HONOR CODE

• • Each competitor will be required to sign an honor code statement this year.  Please click here to complete and submit the FBLA-PBL National Leadership Experience Honor Code.

DIGITAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• • Each competitor is responsible for adhering to the guidelines for their competitive events as well as the changes for this year as detailed below.
  • In addition, each competitor is responsible for adhering to this year’s Digital Submission Guidelines.

FIELDING COMPETITORS

• For competitive events that consist of only an online, objective test, any paid member may participate in these events without prequalifying at their State Leadership Conference.
  • The state chair, or designee, will still have to register members for these events.
  • The National Center will offer the state chair, or designee, assistance in getting these members registered into these events.
• For all other events, each state will be required to determine their own method of qualifying national competitors through a competitive process.
  • Only one individual/team per event may be entered into these events.

ELIGIBILITY

The following eligibility guidelines are in effect:

• All competitors must have paid FBLA-Middle Level national dues by April 1 of the current school year.
• All competitors must be registered for the 2020 National Leadership Experience and have paid their registration fee in order to participate in competitive events.
• • Members must be registered for NLE by May 29.
  • Payment by cash, check, or valid purchase order for competitors must be received by June 12, 2020. Any unpaid competitors will not advance to finals and will be ineligible to win an event.
• The state chair, or designee, must register all state competitors on the official Slayte online entry form by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 29.
  • The state chair, or designee, must also submit any required URLs or PDFs needed for judging on the official Slayte online entry form by May 29.
• Each competitor can only compete in one (1) event.
• All members of a team must consist of individuals from the same FBLA-Middle Level chapter.
• Competitors are not permitted to compete in an event more than once at the national level.
  • This guideline does include events that members compete in this year