1.

Welcome and announcements. President Lawless welcomed new members, Presidents Hemenway, Kirwan, Rose and Landman.

2.

Approval of previous minutes.

It was VOTED

"That the Executive Committee minutes of the January 9, 2001, meeting and April 5, 2001, conference call be approved as distributed."

3.

Reports of Division I Board of Directors and Division II and III Presidents Councils. The Committee received the reports from the Division I Board of Directors and Divisions II and III Presidents Councils.

a.

Division I Board of Directors.

(1)

This was President Shapiro's last meeting as a member of the Division I Board and Executive Committee. James Wright, president, Dartmouth College, was appointed to complete the Ivy Group's term on the Board. Randall Webb, president, Northwestern State University, was appointed to replace President Shapiro on the Executive Committee Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity Issues. Ron Eaglin, president, Morehead State University, was appointed to replace President Shapiro on the Executive Committee, representing the Ohio Valley Conference and Division I-AA.

(2)

The Board adopted a legislative proposal that will permit student-athlete to receive Operation Gold funds, effective immediately, for Olympic and other international competition under the auspices of the USOC.

(3)

The Board recommended that the NCAA president communicate directly with all chief executive officers of the Association regarding the provisions of the so called "National Collegiate and Amateur Athletic Protections Act of 2001."

b.

Division II Presidents Council.

(1)

The Council tentatively approved the division's 2001-02 budget.

(2)

The Council reported that through bracket expansion, squad and travel party increases and the addition of a Division II Women's Rowing Championship, the division has reached the 50/50 percent male/female championship participation opportunities.

c.

Division III Presidents Council.

(1)

The Council approved the Association-wide budget as recommended by the Executive Committee Budget Committee. In addition, Division III supports in principle the request of $65,000 for a Resource Exchange Center. If Association-wide funding is not available for 2001-02, it requests that the Budget Committee consider this as a priority for 2002-03.

(2)

The Council approved a series of recommendations to significantly enhance membership requirements for provisional members, effective with the termination of the current membership moratorium.

(3)

The Council approved the 2001-02 Division III budget of $12,580,780 as recommended by the Division III Budget Committee.

(4)

The Council approved conducting a pilot program this summer to test a proposed Financial Aid Audit process to enhance the Division III membership's compliance with NCAA financial aid legislation.

It was VOTED

"To refer the review of the issue of eliminating the use of American Indian mascot nicknames and logos by members of the NCAA to the Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee and the Executive Committee Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity Issues."

 4.

Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity Issues report. The Committee:

a.

Received a report on the status of the Association's diversity audit.

b.

Received a report on the subcommittee's position regarding the Confederate battle flag. The Executive Committee's actions regarding the Confederate battle flag can be found in Minute No. 12.

5.

Committee chair appointments.

It was VOTED

"That the appointment of chair of the Honors Committee (Valerie Richardson, West Coast Conference, Division I-AAA) and the Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Committee (Karen Moe Humphreys, University of California, Berkeley, Division I-A) be approved as recommended."

6.

Association-wide meeting frequency.

It was VOTED

"That waivers be granted to allow three in-person meeting for 2001-02 for the Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee, the Postgraduate Scholarship Committee and the Committee on Women's Athletics."

The Committee also requested staff provide a cost analysis of hosting all committee meetings in Indianapolis at its August meeting.

7.

Playing rules.

a.

Sport rules adoption process. The Committee deferred action on the sports rules adoption process until its August meeting.

b.

Basketball rule exemption for Division III.

It was VOTED

"That an exemption to the men's and women's basketball rule change to require institutions to have a shot clock and a red light indicator light mounted on each basket, be granted to Division III due to the significant financial impact on its member institutions."

8.

NCAA drug-testing program.

It was VOTED

"That methylene-dioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) (Ecstasy) be added to the list of banned stimulants."

9.

Legal issues.

a.

Litigation update. Ms. Cole provided the committee with a report on the status of NCAA litigation.

It was VOTED

"To authorize NCAA staff to settle the Grubman, Indurski & Schindler case."

b.

Policy regarding speaking agents of the Association. The Committee reviewed a recommendation to modify the policy regarding positions of advocacy by committee chairs.

It was VOTED

"To approve the revised policy regarding speaking agents of the Association to reflect the requirement that communications by committee chairs issued to external groups or individuals have prior approval by the Executive Committee or the NCAA president." (See Attachment.)

10.

Financial matters.

a.

Second quarter FY 2000-01 budget-to-actual revenue and expense summary. The Committee received information regarding revenues and expenses for the second quarter of FY 2000-01. It was noted that the largest share of NCAA revenue is the CBS television payment for the men's basketball tournament. Since those monies are not received until the third quarter, there is limited financial activity during the first two quarters of the fiscal year (September 1 through August 31).

b.

Association-wide and Divisions I, II and III budget process.

It was VOTED

"To approve the Association-wide and Divisions I, II and III budget submission process and move to a biennial budget process, effective with the fiscal year 2002-03 and 2003-04 budgets."

c.

Full-costing of future budget requests.

It was VOTED

"That future budget requests include the full cost of new program or program expansion. For those programs where moneys are passed through to another entity, no overhead rate will be applied. Where an initiative requires staffing, a 25 percent rate will be applied. For those programs where only indirect costs are necessary, a 10 percent rate will be applied."

d.

Executive Committee Budget Committee recommendations for FY 2001-02 budget.

(1)

Base budget adjustment. The Committee reviewed information on the recommended base budget adjustments for travel; salaries and benefits; Association-wide programs and services; insurance; legal fees; and facilities, utilities and service.

It was VOTED

"To tentatively approve the base budget adjustments as recommended."

(2)

Divisional, Executive Committee and president's priorities. The Committee reviewed information on the divisional, Executive Committee and president's priorities:

(i)

Division I Allocations ($11,510,000).

• Division I distribution. An additional $10.51 million has been allocated for distributions to institutions and conferences. Basketball fund distribution -- $5 million; Broad-based distribution -- $5 million; Academic enhancement fund distribution -- $200,000; and additional allocation to the conference grant fund -- $310,000. Thirty-one Division I conferences will receive an additional $10,000 or a total of $180,000 per conference office.

• Division I initiatives. The Division I Championships and Competition Cabinet approved revisions in the championships travel policy that will generate $670,000 cost savings and recommended that the cost savings be used to fund new championship opportunities. The Committee allocated an additional $1 million for new initiatives. Approximately $767,000 of the recommended allocation is to fund new championships initiatives and enhancement, with the remaining $233,000 held in reserve and earmarked to fund the proposed basketball certification plan recommended by the basketball working group.

(ii)

Division II Allocations ($2,297,620). Division II recommended approximately $2.3 million in additional funds be allocated for championships and other program expansion. The additional funding is the result of the Division II allocation and the spending of prior year reserves that have accumulated. $1.078 million has been allocated to championship expansion and an additional $1.22 million was allocated to other program expansion. Division II is allocating an additional $175,000 directed to gender and diversity programming. In FY 2000-01, Division II is spending approximately $250,000 in the diversity matching grant program. Division II is adding 870 championship opportunities for women and 73 for men. A total of 5,424 opportunities for women and 5,532 for men will be provided in Division II if the championships' funding is approved.

(iii)

Division III Allocations ($3,089,530). Division III recommended approximately $3.09 million in additional funds be allocated for championships and other program expansions. The additional funding is the result of the Division III allocation and the spending of prior year accumulated reserves. Approximately $507,000 is being allocated to championship expansion and $2.58 million is allocated to other program expansion. Division III is allocating an additional $1.33 million directly to gender and diversity programming. An increase of 282 women's opportunities for Division III championships will results in a total of 7,499 for men and 7,068 for women.

(iv)

Executive Committee and president's priorities ($1,551,000).

• Gender and diversity. A total of $585,700 is being allocated to fund new gender and diversity programming. The allocation fully funds the recommendation from the Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity Issues. A total of $2.09 million of new funding has been allocated among all three divisions to fund new gender and diversity programming.

• Injury surveillance. An allocation of $200,000 was recommended to fund a Web-based initiative to track injuries by every NCAA institution for each NCAA sport.

• Reserve for football issues research ($239,390). This funding is required to undertake research for the College Football Study. The research data will provide a foundation for a long-term strategic plan for college football and identify opportunities to promote the game, and, in turn, present a positive image for NCAA members.

• Reserve for basketball reform. It was recommended that approximately $605,000 be allocated to assist with the reform initiatives of college basketball [$400,000 ($233,000 from Division I funds and $167,000 from Executive Committee and president's funds) in FY 2001-01 to be allocated to fund certification and enforcement programs of summer basketball camps and tournaments. Approximately $205,000 ($195,500 from the mentoring program and $10,000 from basketball education) to be allocated to begin a mentoring program for potential college basketball prospects.]

• Other initiatives ($153,300). The president recommended an additional position women's basketball and an additional director's position in membership services.

It was VOTED

"That the recommended budget allocations be tentatively approved."

(3)

NCAA Foundation support. The Committee received an update on the operations of the Foundation to raise funds to support key NCAA student-athlete welfare programs such as the Leadership Conference, postgraduate scholarships and degree-completion scholarships. It was noted that the Committee will receive a full follow-up review of the Foundation's activities at its August 2002 meeting.

It was VOTED

"To provide a two-year matching grant program to allocate from the NCAA contingency fund up to $1 million per year with a dollar-for-dollar match of contributions."

11.

Foundation Board of Directors appointments.

It was VOTED

"To approve the appointments of Robert J. Brown, chairman and chief executive officer, B&C Associates, Inc.; Napoleon Brandford III, chairman and co-founder, Siebert Brandford Shank & Company, LLC; Karen L. Katen, president, U.S. Pharmaceuticals Pfizer, Inc.; David B. Mathis, chairman and chief executive officer, Kemper Insurance Companies; Richard D. Parsons, president, Time Warner, Inc.; Robin Roberts, sport commentator, ESPN/ABC Sports; and Donna F. Tuttle, president and co-founder, Korn Tuttle Capital Group, Inc.; to the Foundation board to serve two-year terms beginning October 2001."

12.

Confederate battle flag. The Committee received an update on the work of staff, in cooperation with higher education associations and representatives of local, regional and state organizations, toward a resolution of the issue, consistent with the Association's principle of nondiscrimination.

It was VOTED

"To endorse the three criteria for evaluating all future NCAA predetermined championship sites and approved the recommendation for its championships in the states of Georgia, Mississippi and South Carolina.

• That among other criteria when selecting current and future championships sites, the NCAA will continue to consider the ability of a site to provide a quality experience for the participants and fans and to conduct those events safely.

• That in determining whether a proposed site can provide a quality experience, the NCAA will consider the site's ability to assure that the benefits inherent in championship competition will flow fairly to all participants and its ability to promote an atmosphere of respect for and sensitivity to the dignity of every person.

• That the NCAA's focus will be on education and a quality championships experience.

"Approved the recommendation for its championships in the states of Georgia, Mississippi and South Carolina.

• That the NCAA will honor its contractual commitments to conduct championships and other events in the state of Georgia.

• That the NCAA will honor its existing contractual commitments to conduct championships in the state of South Carolina.

• Given the recent vote in the state of Mississippi retaining the Confederate battle flag in its state flag, the NCAA will not schedule predetermined championships in the state of Mississippi for the foreseeable future."

13.

2003 Convention site. The Committee received information regarding the previously approved 2003 Convention site, San Francisco, California. Due to lack of available space and costs associated with that site, it was recommended that the 2003 Convention be held in Anaheim, California.

It was VOTED

"That the 2003 Convention be held in Anaheim, California."

14.

President's report. The Committee received an update from the NCAA president.

15.

Future meetings.

a.

August 10, 2001: Indianapolis.

b.

November 2, 2001: Indianapolis.

c.

January 15, 2002: Indianapolis.

16.

Other business. The Committee received an update from the Ad Hoc NCAA Review Committee. It was noted that Division III does not have a current CEO representative from its Presidents Council. The Committee noted that involvement of the current members of the divisional presidential bodies and Executive Committee is crucial.

17.

The meeting adjourned at 10:40 a.m.