Composition
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee shall consist of 24 members, including at least four members from each of the four geographical regions per 4.12.2.2 and eight members serving at large. The committee shall include at least 12 men, at least 12 women, and at least six members of ethnic minorities. No more than two student-athletes from the same playing conference (one male, one female) may be committee members. Two Management Council members shall serve as ex officio members of the committee.
Duties
The committee shall receive information on and explanations of NCAA activities and legislation and shall review and react to topics referred to it by other Association committees and by the Council.
Term of Office
A student-athlete member shall not serve more than two years on the committee but may be reappointed for another two-year term, subject to the chair’s approval. Student-athletes may serve on the committee up to two years after completion of their intercollegiate athletics eligibility.
Management Council Service
The committee annually shall elect two members (one male, one female) to serve on the Management Council. To be eligible for Management Council service, at least one committee member shall have completed at least one year of service on the committee. Committee members shall be eligible for no more than two years of service on the Management Council.
The Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee meets three times per year, in January in conjunction with the convention, November and July.
The committee shall be composed of six members, including one member from the Management Council and one student-athlete who shall be a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. At least one of the positions shall be allocated for a member of an ethnic minority.
The committee shall have the authority under Bylaw 14.12 to determine all matters pertaining to the policies and procedures for the reinstatement of eligibility of a student-athlete who is ineligible for intercollegiate competition as a result of an NCAA rules violation, and for waivers of legislation that the Management Council or the membership has authorized the committee to grant. The procedures for processing such appeals or requests shall be established by the committee and approved by the Management Council. The committee may reinstate eligibility immediately, may reinstate eligibility at a future time or may determine that eligibility should not be reinstated. The committee also may impose conditions for reinstatement of eligibility.
Subject to review by the Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement, the director of student-athlete reinstatement is authorized to apply the reinstatement rules of the Association.
The Division III Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement meets two times per year in
winter and summer.
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