MINUTES OF THE

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

COMMITTEE ON COMPETITIVE SAFEGUARDS AND MEDICAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS

DRUG-EDUCATION AND DRUG-TESTING SUBCOMMITTEE

Hilton Gaslamp Quarter Hotel June 20-21, 2003

San Diego, California

Participants:

Lauren Costello, Princeton University

Donald Kaverman, Southeast Missouri State University

Michael Krauss, Purdue University

Arnold Mazur, Boston College

Robin Meiggs, Humboldt State University

Rochel Rittgers, Augustana College (Illinois), chair

Darryl D. Rogers, Southern Connecticut State University

Nicolette Sinclair, University of South Carolina, Spartanburg

Laurie Turner, University of California, San Diego

Mary E. Wilfert, NCAA

Paige Allen-Hawkins, University of Virginia; Gary Green, University of California, Los Angeles; Matt Mitten, Marquette University; Frank Uryasz and Andrea Wickerham, The National Center for Drug Free Sport; and Elsa Cole, NCAA, were in attendance for portions of this meeting.

[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated “sense of the meeting”) in accordance with NCAA policy regarding minutes of all Association entities. While certain items on the committee’s agenda were acted on at various times throughout the meeting, all final actions within a given topic are combined in these minutes for convenience of reference.]

Friday, June 20

The meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m. by the chair, Ms. Rittgers. All members were present as noted above.

1. Introductions and Updates. Ms. Rittgers welcomed guests Dr. Green, Mr. Uryasz and Ms. Wickerham, and new member, Laurie Turner, to the meeting.

2. Previous Minutes.

It was VOTED

"That the minutes of the December 15, 2002, subcommittee meeting be approved with a minor edit."

3. Governance Reports. The subcommittee reviewed the progress of its recommendations to the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet and the NCAA Divisions II and III Management Councils. The subcommittee noted the mixed approval to move forward on an all-sport drug-testing plan and will present further justification to the Cabinet for this recommendation. The subcommittee also noted that discussions regarding drug-testing sanctions will continue through the sanctions group, which will bring a proposal to the winter NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports (CSMAS) meeting.

4. Banned Substance List. The subcommittee recommended amplifying the banned drug list to identify by name phenylephrine and synephrine (bitter orange, citrus aurantium, zhi shi), substances that are banned under related compounds in the stimulant category, and which are included in some of the “ephedra-free” products.

5. Drug-Testing Protocol. The subcommittee approved wording modifications to the protocol, clarifying that a student-athlete with continuing NCAA eligibility can be drug tested by the NCAA through June of the year the consent form was signed, even if the school drops the student-athlete’s sport. The subcommittee also approved the placement in the NCAA Drug-Testing Program book of a stronger statement warning of the risks of nutritional supplements. In addition, the subcommittee recommended removing the comment part by the surrogate on the “B” results form at the opening of the B sample at the lab.

6. Appeal Process and Medical Exception Process. The subcommittee confirmed its understanding that a quorum must include three professional staff, that the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) member has full voting rights and that a majority vote is sufficient for an appeal determination. The subcommittee approved changes in the medical exceptions language to address the use of medications that include banned substances for which there is no current drug test, e.g. peptide hormones. The National Center for Drug Free Sport (Drug Free Sport) will draft the language to be included in the protocol. The subcommittee confirmed its understanding that the NCAA is not required to disclose information about prior appeals outcomes because the appeal is an administrative procedure.

7. Drug-Testing Consent Form. No report.

8. Student-Athlete Statement. The subcommittee drafted an additional clarification regarding the reporting of a prior positive drug test from a national or international athletics organization to be added to the student-athlete statement.

9. Drug Testing Issues.

a. Drug-Testing Issues Update. The subcommittee received a presentation from Dr. Green on the latest issues in testing for performance enhancing substances, including information about stimulant substances that are replacing ephedra in energy and weight loss products and new testing for erythropoietin (EPO), which is beginning to be included in the NCAA championships testing.

b. Outside Sanctions and Graded Penalties. Members of the subcommittee will meet to draft a proposal to address outside sanctions and the NCAA penalty structure, and present the proposal to the full committee (CSMAS) for approval at the winter meeting. This group will also consider how to advise member institutions about what issues are considered mitigating and what is the rationale for granting an appeal.

c. Competition While Under Drug-Test Sanctions. The subcommittee requested that staff obtain clarification from the student-athlete reinstatement staff about the implications for reinstatement if a student-athlete competes in an open meet while under an NCAA drug-test sanction.

d. Drug-Testing Program Evaluation. The subcommittee reviewed an amended evaluation form. Ms. Wickerham will begin administering evaluations with the upcoming drug-testing season.

e. Drug-Test Expansion. The subcommittee recommended adoption of an all-sport drug-testing plan for Divisions I and II in the year-round program, identifying it as its top priority in the upcoming biennial budget request process. Details of the plan were presented by Mr. Uryasz and included maintaining current testing levels in Divisions I and II football, and testing four additional randomly selected players in a rotational selection of all other sports.

f. Testing Products for Contamination. The subcommittee received information presented by Drug Free Sport that there currently exists no practical means of confidently testing supplements for contamination.

g. Specimen Ownership. The subcommittee reiterated that samples collected through the NCAA drug-testing program remain the property of the NCAA. It affirmed that the current lab practice is ethical and fair with confirmation and opportunity to assure chain of custody. The subcommittee agreed that if, during an appeal, testimony raises significant doubt for the appeal panel, the panel can consider permitting a second outside testing of the sample.

h. Institutional Responsibility To Accommodate Year-Round Drug-Testing. The subcommittee recommended an amendment to NCAA legislation to clearly define institutional responsibility to accommodate NCAA drug testing and to provide a penalty when this responsibility is not met.

10. Drug Testing Results. The subcommittee voted to accept the August 2002 – July 2003 drug-testing results.

[Note: The meeting recessed at 5 p.m.]

Saturday, June 21

The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. All members were present as noted above.

11. Alcohol Education Programs.

a. APPLE. The subcommittee received a presentation from Ms. Allen-Hawkins, health educator from the Center for Substance Abuse Education (CASE), the department that conducts the two annual APPLE conferences.

b. Techniques for Effective Alcohol Management (TEAM). The subcommittee received an update on TEAM, an organization that trains stadium personnel to manage crowd issues involving alcohol use. TEAM participated in the February NCAA-hosted Sportsmanship and Fan Behavior Summit in Dallas. TEAM will be hosting a training at the Ohio State University this month.

c. CHOICES Grant. The subcommittee considered a staff proposal to commission an evaluation of the CHOICES program, which would be absorbed within the current drug-education budget. It also considered the priority for its support, identified at the December 2002 meeting, to expand the CHOICES awards to 10-15 annually. This issue will be measured against other priorities arising from the full committee's recommendations for funding new initiatives and expansions through the biennial NCAA

budget process.

d. Betty Ford Center Professional-in-Residence (PIR). Ms. Rittgers shared observations of her Professional-in-Residence experience. The subcommittee reviewed the evaluations from the other PIR attendees and agreed to pilot a five-day program with the next year’s PIR group.

e. Speakers Grant. The subcommittee will consider expanding the NCAA Speakers Grant program to address issues beyond the four areas it currently covers, which are alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse prevention/addictions; nutrition; sexual health, including homophobia issues; and stress reduction.

12. Tobacco Issues. The subcommittee reviewed the budget implication of the umpires’ survey, developed by Drug Free Sport, regarding the NCAA tobacco ban. Efforts to gain outside funding have not been successful. Funding of this project is pending the final review of the drug-education budget.

13. Nutritional Supplements. The subcommittee recommended adoption of consistent language across the divisions defining nutritional supplements as permissible benefits. The subcommittee proposed that Division I language legislative in 16.5.2.g be adopted in Divisions II and III. The subcommittee also reviewed and amended the nutritional supplement review form, and recommended placing the form on the NCAA Web site as an optional resource, but not mailing out to the membership.

14. Drug Education Budget. The subcommittee reviewed and reallocated unspent funds in the drug-education budget, agreeing to use funds towards the baseball umpires survey, the Triad Summit and the CHOICES program evaluation.

15. Surveys. The subcommittee reviewed and edited the NCAA biennial Drug-Education and Testing Survey for administration in September 2003 and the quadrennial Drug-Use Survey for administration in September 2004.

16. Banned Drug Wallet Cards. The subcommittee gave approval for Drug Free Sport to continue to print and disseminate the new banned drug wallet cards with the upcoming season’s championships schedule

17. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at noon.

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