The rules committee of the National Federation...

The rules committee of the National Federation of High School Athletic Assns. voted to adopt the three-point shot at the same 19-foot 9-inch distance used in college basketball.

Bruce Howard, a federation spokesman, said that any state athletic association can vote to be exempt from the rule change. The three-point field goal has been allowed on an optional basis for two years, and some states have been experimenting with the shot for five years.

California is a member of the association.