The change to the bylaws are as follows.

1. Change Article III.a.A.i – change from August 31^st to May 1^st.
   1. Playing Members and League Ages.Those participants having a League Age between five (5) and nineteen (19) years; Playing Members are not eligible to be Voting Members.

    

   A. League Ages.  League Ages for Playing Members are:

    

                                        i.               Tee-Ball and Baseball Leagues:  the age of the Playing Member on August 31st of the current PBSA Year (excepting those Playing Members who elected to remain at their current level in 2016, under the procedure in Article XIV, Section 3, for as long as they remain in the PBSA). 

    

2. The following Article XIV.4 will be deleted from the ByLaws.

1. Special Rule and Procedure for 2016 Baseball Age Change.In connection with changes to the Baseball Age Determination Date recently announced by Little League Baseball, which are anticipated to be generally adopted by youth baseball organizations, and in conjunction with the corresponding Baseball age determination date change made in Article III, Section 1(b)(A)(ii) in this Revision 1 of the PBSA By-Laws, for the 2016 Spring PBSA Season, the following procedures will be used with regard to those Baseball Playing Members affected by this change:

    

   1. League Ages 9 and Above.All Baseball Playing Members born May 1 thru August 31 shall have a one-time option to continue to play at the PBSA Baseball League level they would have been eligible to play in under the previous age determination date of April 30. If a Playing Member chooses this option, he will be grandfathered in beginning at that level and continuing for the rest of his PBSA playing career. Any Playing Member that does not choose this option will play at the applicable Baseball League level determined using the new August 31 age determination date, and continuing for the rest of his PBSA career.

    

   1. League Ages 8 and Below.All Baseball Playing Members born May 1 thru August 31 shall play in the applicable Baseball League level determined using the new August 31 age determination date, and continuing for the rest of their PBSA careers.

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Thanks

Ryan Fulmer, PBSA Secretary