form is required in all written manuals for the State Career Development Conference at the time of registration. Students must use the Written Statement of Assurances Form provided in the DECA guide (see page 73 in the 2015-2016 DECA Guide). The Statement of Assurances must be signed and submitted with the entry or the manual will be assessed 15 penalty points.
   

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   All chapter advisors are expected to assist at the Regional and State conferences. New Jersey DECA cannot function without this assistance. All chapters must provide the required assistance. If the advisor assigned cannot assist, it is the advisor’s responsibility to designate a trained replacement; otherwise, students from that particular chapter will not be eligible to receive awards or compete at the next level of competition. Please Note: If your students are commuting to the State Conference and will not be arriving until the first full day of the conference, as an advisor you still are required to be there the evening before should your event have a component that evening. .
   

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   There is a requirement of one chaperone per every ten students for the state conference. Chapters registering without the proper number of chaperones will not be permitted to remain at the hotel overnight. The chapter will be notified within two weeks after the registration deadline date if there are not sufficient chaperones, and the hotel will be instructed not to accept the chapter’s reservations.
   

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   Chaperones are to be on hand at all times to supervise the DECA members assigned to them. Chaperones must know where their students are during the entire conference. Chaperones may not leave the property during the conference. Advisors and chaperones may not share rooms with students, unless the student is a member of the chaperone’s immediate family. Chaperones are to follow the same code of conduct, code of ethics and dress code as the students and advisors.
   

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    If a school is commuting to the conference and has left the conference site for the day, that student is not allowed to return to the conference without specific supervision of the chapter advisor or designated chaperone of that school.
    

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    A participant must have completed their written test during the testing window to be eligible for the role-play segment of the competition. This applies to regional and state levels of testing.
    

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    Athletics and other school extra-curricular activities are not considered extenuating circumstances for DECA competition and students will not be offered special dispensation due to conflict with either athletics or other activities. The State Advisor is the final arbiter of extenuating circumstances.
    

Competitive Event Abbreviations

PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS

ADMINISTRATION EVENTS:

1. Principles of Business Management and

Administration—PBM

2. Principles of Finance—PFN

3. Principles of Hospitality and Tourism—PHT

4. Principles of Marketing—PMK

TEAM DECISION MAKING EVENTS:

1. Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making—BLTDM

2. Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making—BTDM

3. Financial Services Team Decision Making—FTDM

4. Hospitality Services Team Decision Making—HTDM

5. Marketing Communications Team Decision Making—MTDM

6. Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making—STDM

7. Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making—TTDM

INDIVIDUAL SERIES EVENTS:

1. Accounting Applications Series—ACT

2. Apparel and Accessories Marketing Series—AAM

3. Automotive Services Marketing Series—ASM

4. Business Finance Series—BFS

5. Business Services Marketing Series—BSM

6. Food Marketing Series—FMS

7. Hotel and Lodging Management Series—HLM

8. Human Resources Management Series—HRM

9. Marketing Management Series—MMS

10. Quick Serve Restaurant Management Series—QSRM

11. Restaurant and Food Service Management Series—RFSM

12. Retail Merchandising Series—RMS

13. Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series—SEM

PROFESSIONAL SELLING AND

CONSULTING EVENTS:

1. Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling—HTPS

2. Professional Selling—PSE

3. Financial Consulting - FCE

BUSINESS OPERATIONS RESEARCH EVENTS:

1. Business Services Operations Research—BOR

2. Buying and Merchandising Operations Research- BMOR

3. Finance Operations Research—FOR

4. Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research—HTOR

5. Sports and Entertainment Marketing Operations Research—SEOR

CHAPTER TEAM EVENTS:

1. Community Service Project—CSP

2. Creative Marketing Project—CMP

3. Entrepreneurship Promotion Project—EPP

4. Financial Literacy Promotion Project—FLPP

5. Learn and Earn Project—LEP

6. Public Relations Project—PRP
ENTREPRENEURSHIP EVENTS:

1. Innovation Plan—EIP

2. Start-Up Business Plan—ESB

3. Independent Business Plan—EIB

4. International Business Plan—IBP

5. Business Growth Plan—EBG

6. Franchise Business Plan—EFB
MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE EVENTS:

1. Advertising Campaign—ADC

2. Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan—FMP

3. Sports and Entertainment Promotion Plan—SEPP

ONLINE EVENTS:

1. Stock Market Game—SMG

2. Virtual Business Challenge Accounting (Pilot)—VBCAC

3. Virtual Business Challenge Hotel Management—VBCHM

4. Virtual Business Challenge Personal Finance—VBCPF

5. Virtual Business Challenge Restaurant—VBCRS

6. Virtual Business Challenge Retail—VBCRT

7. Virtual Business Challenge Sports—VBCSP

NOTE: Competitive event guidelines and specifications appear in the DECA Guide that is mailed to each Chapter by DECA Inc. at the beginning of the school year. If you do not have a copy, please contact DECA Inc.