Anticipated Action Items

January 11 and 13, 2008, Division I Management Council Meeting

 

The following bolded items are those items on the agenda for the January Management Council meeting that appear to call for action by the Management Council. For ease of reference, those agenda times that appear to be informational are listed below. Of course, it is possible that the Management Council will act on other items on the agenda or issues raised by members during the meeting. We hope this provides assistance in preparing for the meeting.

 

 

1. Opening remarks.

 

 

2.            Minutes of the October 22, 2007, Division I Management Council meeting. [Sup-plement No. 1]

 

?               Approval of minutes.

 

 

3. Division I Administrative Committee report on interim actions. [Supple-ment No. 2 ? An addendum will be distributed at the meeting.]

 

?               Approval of minutes.

 

 

4. Minutes of November 1, 2007, Board of Directors meeting. [Supplement No. 3] [No Management Council action anticipated.]

 

 

5. Report of November 1, 2007, Executive Committee meeting. [Supplement No. 4] [No Management Council action anticipated.]

 

 

6. NCAA president's report. [No Management Council action anticipated.]

 

 

7. Litigation update. [Supplement No. 5 will be distributed at the meeting.] [No Management Council action anticipated.]

 

 

8. Governmental relations report. [Supplement No. 6 will be distributed at the meeting.] [No Management Council action anticipated.]

 

 

9. Report of the Committee on Academic Performance (CAP). [Supplement No. 7] [No Management Council action anticipated.]

 

 

10. Update on the work of the Life/Work Balance Task Force. [Supplement No. 8] [Addendum] [No Management Council action anticipated.]

 

 

11. Update from the Oversight and Monitoring Group (OMG). [Supplement No. 9] [No Management Council action anticipated.]

 

 

12 Update from the 2007 Division I Regional Leadership Conference. [Supplement No. 10] [No Management Council action anticipated.]

 

 

14. Update regarding the NCAA Eligibility Center. [No Management Council action anticipated.]

 

 

14. Committee/subcommittee reports.

 

a. Administrative Review Subcommittee. [Supplement No. 11]

 

b. Honors Committee. [Supplement No. 12]

 

?               Noncontroversial request to amend NCAA Bylaw 21.2.3.

 

c. Research Committee. [Supplement No. 13] [No Management Council action anticipated.]

 

d. Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct. [Supplement No. 14]

 

e. Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. [Supplement No. 15] [Addendum]

 

 

15. What to expect for the rest of the NCAA 2008 Convention. [Supplement No. 16] [No Management Council action anticipated.]

 

 

16. Discussion regarding plans for the joint Board of Directors/Management Council luncheon.

 

 

17. Quarterly membership report. [Supplement No. 17 ? Part 1, 2, 3 and 4]


Section Two

Agenda items for Management Council consideration on

Sunday, January 13.

(8 a.m. ? 5 p.m.)

 

Joint Management Council/Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Luncheon.

Lincoln CDE ? 11:30 a.m. ? 1 p.m.

 

 

18. Update on the membership?s consideration of the override request on: [Supplement No. 18] [No Management Council action anticipated.]

 

?               Proposal No. 2006-40 ? Recruiting ? Recruiting Materials ? Electronic Transmissions.

 

?               Proposal No. 2006-87-- Playing and Practice Seasons ? Number of Dates of Competition ? Maximum Limitations ? Golf.

 

?               Proposal No. 2007-9 (as amended) ? Financial Aid and Playing and Practice Seasons ? Maximum Institutional Grant-in-Aid Limitations by Sport ? Squad Size Limitation ? Baseball.

 

 

19. Report of the Governance Subcommittee. [Supplement No. 19 will be produced and distributed at the meeting.]

 

?               Action may be required from this report.

 

 

20. Report of the Leg-islative Review/Interpretations Committee. [Supplement No. 20A ? Part 1, 2 and 3]

 

?               Appeal from a member institution. [Supplement No. 20B]

 

 

21. Report of the Legislative Review Subcommittee. [Supplement No. 21A, 21B, 21C. An addendum will be produced and provided at the meeting.]

 

?               Action may be required from this report.

 

 

22. Legislative issues.

 

a. Initial review of legislative proposals in the 2007-08 legislative cycle. [The Division I Office Notice shall serve as the Supplement No. 22. Please bring the notice with you to the meeting. Management Council members will use Supplement Nos. 21 and 22 during this discussion.]

 

?               Action is anticipated.

 

[Note: The legislative proposals are referenced by the recommended categories established by the Legislative Review Subcommittee and are listed in voting order within the category.]

 

(1) Proposals recommended to be considered as a consent package.

 

(a) Proposal No. 2006-121-- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Women's Soccer -- First Contest or Date of Competition.

 

(b) Proposal No. 2007-19 -- Personnel -- Limitations on the Number and Duties of Coaches -- Replacement for National or Olympic Team Coaches.

 

(c) Proposal No. 2007-21 -- Amateurism -- General Regulations -- Educational Expenses -- Prior to Collegiate Enrollment -- Permissible Expenses or Services.

 

(d) Proposal No. 2007-22 -- Amateurism -- General Regulations -- Preferential Treatment, Benefits or Services ? Restitution.

 

(e) Proposal No. 2007-27 -- Amateurism -- Promotional Activities -- Schedule Cards -- De Minimis Violation.

 

(f) Proposal No. 2007-45 -- Recruiting -- Printed Recruiting Materials -- Express Mail Services -- Pre-Enrollment Information.

 

(g) Proposal No. 2007-51 -- Recruiting -- Publicity -- Announcement of All Signings -- Celebratory Functions.

 

(h) Proposal No. 2007-56 -- Administrative Regulations -- Recruiting Calendars -- Men's Lacrosse -- No Lacrosse Evaluations in January, September and October.

 

(i) Proposal No. 2007-59 -- Eligibility -- Certification of Eligibility -- Institutional Responsibility -- De Minimis Violation.

(j) Proposal No. 2007-62 -- Eligibility -- Season-of-Competition Waiver -- Competition While Eligible -- Conditions of Competition -- Three Events or 30 Percent.

(k) Proposal No. 2007-63 -- Eligibility -- Freshman Academic Requirements -- Eligibility for Financial Aid, Practice and Competition -- Qualifier -- Exception -- Early Academic Certification.

(l) Proposal No. 2007-65 -- Eligibility -- Progress-Toward-Degree Requirements -- Bona Fide Foreign Exchange Student Exception.

(m) Proposal No. 2007-76 -- Awards, Benefits and Expenses -- Senior Scholar-Athlete Award -- Maximum Amount of Award.

(n) Proposal No. 2007-77 -- Awards, Benefits and Expenses -- Complimentary Admissions and Ticket Benefits -- General Regulations -- De Minimis Violation.

(o) Proposal No. 2007-82 -- Awards, Benefits and Expenses -- Benefits, Gifts and Services -- Coaching and Athletics Administration Career Education Programs.

(p) Proposal No. 2007-95 -- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Softball -- Length of Playing Season -- Nonchampionship Segment -- 45-Day Period.

(q) Proposal No. 2007-96 -- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Wrestling -- Number of Dates of Competition -- Dual Meets on Consecutive Days.

(r) Proposal No. 2007-98 -- Championships and Postseason Football -- Eligibility for Championships -- General Institutional Requirements -- Race and Gender Demographic Information.

(s) Proposal No. 2007-99 -- Division Membership -- Multidivision Institutions -- Additional Requirements -- Compliance Review.

(t) Proposal No. 2007-102 -- Committees -- Division I Cabinets and Committees -- Representation -- Exception -- Wrestling Committee.

(u) Proposal No. 2007-104 -- Academic Performance Program -- Penalties and Rewards -- Progression of Penalties -- Postseason Competition -- Individual Sports.

(v) Proposal No. 2007-105 -- Administrative Regulations -- Foreign Tours and Competition -- Practice Limitations.

(w) Proposal No. 2007-117 -- Division Membership -- Division I Membership Requirements -- Philosophy Statement -- Self-Sufficiency of Athletics Program.

 

(2) Proposals Recommended For Immediate Approval.

 

(a) Proposal No. 2007-12 -- Organization -- Executive Committee -- Duties and Responsibilities.

 

(b) Proposal No. 2007-16-B -- Personnel And Recruiting -- Limitations on The Number and Duties of Coaches -- Recruiting Coordination Functions -- Preparation of General Recruiting Correspondence.

 

(c) Proposal No. 2007-18 -- Personnel and Recruiting -- Limitations on the Number and Duties of Coaches -- Recruiting Coordination Functions -- Exception -- Noncoaching Staff Member -- After National Letter of Intent Signing or Other Written Commitment.

 

(d) Proposal No. 2007-29 -- Recruiting -- Enrolled Student-Athlete -- Permissible Recruitment Activities -- Telephone Contact Initiated By Prospective Student-Athletes.

 

(e) Proposal No. 2007-31-A -- Recruiting -- Contactable Prospective Student-Athletes -- Four-Year College Prospective Student-Athletes From Non-NCAA Or Non-NAIA Institutions -- Written Notification of Intent to Contact.

 

(f) Proposal No. 2007-32 -- Recruiting -- Permissible Recruiters and Evaluations -- Head Coach Restrictions -- Spring Evaluation Period ? Football.

 

(g) Proposal No. 2007-33-A -- Recruiting -- Communication During July Evaluation Periods -- After National Letter of Intent Signing or Other Written Commitment -- Women's Basketball.

(h) Proposal No. 2007-42 -- Recruiting -- Contacts and Evaluations -- Football Evaluations -- Scholastic Activities.

 

(i) Proposal No. 2007-44 -- Recruiting -- Offers and Inducements and Tryouts -- Use of Academic Support Services/Training-Room Facilities in All Sports -- Voluntary Summer Conditioning in Football And Basketball.

 

(j) Proposal No. 2007-47 -- Recruiting -- Recruiting Materials -- Electronic Transmissions -- After National Letter of Intent Signing or Other Written Commitment.

 

(k) Proposal No. 2007-49 -- Recruiting -- Transportation on Official Paid Visit -- Coach Accompanying Prospective Student-Athlete And Parents or Legal Guardians.

 

(l) Proposal No. 2007-50-B -- Recruiting -- Official Visit -- Complimentary Admissions -- Exception -- Nontraditional Family.

 

(m) Proposal No. 2007-53-B -- Administrative Regulations -- Recruiting Calendars -- Men's Basketball -- May Dead Period.

 

(n) Proposal No. 2007-54-A -- Administrative Regulations -- Recruiting Calendars -- Football Bowl Subdivision -- Fall Evaluation Period -- 42 Evaluation Days.

 

(o) Proposal No. 2007-61 -- Eligibility -- Seasons of Competition -- Hardship Waiver -- Calculation in Individual Sports.

 

(p) Proposal No. 2007-71-- Financial Aid -- Definitions and Applications -- Honorary Academic Award/Research Grant -- Objective Criteria Unrelated to Athletics.

 

(q) Proposal No. 2007-74 -- Financial Aid -- Equivalency Computations -- Exceptions -- Academic Honor Awards -- Cumulative Grade-Point Average.

 

(r) Proposal No. 2007-75 -- Financial Aid -- Initial Counters -- Football -- Midyear Replacement.

 

(s) Proposal No. 2007-87 -- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Basketball -- Preseason Practice -- On-Court Practice -- 5 p.m. Friday Nearest October 15.

 

(t) Proposal No. 2007-89 -- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Basketball -- First Contest -- Exceptions -- Exhibition Game.

 

(u) Proposal No. 2007-93 -- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Golf -- Annual Exemptions -- College All-American Golf Classic.

 

(v) Proposal No. 2007-94 -- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Men's Ice Hockey -- Annual Exemptions -- Hockey Commissioners Association/Ice Breaker Tournament.

 

(w) Proposal No. 2007-110 -- Financial Aid -- Reduction and Cancellation During Period of Award -- Reduction or Cancellation not Permitted -- Injury, Illness or Medical Condition.

 

(3) Proposals recommended for defeat.

 

(a) Proposal No. 2007-14 -- Personnel -- Volunteer Coach -- Complimentary Meals for Spouse and Children Incidental to Team Activities or Official Visits.

 

(b) Proposal No. 2007-15 -- Personnel -- Volunteer Coach -- Complimentary Tickets.

 

(c) Proposal No. 2007-16-A -- Personnel And Recruiting -- Limitations on the Number and Duties of Coaches -- Recruiting Coordination Functions.

 

(d) Proposal No. 2007-17 -- Personnel and Recruiting -- Limitations on the Number and Duties of Coaches -- Recruiting Coordination Functions -- Volunteer Coach.

 

(e) Proposal No. 2007-20 -- Personnel -- Limitations on the Number and Duties of Coaches -- Off-Campus Recruiting -- Women's Basketball -- Nonscholastic Events During Academic Year.

 

(f) Proposal No. 2007-23-A -- Amateurism -- Exceptions to Amateurism Rule -- Prize Money Prior to Full-Time Collegiate Enrollment -- Tennis -- $10,000 per Year.

(g) Proposal No. 2007-23-B -- Amateurism -- Exceptions to Amateurism Rule -- Prize Money Prior to Full-Time Collegiate Enrollment -- Tennis -- $10,000 Total Limit.

 

(h) Proposal No. 2007-24 -- Amateurism -- Involvement with Professional Teams -- Competition with Professionals -- Tennis Exception.

 

(i) Proposal No. 2007-30-A -- Recruiting -- Contacts and Evaluations -- Contactable High School Prospective Student-Athletes -- Men's Basketball -- Two Contacts With Juniors -- No Nonscholastic Evaluations in April..

 

(j) Proposal No. 2007-31-B -- Recruiting -- Contactable Prospective Student-Athletes ? Four year College Prospective Student-Athletes From North American Non-NCAA Or Non-NAIA Institutions -- Written Notification of Intent to Contact.

 

(k) Proposal No. 2007-32 -- Recruiting -- Permissible Recruiters and Evaluations -- Head Coach Restrictions -- Spring Evaluation Period ? Football

 

(l) Proposal No. 2007-34 -- Recruiting -- Telephone Calls to Prospective Student-Athletes -- Time Period -- Exception -- Women's Soccer.

 

(m) Proposal No. 2007-36 -- Recruiting -- Telephone Calls to Prospective Student-Athletes -- Permissible Callers -- Exceptions -- Strength and Conditioning Coaches.

 

(n) Proposal No. 2007-38 -- Recruiting -- Contacts and Evaluations -- Recruiting Opportunities -- Women's Basketball -- Seven Opportunities.

 

(o) Proposal No. 2007-39 -- Recruiting -- Contacts and Evaluations -- Contacts After National Letter of Intent Signing or Other Written Commitment -- Football -- Contacts During Spring Evaluation Period -- Educational Institution Staff Member Presence.

 

(p) Proposal No. 2007-41 -- Recruiting -- Limitations on the Number of Evaluations -- April Contact Period -- Evaluations at Nonscholastic Events -- Men's Basketball.

 

(q) Proposal No. 2007-43 -- Recruiting -- Contacts and Evaluations -- Football Evaluations -- Spring Evaluation Period -- Scholastic Evaluations Only.

 

(r) Proposal No. 2007-46 -- Recruiting -- Recruiting Materials -- Electronic Transmissions -- Instant Messages.

 

(s) Proposal No. 2007-50-A -- Recruiting -- Official Visit -- Complimentary Admissions -- Exception -- Divorced Parents.

 

(t) Proposal No. 2007-53-A -- Administrative Regulations -- Recruiting Calendars -- Men's Basketball -- May and August Dead Periods.

 

(u) Proposal No. 2007-54-B -- Administrative Regulations -- Recruiting Calendars -- Football Bowl Subdivision -- Fall Evaluation Period -- 42 Evaluation Days -- Six Days Per Coach.

 

(v) Proposal No. 2007-57 -- Administrative Regulations -- Recruiting Calendars -- Baseball -- Contact Period

 

(w) Proposal No. 2007-60 -- Eligibility -- Criteria for Determining Season of Eligibility -- Tennis -- Time Period Prior to Enrollment and Residence Requirement.

 

(x) Proposal No. 2007-64 -- Eligibility -- Freshman Academic Requirements -- Core-Curriculum Time Limitation -- Two Core Courses after Graduation.

 

(y) Proposal No. 2007-68 -- Eligibility -- One-Time Transfer Exception -- Baseball -- Nonscholarship Student-Athletes.

 

(z) Proposal No. 2007-69 -- Eligibility -- Outside Competition -- Sports Other Than Basketball -- Exception -- Men's Lacrosse

 

(aa) Proposal No. 2007-70 -- Eligibility -- Outside Competition, Effects on Eligibility -- Sports Other Than Basketball -- Exception -- Study Abroad Program.

 

(bb) Proposal No. 2007-72 -- Financial Aid -- Summer Financial Aid -- Athletics Aid Prior to Initial, Full-Time Enrollment at the Certifying Institution -- Minimum Three Hours of Coursework.

(cc) Proposal No. 2007-73 -- Financial Aid -- Period of Institutional Financial Aid Award -- One-Year Period -- Exception -- Exhausted Eligibility or Medical Noncounter.

 

(dd) Proposal No. 2007-80 -- Awards, Benefits and Expenses -- Expenses Provided by the Institution for Practice and Competition -- Departure/Return Expense Restrictions -- Exceptions -- Conference Championship.

 

(ee) Proposal No. 2007-81-- Awards, Benefits And Expenses -- Expenses Provided by the Institution for Practice and Competition -- Departure/Return Expense Restrictions -- Exceptions -- Conference-Administered Waiver -- Conference Championship.

 

(ff) Proposal No. 2007-84 -- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Baseball -- First Contest Date -- Championship Segment -- Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico Exception.

 

(gg) Proposal No. 2007-85 -- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Baseball -- Number of Contests -- Maximum Limitations

 

(hh) Proposal No. 2007-86-- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Baseball -- Squad Size Limitation.

 

(ii) Proposal No. 2007-88-- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Women's Basketball -- Preseason Practice -- On-Court Practice -- 40 Days Prior to First Contest.

 

(jj) Proposal No. 2007-91-- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Football -- Preseason Practice -- Academic Orientation -- First-Time Participants -- Individual Photographs.

 

(kk) Proposal No. 2007-92-- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Football -- Acclimatization Period and Spring Practice -- Protective Equipment.

 

(ll) Proposal No. 2007-103-- Committees -- Division I Football Championship Committee ? Composition.

 

(mm) Proposal No. 2007-107-- Executive Regulations -- Selection for Championships Participation -- Automatic Qualification -- Additional Requirements -- Men's Basketball -- Core Institution.

 

(nn) Proposal No. 2007-109-- Executive Regulations -- NCAA Properties and Marketing Restrictions -- Exception or Institutions Participating in NCAA Championship Events -- Number of and Access of Videographers and Photographer.

 

(4) Proposals to be forwarded to the membership for review and comment.

 

(a) Proposal No. 2007-2 -- Executive Regulations -- Definitions and Applications ? Misconduct.

 

(b) Proposal No. 2007-25 -- Amateurism -- Promotional Activities -- Institutional, Charitable, Education or Nonprofit Promotions -- Cosponsorship and Sale of Photographs.

 

(c) Proposal No. 2007-26-- Amateurism -- Permissible and Nonpermissible Promotional Activities -- Commercial Advertisement or Promotion.

 

(d) Proposal No. 2007-28-- Amateurism -- Promotional Activities -- Media Activities -- Use of a Student-Athlete's Name, Image or Likeness to Promote Coverage of Competition.

 

(e) Proposal No. 2007-30-C-- Recruiting -- Contacts and Evaluations -- Men's Basketball Evaluations -- April Contact Period

 

(f) Proposal No. 2007-30-B-- Recruiting -- Contacts and Evaluations -- Men's Basketball Evaluations ? Evaluations During April Contact Period.

 

(g) Proposal No. 2007-35-- Recruiting -- Telephone Calls to Prospective Student-Athletes -- Permissible Callers -- Exceptions -- Faculty Athletics Representative and Senior Woman Administrator.

 

(h) Proposal No. 2007-40-- Recruiting -- Contacts and Evaluations -- Contacts After National Letter of Intent Signing or Other Written Commitment -- Football -- Contacts During Spring Evaluation Period.

 

(i) Proposal No. 2007-44-- Recruiting -- Offers and Inducements and Tryouts -- Use of Academic Support Services/Training-Room Facilities in All Sports -- Voluntary Summer Conditioning in Football and Basketball.

 

(j) Proposal No. 2007-48-- Recruiting -- Recruiting Materials -- Video/Audio Materials -- Computer Recruiting Presentations -- Location of Presentation.

 

(k) Proposal No. 2007-52-- Recruiting -- U.S. Service Academy Exceptions -- Contacts During Spring Evaluation Period of Junior Year in High School ? Football.

 

(l) Proposal No. 2007-58-- Administrative Regulations -- Recruiting Calendars -- Cross Country/Track and Field.

 

(m) Proposal No. 2007-66-- Eligibility -- Two-Year College Transfers -- Nonqualifiers -- Transferable English and Math.

 

(n) Proposal No. 2007-67-- Eligibility -- Transfer Regulations -- Two-Year College Transfers -- Transferable Credit -- Correspondence, Extension and Distance-Learning Courses.

 

(o) Proposal No. 2007-78-- Awards, Benefits and Expenses -- Housing and Meals -- Meals Incidental to Participation -- Home and Away-From-Home Competition -- Discretionary Meals.

 

(p) Proposal No. 2007-79-- Awards, Benefits and Expenses -- Housing and Meals -- Meals Incidental to Participation -- Meals Following Home and Away-From-Home Competition -- Meal or $15.

 

(q) Proposal No. 2007-83-- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Time Limits for Athletically Related Activities -- Exception -- Eligibility Exhausted.

 

(r) Proposal No. 2007-100-- Division Membership -- Division I Membership Requirements -- Scheduling Requirements ? Wrestling.

 

(s) Proposal No. 2007-101-- Division Membership -- Division I Requirements -- Football Championship Subdivision Requirements -- Additional Financial Aid Requirements.

 

(t) Proposal No. 2007-108-- Executive Regulations -- Selection for Championships Participation -- Balance of Championship Field -- Championship Subdivision Football.


b. Other legislative issues.

 

c. Status of legislation approved by the Board in October. [No Management Council action anticipated.]

 

d. Select proposals tabled by the Management Council. [Supplement No. 23]

 

?               Proposal No. 2005-101 ? Awards and Benefits ? Medical Expenses ? Permissible.

 

 

23. Second report from the Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. [Supplement No. 24 will be produced and distributed at the meeting]

 

?               Action may be required from this report.

 

 

24. Report of the January 11 Division I Football Championship Subdivision Governance Committee meet-ing. [Sup-ple-ment No. 25 will be produced and distributed at the meeting.]

 

?               Action may be required from this report.

 

 

25. Future meeting dates and sites.

 

?               April 14-15, 2008, Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

 

26. Other business.

 

 

27. Adjournment.