MINUTES OF THE

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

DIVISION I LEGISLATIVE REVIEW/INTERPRETATIONS COMMITTEE

Conference Call No. 15 September 27, 2006

Participants:

Renee Baumgartner, University of Oregon

Brad Bertani, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Thomas Hickman, Winthrop University

James Klein, University of Toledo

Shane Lyons, Atlantic Coast Conference

Don Oberhelman, University of Southern Mississippi

Ray Shackelford, Bethune-Cookman College

Tracy Shoemake, Texas State University - San Marcos, chair

Brad Hostetter, NCAA

Jay Jones, NCAA

Bo Kerin, NCAA

Wendy Walters, NCAA

Leeland Zeller, NCAA

Janet Lucas, California State University, Northridge was unable to participate.

[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated “sense of the telephone conference”) 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.]

The NCAA Division I Legislative Review/Interpretations Committee telephone conference was called to order at 3 p.m. All members were present as noted above.

1. Cash in Lieu of Meals in Conjunction with Home Competition. (I) The committee determined that it is not permissible to provide cash to student-athletes in lieu of discretionary meals (except for $10 in lieu of a meal following the competition) in conjunction with a home athletics contest. Further, the committee determined that following a home competition, regardless of the timing in which student-athletes are released by the appropriate institutional authority, an institution may provide only one meal (or snack) or $10 in lieu of that meal (or snack). [Reference: NCAA Division I Bylaw 16.5.2-(d)-(2)]

2. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at approximately 4 p.m.

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MINUTES OF THE

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

DIVISION I LEGISLATIVE REVIEW/INTERPRETATIONS COMMITTEE

Conference Call No. 16 October 11, 2006

Participants:

Brad Bertani, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

James Klein, University of Toledo

Shane Lyons, Atlantic Coast Conference

Don Oberhelman, University of Southern Mississippi

Tracy Shoemake, Texas State University – San Marcos, chair

Brad Hostetter, NCAA

Jay Jones, NCAA

Bo Kerin, NCAA

Renee Baumgartner, University of Oregon, Thomas Hickman, Winthrop University, Janet Lucas, California State University, Northridge, Ray Shackelford, Bethune-Cookman College, Wendy Walters, NCAA and Leeland Zeller, NCAA were unable to participate.

[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated “sense of the telephone conference”) 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.]

The NCAA Division I Legislative Review/Interpretations Committee telephone conference was called to order at 3 p.m. All members were present as noted above.

1. Inclusion of Scrimmages and Exhibitions in Hardship Waiver Calculation. (I) The committee determined that scrimmages and exhibitions may be excluded from the hardship waiver calculation only if specific provisions for such contests exist in the sport’s playing and practice season regulations. [Reference: NCAA Division I Bylaw 14.2.4]

2. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at approximately 4 p.m.

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MINUTES OF THE

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

DIVISION I LEGISLATIVE REVIEW/INTERPRETATIONS COMMITTEE

Conference Call No. 17 November 2, 2006

Participants:

Thomas Hickman, Winthrop University

James Klein, University of Toledo

Shane Lyons, Atlantic Coast Conference

Don Oberhelman, University of Southern Mississippi

Ray Shackelford, Bethune-Cookman College

Tracy Shoemake, Texas State University – San Marcos, chair

Brad Hostetter, NCAA

Jay Jones, NCAA

Bo Kerin, NCAA

Wendy Walters, NCAA

Leeland Zeller, NCAA

Renee Baumgartner, University of Oregon, Brad Bertani, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Janet Lucas, California State University, Northridge were unable to participate.

[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated “sense of the telephone conference”) 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.]

The NCAA Division I Legislative Review/Interpretations Committee telephone conference was called to order at 10 a.m. All members were present as noted above.

1. Definition of a Tournament. (I) The committee determined that, in sports other than basketball, for purposes of Bylaw 17 legislation related to maximum contest or date of competition limitations, a tournament is an event that culminates in the determination of a winner. A tournament may be conducted in round-robin, pool play or bracket formats. [References: NCAA Division I Bylaws 17.1.5.1.1 (Exception – Golf Practice Round), 17.3.5.1 (Maximum Limitations – Institutional), 17.3.5.2 (Maximum Limitations – Student-Athlete), 17.6.5.1 (Maximum Limitations – Institutional), 17.6.5.2 (Maximum Limitations – Student-Athlete), 17.11.5.2 (Annual Exemptions), 17.12.5.1.1 (Tournament Limitations), 17.21.5.2.1 (Tournament Dates), 17.22.5.1 (Maximum Limitations – Institutional), 17.22.5.2 (Maximum Limitations – Student-Athlete), 17.25.5.1 (Maximum Limitations – Institutional), 17.25.5.2 (Maximum Limitations – Student-Athlete), 17.26.5.1 (Maximum Limitations – Institutional), 17.26.5.1.2 (Individual Singles or Doubles Tournament Limitations – Institutional), 17.26.5.1.3 (Participation in Tournament Played under the Team Tennis Format – Institutional), 17.26.5.2 (Maximum Limitations – Student-Athlete), 17.26.5.2.1 (Individual Singles or Doubles Tournament Limitations – Student-Athlete), 17.26.5.2.2 (Individual Singles or Doubles Team Tennis Tournament Limitations – Student-Athlete), 17.28.10 (Once-in-Four-Years Exemptions – Certification Required), and 17.28.14.1.1.2 (May 1 Exception – Women’s Volleyball).]

2. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:45 a.m.

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MINUTES OF THE

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

DIVISION I LEGISLATIVE REVIEW/INTERPRETATIONS COMMITTEE

Conference Call No. 19 November 15, 2006

Participants:

Renee Baumgartner, University of Oregon

Brad Bertani, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Thomas Hickman, Winthrop University

James Klein, University of Toledo

Janet Lucas, California State University, Northridge

Shane Lyons, Atlantic Coast Conference

Don Oberhelman, University of Southern Mississippi

Tracy Shoemake, Texas State University – San Marcos, chair

Bo Kerin, NCAA

Wendy Walters, NCAA

Leeland Zeller, NCAA

Ray Shackelford, Bethune-Cookman College, Brad Hostetter, NCAA and Jay Jones, NCAA were unable to participate.

[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated “sense of the telephone conference”) 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.]

The NCAA Division I Legislative Review/Interpretations Committee telephone conference was called to order at 3 p.m. All members were present as noted above.

1. Credit-Hour Requirement for a Student-Athlete Enrolled in Post-Baccalaureate or Graduate Program. (I) The committee determined that a student-athlete enrolled in a second baccalaureate degree or graduate program must successfully complete six degree-applicable hours in order to satisfy the requirement of completing six semester or quarter hours of academic credit during each regular academic term of full-time enrollment. Further, the

committee confirmed that a nondegree-seeking graduate student may complete credits that would apply to any graduate-degree program offered by the certifying institution in order to satisfy the six-hour requirement. [Reference: NCAA Division I Bylaws 14.4.3.1-(c) (fulfillment of credit-hour requirements) and 14.4.3.5-(c) (exceptions to progress-toward-degree rule – nonrecruited, nonparticipant)]

2. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at approximately 4 p.m.

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