Proposal Number: 2007-3
Title: EXECUTIVE REGULATIONS -- FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION OF CHAMPIONSHIPS -- TRANSPORTATION AND PER DIEM EXPENSES -- DETERMINATION BY CHAMPIONSHIPS/COMPETITION CABINET POLICY
Intent: To specify that transportation expenses and per diem allowances for the official traveling parties of competing institutions in Division I and National Collegiate team championships and individual-team championships shall be determined and provided in accordance with policies and procedures established by the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet.
A. Administrative: Amend 31.4.6, as follows:
31.4.6 Transportation and Per Diem Expenses. Subject to the availability of funds, the Championships/Competition Cabinet Association may pay transportation and per diem expenses incurred by teams and individual competitors in NCAA championships competition. Transportation expenses and per diem allowances for the official traveling parties of competing institutions in Division I and National Collegiate team championships and individual-team championships shall be determined and provided in accordance with policies and procedures established by the Championships/Competition Cabinet. At its August meeting On an annual basis, the Championships/Competition Cabinet shall determine and announce to the membership the percentage of transportation expense and the per diem allowance to be paid in each championship for the next academic year.
31.4.6.1 Division I and National Collegiate Championships. For Division I and national collegiate championships, the Association shall provide transportation expenses and per diem allowances for the official traveling parties of competing institutions in team championships. In individual-team championships other than track and field, the Association shall provide transportation and per diem allowances for competing individuals and for the following numbers of nonathletes: two nonathletes from each team selected, one nonathlete for institutions with one to four individuals selected and two nonathletes for institutions with more than four individuals selected. Institutions participating in both the NCAA Division I Men's or Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships will receive transportation expenses and per diem allowances for one, but not both, events. Exceptions approved for individual-team championships are specified in the respective championships handbook.
31.4.6.2 Limitations. In individual-team championships, transportation and per diem allowances shall be paid only for the final competition and not for regional qualifying meets or tournaments. In a division that generates net revenues from its division championships, those revenues first shall be used to pay transportation costs for individual championships of that division before such funds shall be used to underwrite the transportation expenses of individual championships of other divisions.
31.4.6.2.1 Individual-Team Championships. Both individual and team championships are determined in the following sports: cross country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and wrestling.
B. Administrative: Amend 31.4.6.3, as follows:
[Travel parties for National Collegiate Championships are common provisions, all divisions or Divisions I and II, divided vote]
31.4.6.3 Official Traveling Parties. The following are the approved official traveling parties for which expenses shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of this section:
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Baseball |
35 |
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Men's Basketball ...Preliminary rounds ...Finals |
75 100 |
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Women's Basketball ...First/second rounds ...Regionals ...Finals |
52 for home team, 75 for visiting team 75 100 |
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National Collegiate Women's Bowling |
13 |
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Field Hockey |
28 |
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Championship Subdivision Football ...Preliminary rounds ...Finals |
130 145 |
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Men's Ice Hockey |
37 |
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National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey |
34 |
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Men's Lacrosse |
40 |
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Women's Lacrosse |
34 |
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Women's Rowing |
31 |
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Men's Soccer |
27 |
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Women's Soccer |
28 |
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Women's Softball |
28 |
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National Collegiate Men's Volleyball |
21 |
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Women's Volleyball |
22 |
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National Collegiate Men's Water Polo |
20 |
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National Collegiate Women's Water Polo |
20 |
C. Administrative: Amend 31.4.6.4, as follows:
31.4.6.4 Administration of Expense Reimbursement. The NCAA president shall administer the transportation and per diem expense program according to guidelines established by the Championships/Competition Cabinet.
Source: NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet (Awards/Travel Policies/Bylaw 16 Subcommittee).
Effective Date: Immediate
Category: Amendment
Topical Area: Executive Regulations
Rationale: Currently, changes to approved traveling parties must go through the legislative and budgetary processes. Since the budget and legislative cycles do not always coincide, the potential for confusion and inconsistency exists. Removing the travel party changes from the legislative process and permitting the cabinet to make the changes, as a matter of cabinet policy, will eliminate the bureaucracy and confusion inherent in the current process. Current transportation and per diem policies and procedures, including the official traveling parties, are provided to the membership via the NCAA Web site and championship handbooks. Such information will continue to be provided via those media. This proposal is being recommended as noncontroversial legislation, inasmuch as broader consultation and debate are unlikely to improve the proposal in any substantial way, significant disagreement or alternative points of view will not be generated and there does not appear to be a significant impact on existing legislation or proposed legislation.
Budget Impact: None.
Impact on S-A's Time: None.
Position Statement(s)
none
History
Feb 06, 2007 Submit ; Submitted for consideration.
Feb 07, 2007 Championships/Competition Cabinet , Sponsored ; Requested Management Council consider approval as noncontroversial legislation.
Proposal Number: 2007-2
Title: EXECUTIVE REGULATIONS -- DEFINITIONS AND APPLICATIONS -- MISCONDUCT
Intent: To specify that misconduct in an NCAA championship is any act of dishonesty, unsportsmanlike conduct, unprofessional behavior or breach of law, occurring from the time the championship field is announced through the end of the championship, that discredits the event or intercollegiate athletics.
Administrative: Amend 31.02.3, as follows:
31.02.3 Misconduct. Misconduct in an NCAA championship is any act of dishonesty, unsportsmanlike conduct, unprofessional behavior or breach of law, occurring incident to, en route to, from or at the locale of the competition or practice from the time the championship field is announced through the end of the championship, that discredits the event or intercollegiate athletics.
Source: NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet (Men's Basketball Issues Committee and Women's Basketball Issues Committee).
Effective Date: August 01, 2007
Category: Amendment
Topical Area: Executive Regulations
Rationale: Championships and the associated selection process are a focal point for the Association as they are a true celebration of the NCAA's mission and the student-athlete experience. Negative public comments critical toward the assigned sport committees regarding selection, seeding, administration or other details associated with participation in championships can cast a negative light on the Association, the volunteer committee members, the event and most importantly the student-athlete experience. Additionally, such negative public comments have the potential to portray a negative image in all sports. The intent is not to serve as a gag order, but to address, at an earlier stage of championships, the same kind of egregious behavior that is considered misconduct when it occurs en route to or during an NCAA championship. The legislation does not change the definition of misconduct. It extends the window within which the definition applies. This proposal is recommended as emergency or noncontroversial legislation in order for all championships conducted in the 2007-08 academic year to have the benefit of this expanded scope.
Budget Impact: None.
Impact on S-A's Time: None.
Position Statement(s)
none
History
Feb 06, 2007 Submit ; Submitted for consideration.
Feb 07, 2007 Championships/Competition Cabinet , Sponsored ; Requested Management Council consider approval as emergency/noncontroversial legislation.
Proposal Number: 2007-1
Title: PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS -- SOFTBALL -- FIRST CONTEST DATE -- CHAMPIONSHIP SEGMENT
Intent: In softball, to specify that the first contest date in the championship segment is the Thursday that is 14 weeks before the Thursday immediately preceding the start of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship.
Bylaws: Amend 17.21.3, as follows:
17.21.3 First Contest Date. An institution shall not play its first contest (game or scrimmage) with outside competition in softball prior to the following dates:
(a) Nonchampionship Segment. A member institution shall not play its first contest (game or scrimmage) in the nonchampionship segment with outside competition in softball prior to September 7 or the institution's first day of classes, whichever is earlier.
(b) Championship Segment. A member institution shall not play its first contest (game or scrimmage) in the championship segment with outside competition in softball prior to the second The Thursday in February that is 14 weeks before the Thursday immediately preceding the start of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship.
Source: NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet (Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee).
Effective Date: August 01, 2007
Category: Amendment
Topical Area: Playing and Practice Seasons
Rationale: The current championship segment starting date of the second Thursday in February was determined by counting back 14 weeks from the Thursday immediately preceding the first weekend of NCAA regional play. However, due to variances in the calendar, the 14-weekend championship segment will inadvertently be cut to 13 weekends of competition in some years. This will occur initially in 2008, followed again in 2009, 2013, 2014 and 2015. The proposed change ensures that the championship segment will include 14 weekends in every calendar year. The length of the softball season will continue to be limited to 132 days. This proposal is being recommended as emergency legislation so that institutions will know the first contest date as soon as possible to accommodate scheduling for the 2008 spring season.
Budget Impact: None.
Impact on S-A's Time: None.
Position Statement(s)
none
History
Feb 06, 2007 Submit ; Submitted for consideration.
Feb 07, 2007 Championships/Competition Cabinet , Sponsored ; Requested Management Council consider approval as emergency legislation.
Status: Cabinet / Committee Legislation Recommendation
Intent: To specify that in years in which the date of the first
permissible contest in men's soccer results in 12 weeks between that date and
the start of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, the date for the
first permissible contest in women's soccer shall be the Friday prior to the
12th weekend prior to the start of the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer
Championship, except that an alumni contest may be played the previous weekend.
Bylaws: Amend 17.20.3, as follows:
"17.20.3 First Contest or Date of Competition. A member institution shall not play its first contest or engage in its first date of competition (game) with outside competition in soccer prior to the following dates:
"(a) Women's Soccer -- The Friday prior to the 11th weekend [or 12th weekend in years in which the date of the first permissible contest in men's soccer results in 12 weeks between that date and the start of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship (e.g., 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014)] prior to the start of the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, except that an alumni contest may be played the previous weekend. For purposes of this legislation, a weekend includes Fridays after the conclusion of the institution's regular classes. (See Bylaw 17.20.5.1.1 for scrimmage/exhibition games exception.)"
[17.20.3-(b) unchanged.]
Source: NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet (Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee).
Effective Date: August 1, 2008
Proposal Category: Amendment
Topical Area: Playing and Practice Seasons
Rationale: As a result of a change to the men's soccer championship
date formula, Proposal No. 2006-88 has been sponsored as emergency legislation
to change the first contest date in men's soccer to September 1 or the
preceding Friday if September 1 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or Monday. If
adopted, the result will be 12 weeks between the first contest and the start of
the championship in five of the next 11 years (2007, 2008, 2012, 2013 and
2014). Women's soccer should receive the same benefit of 12 weeks between the
first contest and the start of the championship. The total playing season in
women's soccer will continue to be limited to 132 days. This proposal is
recommended as noncontroversial legislation to accommodate for scheduling for
the 2008 fall season. Most scheduling is already complete for 2007. Broader
consultation and debate are unlikely to improve the proposal in any substantial
way, significant disagreement or alternative points of view will not be
generated and there does not appear to be a significant impact on existing
legislation or proposed legislation.
Estimated Budget Impact: Possible additional preseason expenses in
affected years.
Impact on Student Athlete's Time: Earlier preseason practice start
date in affected years.
Primary Contact Person:
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History
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Sep 21, 2006 |
Submit; Submitted for consideration. |
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Sep 21, 2006 |
Championships/Competition Cabinet, Sponsored; Requested Management Council consider approval as emergency/noncontroversial legislation. |