COMMITTEE ON STUDENT-ATHLETE REINSTATEMENT

a. Policies and Procedures.

(1) Recusal. A committee member or student-athlete reinstatement staff member shall recuse himself or herself from par-ticipating in proceedings (e.g., representing his/her institution or deliberating as a (sub)committee member) connected with a reinstatement case when he or she is directly connected with the involved institution, including, but not limited to, a member of the (sub)committee member’s institution or institution’s conference. A (sub)committee or staff member with a personal re-lationship or institu-tional affiliation that reasonably would result in the appearance of bias or prejudice should refrain from participating in any manner in the pro-cessing of a reinstatement ap-peal or waiver/extension request appeal. It is the responsibility of the (sub)committee or staff member to remove him or herself if a conflict exists. Institutional objections to a (sub)committee or staff member participating in a review of a case should be raised with and resolved by the chair or the most senior member of the (sub)committee as soon as recognized but will not be considered unless the concern is raised prior to the scheduled hearing. Exceptions to the recusal policy may be granted by the chair or most senior member of the committee due to time constraints.

(2) Archiving Case Precedent. The committee may archive cases based on a change in committee philosophy (with appropriate notice given to the membership) or based on the decision date of a case (i.e., cases decided prior to a given date are designated as archived). The archived cases serve only as a historical resource to the membership and staff. The committee may archive cases based on a change in committee philosophy (with appropriate notice given to the membership) or based on the decision date of a case (i.e., cases decided prior to a given date are designated as archived). The archived cases serve only as a historical resource to the membership and staff.

b. Expenses Provided by Institution for Practice.

Practice. Expenses may be paid for practice sessions only if they are associated with an away-from-home contest or conducted at a site located within the member institution’s state or, if outside that state, no more than 100 miles from the institution’s campus. Violations of this bylaw shall be considered institutional violations per Constitution 2.8.1; however, they shall not affect the student-athlete’s eligibility (Effective date ratification at the 2002 Convention.)

The National Collegiate Athletic Association

July 5, 2001 DA