The Board of Directors approved a new rule for competitive events which reads "Materials appropriate to the situations may be handed to or left with judges in all competitive events."  DECA has received questions regarding the intent of this rule change and would like to provide some general guidelines to assist students and advisors preparing for competition.  General Guidelines: Items of monetary value can be handed to but cannot be left with judges.  Items such as flyers, brochures, pamphlets and business cards may be handed to or left with the judge.  For participants in the Individual Series Events, Team Decision Making Events and Principles of Business Administration Events, the materials handed to the judge must be created using the materials provided during the designated preparation period.