MINUTES OF THE

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

DIVISION I LEGISLATIVE REVIEW AND INTERPRETATIONS COMMITTEE

Conference Call No. 18 November 14, 2007

Participants:

Brad Bertani, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Jacqueline Campbell, Atlantic 10 Conference

Frank Harrell, Tennessee Technological University

James Klein, University of Toledo

Janet Lucas, University of California, Riverside

Shane Lyons, Atlantic Coast Conference, chair

Don Oberhelman, San Diego State University

Amy Huchthausen, NCAA

Geoff Silver, NCAA

Leeland Zeller, NCAA

Ellen Ferris, University of Southern California; and Ray Shackelford, Bethune-Cookman College; 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 and Interpretations Committee telephone conference was called to order at 3 p.m. All members were present as noted above.

Financial Aid Available to Children of Former Student-Athletes

1. Providing Financial Aid to the Children of Former Student-Athletes. (I) The committee determined that it is not permissible to award financial aid through a scholarship program available only to children of former student-athletes, even if participation on a team coached by a former coach or membership in a club (e.g., letterman?s club) that includes individuals other than former student-athletes is required. However, if an institution

meets the demonstrated financial need for all students through the use of institutional scholarships or grants, it would be permissible to award financial aid through a scholarship program available to children of former student-athletes as one of its sources of aid. [References: NCAA Division I Bylaws 13.2.1 (general regulation), 15.02.4.1 (institutional financial aid), 16.02.3 (extra benefit) and 16.11.2.1 (general rule) and a 6/13/07 Official Interpretation, which has been archived.]

2. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at approximately 3:50 p.m.

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MEMORANDUM

November 13, 2007

TO: NCAA Division I Legislative Review and Interpretations Committee.

FROM: Amy Huchthausen

Director of Membership Services

Leeland Zeller

Associate Director of Membership Services

SUBJECT: Agenda Items for November 14 call (Conference Call No. 18).

The following interpretation request will be considered during the telephone conference scheduled for 3 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, November 14, by the NCAA Division I Legislative Review and Interpretations Committee (hereafter referred to as ?committee?).

Financial Aid Available to Children of Former Student-Athletes

1. Issue.

Whether the June 13, 2007 official interpretation regarding scholarship funds for former student-athletes should be modified.

See Attachment A.

2. Facts.

Subsequent to the June 13, 2007 call and prior to the NCAA Division I Management Council?s review of the interpretation, the staff revised its position on the original issue after gaining a better understanding of the specific facts. Accordingly, Management Council did not approve the official interpretation during its October meeting

See Attachment B.

3. Staff Position.

As a result of staff?s revised position, the staff believes the June 13, 2007 official interpretation should be modified to address future situations similar to the requesting institution (i.e., institution meets demonstrated need for all students) where neither an extra benefit nor recruiting inducement are present. Further, the staff believes the committee should consider the guidance provided by the former Legislative Review and Interpretations Subcommittee in its 2001 review of the issue (Attachment C). At that time, an official interpretation was not rendered; however, several institutions are aware of the subcommittee?s position and are using it to create similar scholarship funds. The staff believes a re-examination of the broad issue and a modified official interpretation would be helpful in clarifying the issue.

4. NCAA Bylaws and Interpretations.

See Attachment D.

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Enclosure

MINUTES OF THE

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

DIVISION I LEGISLATIVE REVIEW AND INTERPRETATIONS COMMITTEE

Conference Call No. 11 June 13, 2007

Participants:

Brad Bertani, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Thomas Hickman, Winthrop University

Janet Lucas, University of California, Riverside

Shane Lyons, Atlantic Coast Conference

Don Oberhelman, San Diego State University

Amy Huchthausen, NCAA

Kris Richardson, NCAA

Geoff Silver, NCAA

Renee Baumgartner, University of Oregon;

Ray Shackelford, Bethune-Cookman College;

Tracy Shoemake, Texas State University-San Marcos, chair; and

James Klein, University of Toledo, were unable to participate.

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

Financial Aid Available to Children of Former Student-Athletes

1. Providing Financial Aid to the Children of Members of an Institution?s Letterman?s Club. (I) The committee determined that it is not permissible for an institution to award financial aid through a scholarship program available only to children of members of an institution?s letterman?s club, even if individuals other than former student-athletes are