REPORT OF THE
1.
ACTION ITEMS.
a.
Permissible Promotional Activities
– NCAA Bylaw 12.5.1.
(1)
Recommendation: Sponsor legislation to
clarify that student-athletes may not participate in any promotional activity
other than as permitted under Bylaw 12.5.1.
(2)
Rationale: In response to a referral
from the Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee, the committee reviewed Bylaws
12.5.1 and 12.5.2. Current NCAA
regulations list the circumstances under which promotional activities are permissible
(Bylaw 12.5.1) and specific activities that are considered nonpermissible (Bylaw
12.5.2). However, the legislation does
not contain a general rule or principal stipulating that promotional activity
is nonpermissible if one or more of the conditions under the permissible
section is not fulfilled. Thus, the
current legislation leads to confusion when an activity does not specifically
meet Bylaw 12.5.1 or Bylaw 12.5.2.
These proposed changes are consistent with the committee’s previous
deregulation of Bylaw 12, in that Bylaw 12.5.2 would be deleted with
appropriate language related to permissible activities added to Bylaw 12.5.1.
b.
Bylaw 17 Chart –
Incorporation into the 2002-2003 NCAA Division III Manual.
(1)
Recommendation: Sponsor legislation to incorporate the Bylaw
17 chart into the 2002-2003 Division III Manual (Attachment
A).
(2)
Rationale: The committee believes this
chart will add clarification. The chart
is also consistent with the committee’s efforts to deregulate Bylaw 17.
c.
Glossary
of Terms – Incorporation into the 2002-2003 Division III Manual.
(1)
Recommendation: Sponsor legislation to incorporate the
glossary of terms into the 2002-2003 Division III Manual (Attachment B).
(2)
Rationale: The committee believes this
glossary will add clarification. The
glossary is also consistent with the committee’s efforts to deregulate the Division
III Manual.
d.
Athletics
Personnel and Employment with Professional Sports Organizations – NCAA Bylaw
11.3.3.
(1) Recommendation: Sponsor legislation for the 2002 Convention
to delete Bylaw 11.3.3.
(2) Rationale: In the spirit of deregulation, institutions should have the
autonomy to establish policies regarding the employment and income arrangements
between their athletics department staff members and professional sports
organizations.
e.
Time
Lapse between Foreign Tours -- Bylaw 30.7.4.
(1) Recommendation: Sponsor legislation for the 2002 NCAA
Convention to clarify that foreign tours for all Division III sports may not
occur more than once every three years.
(2)
Rationale: Bylaw 30.7.4 requires that
Division III institutions have a three-year time lapse between foreign
tours. However, current bylaws for several
Division III sports specify a four-year time lapse between foreign tours -- in
direct contradiction to Bylaw 30.7.4.
In the current Division III manual, sports that conclude with either a
National Collegiate Championship or a National Governing Body Championship
(where there is no NCAA Championship opportunity) specify the four-year time
lapse. In contrast, Division III
championship sports specify the three-year time lapse. The committee agreed that the three-year
time lapse between foreign tours should apply to all Division III sports --
regardless of the championship opportunities in those sports. Further, the committee agreed that this
recommendation is consistent with the original intent of Bylaw 30.7.4.
f.
Definition
of Student-Athlete.
(1) Recommendation: Sponsor noncontroversial legislation to make
Bylaw 12.02.5 consistent with the language in Bylaw 13.02.2.
(2)
Rationale: Currently, the definition of
student-athlete in Bylaw 12.02.5 is different than the recently adopted
definition of student-athlete in Bylaw 13.02.2. For purposes of consistency and increased clarity, it is important
that there be uniform definitions of the term “student-athlete.”
g.
Satisfactory-Progress
Requirements -- Correspondence Courses and Extension Courses from another
Institution.
(1) Recommendation: Sponsor legislation for the 2002 Convention
to permit nontraditional courses (i.e., correspondence courses, distance
learning, independent study, etc.) to be used to meet satisfactory-progress requirements,
in accordance with Bylaw 14.4.1.2.2.
(2)
Rationale: Legislation was recently
sponsored in Bylaw 14.1.6.2.5 to permit a student-athlete to use hours earned
in nontraditional courses taken at another institution to meet the full-time
enrollment requirement at the certifying institution. Currently, under Bylaw 14.4.1.2.2, a student-athlete is not
permitted to use hours earned in correspondence and extension courses taken at
another institution to meet the satisfactory-progress requirement at the
certifying institution. Bylaw
14.4.1.2.2 should be modified to be consistent with the proposed changes to
Bylaw 14.1.6.2.5, so that a student-athlete may use nontraditional courses
taken at another institution to satisfy both the full-time enrollment
requirement and the satisfactory-progress requirement at the certifying
institution.
h. Recommendation to Amend the Role of Management Council Representatives on Division III General Committees. Per the Management Council’s request, the committee reviewed a recommendation to amend Bylaw 21.8.2.5 to require that Management Council representatives will serve as ex officio, nonvoting members and be excluded from the total composition requirements for Division III general committees. The committee disfavored the proposed legislation in its current form, noting that the proposed legislation failed to address the real concern of easing the placement of Management Council representatives on Division III general committees. The committee recommends that the “ex officio, nonvoting” language be removed from the proposed legislation.
i. Proposed Changes to the Legislative Cycle. Review and comment on proposed changes to the Division III legislative cycle. The committee had lengthy discussions regarding ways in which the current legislative cycle could be changed. The committee’s proposed changes are attached for the Management Council’s review and comment (Attachment C).
2.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS.
a. Deregulation – Bylaws 30 and 3l. Committee members agreed to individually review and revise Bylaws 30 and 31, in preparation for future committee conference calls.
b. Division I Proposal No. 2000-13 -- Referral to NCAA Division III Championships Committee. During its June 2001 meeting, the committee reviewed Division I Proposal No. 2000-13, regarding annual contest exemptions in gymnastics. The committee is referring this proposal to the Division III Championships Committee for review and comment.
c. Proposed Changes to NCAA Constitution 6.1.3 (Faculty Athletics Representative). The committee reviewed a recommendation from the Faculty Athletics Representatives Association (FARA) to consider a legislative change to Constitution 6.1.3. The committee agreed not to recommend a legislative change at this time.
d. Possible Changes to Timing of NCAA Annual Convention. In connection with its discussion of possible changes to the legislative cycle, the committee also discussed changes to the timing of the NCAA’s annual Convention. The month of June was discussed as a possible alternative. The committee suggests that the NCAA Convention-Planning Subcommittee discuss a change to the timing of the Convention.
Chair: Suzanne Coffey, Bates College
Staff liaison(s): Chris T.
Martin; Mweni Ekpo