SUMMARY OF 2001 NCAA CONVENTION LEGISLATION -- DIVISION III

 

This summary of actions taken at the 2001 NCAA Convention is provided by the NCAA membership services staff. Any questions regarding this summary should be directed to that office. [Note: The intent statement is for the entire proposal. Therefore, some facts may not be specifically applicable to the subsection(s) of a proposal.]

 

Proposal No.

Title

Intent

Effective Date

Voting

Result

Count

(actual count or paddle)

No. 46

Financial Aid Regulations

To simplify Division III financial aid legislation by deleting permissible financial aid awards given without consideration of need and the accompanying awards review process. Further, to specify that financial aid packaging for student-athletes must be consistent with packaging for students in general.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted as amended by Proposal Nos. 46-1 and 46-2

318-26-1

No. 46-1

Financial Aid Regulations

To delay the effective date of Proposal No. 46 until August 1, 2002.

August 1, 2002.

Adopted

339-2-0

No. 46-2

Approval of Financial Aid Compliance Process

 

 

Adopted

340-4-0

No. 47

Eligibility ? Minimum Amount of Competition

To eliminate "redshirting" in Division III intercollegiate athletics by specifying that any athletics participation during or after the start of the first regular season contest shall exhaust a season of eligibility.

August 1, 2001.

Defeated

115-237-4

No. 48

Playing and Practice Seasons ? Practice and Competition in the Nontraditional Segment

To permit an institution to conduct practices supervised by coaches or captain's practices (but not both) on two days during a given week and participate in competition on a weekend day (e.g., Saturday, Sunday) during a four-week period in the nontraditional segment.

August 1, 2001.

Defeated

34-322-0

No. 49

Maximum Dates of Competition ? Baseball and Softball

To eliminate the current legislation permitting baseball and softball tournaments to count as one contest and to specify that the maximum number of contests in the sports of baseball and softball is 40 in the traditional segment and five in the nontraditional segment.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

192-177-5

No. 50

Playing and Practice Seasons ? Nontraditional Segment ? Baseball, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball and Volleyball

To place playing and practice limitations on the sports of baseball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball and volleyball, as specified.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

279-54-6

No. 51

First Permissible Practice Date ? Basketball

To specify that an institution may commence on-court preseason basketball practice sessions on October 15.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

211-141-2

No. 52

Contest Exemptions ? Season Ending Tournament ? Basketball

To exempt contests annually played in a conference championship tournament in the sport of basketball.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

314-40-0

No. 53

First Permissible Contest Date ? Football

To permit an institution to play its first football contest on the Thursday prior to the Labor Day weekend.

August 1, 2001.

Defeated

51-125-11

No. 54

Three-Day Noncontact, Conditioning Practice Period ? Football

To permit the use of shoulder pads during the three-day, noncontact, conditioning practice period in football.

August 1, 2001.

Defeated

82-100-1

No. 55

Championships ? Minimum Number of Institutions

To specify that at least 28 institutions must sponsor the sport in order to create a Division III championship in an emerging women's team sport.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 56

Championships ? Women's Rowing

To establish an NCAA Division III Women's Rowing Championship and to establish a women's rowing committee as specified.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 57

Championships ? Women's Ice Hockey

To establish an NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship and to create a Division III Women's Ice Hockey Committee.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 58

Ethical Conduct ? Gambling Activities

To establish a two-tiered eligibility-reinstatement process for student-athletes who violate NCAA gambling/sports wagering legislation, as specified.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

 

Paddle

No. 59

Membership Requirements ? Five-Sport/Three-Season Requirement ? Penalty

To specify that an institution that fails to meet the five-sport/three-season requirement shall be placed on probation for one year, moved to restricted membership if the requirement is still not satisfied after the second year and, finally, reclassified to corresponding membership if the requirement is still not satisfied after the third year.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 60

Enforcement ? Penalties For Major Violations

To permit the Committee on Infractions to impose financial penalties in cases involving findings of major violations of NCAA legislation.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 61

10-Semester/15-Quarter Extension Request ? Eligibility For Practice

To permit a student-athlete who has exhausted his or her 10-semesters/15-quarters of eligibility to practice, but not compete, for 30 consecutive-calendar days provided the institution has filed a 10-semester/15-quarter extension waiver request per NCAA Bylaw 30.6.1 with the NCAA national office.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 62

Length of Playing Season ? National Collegiate Sports

To specify that the sports of fencing, gymnastics, rifle, women's rowing, skiing, men's volleyball and water polo shall be limited to a playing and practice season of 21 weeks.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 63

Out of Season Athletically Related Activities ? Summer Workout Sessions

To eliminate summer workout sessions in the sports of fencing, gymnastics, rifle, women's rowing and skiing.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 64

Conduct and Employment of Personnel ? General Principle

To specify through the creation of a new general principle that member institutions shall determine whom to employ and the amount of compensation received by the employee.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 65

Personnel ? Definitions

To delete the definitions of "bonus" and "supplemental pay" set forth in NCAA Bylaw 11 relating to compensation.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 66

Personnel ? Compensation Limits

To eliminate the outside income restrictions for NCAA Division III coaches.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 67

Promotional Activities ? Privately Owned Summer Camp

To specify that a privately owned summer camp may use the name or picture of a student-athlete employed as a camp counselor to publicize or promote the camp.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 68

Media Activities

To clarify legislation relating to a student-athlete receiving legitimate and normal expenses while participating in media activities.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 69

Recruiting ? Talent Scout

To eliminate the prohibition on an institution paying expenses incurred by a talent scout or a representative of athletics interests in studying or recruiting prospects.

August 1, 2001.

Defeated

Paddle

No. 70

Employment Conditions of High-School/College-Preparatory/Two-Year College Coaches

To clarify legislation relating to the employment of a high-school, preparatory school or two-year-college coach by a member institution.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 71

Publicity ? Announcer for High-School Broadcast

To eliminate the restriction on a member of an institution's coaching staff serving as an announcer or commentator for a high-school broadcast.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 72

Tryouts ? Competition in Conjunction with a High School, Preparatory School or Two-Year College

To clarify legislation relating to intercollegiate competition in conjunction with a high school, preparatory school or two-year college contest.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 73

Camps and Clinics ? Employment and Compensation

To eliminate specified prohibitions on employment and compensation of a high school, preparatory school or two-year college coach employed in an institutional sport camp or clinic.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 74

High School All-Star Games ? Previous Contractual Agreement

To eliminate the requirement that a coach who has made a contractual commitment to a coach in a high school all-star game prior to being employed by an institution must disassociate himself or herself from that all-star game..

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 75

Published Recruiting Services

To eliminate the requirement that a published recruiting service utilized by an institution must make the service available to all institutions and charge the same rate for all subscribers.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 76

Postseason Football

To eliminate the restrictions on postseason football opportunities set forth in Bylaws 18.02.4 and 18.7.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle

No. 77

Football Television Plans and Regulations

To delete the football television plans and regulations set forth in Bylaw 22.

August 1, 2001.

Adopted

Paddle