WHAT TO EXPECT WITH REGARD TO THE STATUS OF
PROPOSAL NOS. 2006-40, 2006-87 and 2007-9.
1. Override
Requests on Proposal Nos. 2006-40,
2006-87 and 2007-9.
Division I member institutions have submitted 34 requests to override the Board of Directors action in adopting Proposal No. 2006-40. This proposal specifies that electronically transmitted correspondence that may be sent to a prospective student-athlete is limited to electronic mail and facsimiles.
Additionally, Division I member institutions submitted 69 override requests with regard to Proposal No. 2006-87, which in the sport of golf, permits an institution to participate in a total of nine three-day tournaments (with a maximum of 54 holes per tournament) or 24 dates of competition
Last, the Division I membership submitted 72 override requests with regard to Proposal No. 2007-9. This proposal specifies that in the sport of baseball:
(a) There shall be an annual limit of 11.7 on the value of financial aid awards (equivalencies) to counters and an annual limit of 27 (30 in 2008-09) on the total number of counters in baseball at each institution;
(b) An institution shall award athletically related financial aid to each counter at a minimum value of 33 percent of an equivalency; and
(c) An institution shall declare, by the day prior to its first scheduled contest in the championship segment of the playing and practice season, a squad of a maximum of 35 student-athletes who shall be eligible to participate in countable athletically related activities during the remainder of the championship segment.
2. What do these override requests
mean?
Pursuant to
NCAA Bylaw 5.3.2.3.1, upon receipt of at least 30 override requests, the
3. August Division I
NCAA Bylaw
5.3.2.3.2 provides that once the required
number of override requests have been received (i.e., 30), the
Accordingly, Proposal Nos. 2006-40,
2006-87 and 2007-9 have been placed on the
agenda for the
4. Possible
Outcomes for the August Division I
At its August meeting, the Board may:
a. Accept the override requests by changing
its original action by defeating Proposal Nos. 2006- 40, 2006-87 and 2007-9. If
the Board would accept any of the membership’s requests for override, the
new action(s) by the Board would be subject to another 60 day override
period.
b. Uphold its
earlier decisions to adopt Proposal Nos. 2006- 40, 2006-87 and 2007-9. If
the Board upholds its earlier actions on any or all of the proposals, a vote of
active Division I members would take place in a business session at the 2008
NCAA Convention.
c. Develop
alternative approaches. Given the nature of the three proposals being
reviewed, it is possible the Board will identify alternative approaches to the
involved concepts. An alternative approach adopted by the Board to any of the
three proposals would result in the new proposal enter into another override period.
5. 2008 NCAA
Convention.
If the Division I Board of Directors decides to
uphold its earlier decision on any of the three proposals the proposal will have
to be considered by the membership at the NCAA Convention.
If a Convention proceeding would be required as
a result of the Board’s actions,
at least a five-eighths majority vote of individual active members
present including conference members in the governance structure and voting
shall be required to override the legislative action taken by the Board of
Directors. The vote shall be based
on the principle of one institution, one vote and the vote shall be taken by
roll call.
An override of the Board