MINUTES OF THE

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

DIVISION III PRESIDENTS COUNCIL

NCAA National Office April 26, 2001

Indianapolis, Indiana

Participants:

Ronald L. Applbaum, Kean University
Stanley P. Caine, Adrian College
Thomas Courtice, Ohio Wesleyan University, chair
Daniel A. DiBiasio, Wilmington College
R. Kevin LaGree, Simpson College
Bette Landman, Beaver College
John M. McCardell Jr., Middlebury College
Marlene Springer, College of Staten Island
Jeanie Watson, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Bridget Belgiovine, NCAA, recording secretary
Daniel T. Dutcher, NCAA
Christopher T. Martin, NCAA

Kay Hawes, The NCAA News; and Joy Reighn, chair, Division III Management Council; were also in attendance. Nancy Harrington, Salem State College; Muriel A. Howard, State University College at Buffalo; M. Lee Pelton, Willamette University; John A. Roush, Centre College; Gloria Scott, Bennett College; and Peter W. Stanley, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges, were unable to attend.

[Note: While certain items in the Presidents Council’s agenda were acted upon by the Presidents Council at various times throughout the meeting, all final actions with a given topic are combined in these minutes for convenience of reference. Also, these minutes reflect only actions (formal votes or “sense of meeting”), in accordance with the established policy governing minutes of all NCAA entities. The only discussion included is that ordered by the chair or a member of the group.]

The meeting was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the chair, President Courtice. All members were present as noted above.

1.		Announcements. President Courtice welcomed new member President McCardell and noted the new meeting format featuring a consent package, action items and discussion topics. He noted that the new format is intended to provide greater opportunity for discussion on key divisional issues.
2.		Review roster, future meeting schedule, the Division III newsletter. The Presidents Council reviewed all documents. No action was necessary.
3.		Previous Minutes. The Presidents Council reviewed the minutes of the January 5, 2001, Joint Management Council/Presidents Council meeting, the January 7, 2001, Presidents Council meeting, the January 9, 2001, Post-Convention Management Council meeting and the February 9, 21 and 22, and March 20, 2001, Administrative Committee meetings.
		It was VOTED
		“That the minutes of the January 7, 2001, Presidents Council meeting and February 9, 21 and 22, and March 20, 2001, Administrative Committee minutes be approved as distributed.”
4.		Report of the January 9, 2001, NCAA Executive Committee meeting. The Presidents Council reviewed the minutes of the January 9, 2001, Executive Committee meeting.
5.		Report of the April 9-10, 2001, Division III Management Council Meeting.
		a.		Division III strategic plan. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.
		b.		Committee reports.
				(1)			Association-wide committees.
							(a)	Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports. The Presidents Council approved the following Management Council recommendations and forwarded them to the Executive Committee:
								(i)	The budget requests for 2001-02.
								(ii)	The addition of methylene-dioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) to the banned substances list.
							(b)	Honors Committee. The Presidents Council endorsed the recommendation to create and add a new award, noting consideration of the term "Inspiration" as opposed to "Inspirational."
							(c)	Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.
							(d)	Committee on Women's Athletics. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.
				(2)			Management Council subcommittees.
							(a)	Administrative review subcommittee. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.
							(b)	Convention-planning subcommittee. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.
				(3)			Division III committees.
							(a)	Amateurism Task Force. The Presidents Council supported the Management Council's recommendations on the following proposals and agreed to review draft legislation at its August meeting:
								(i)		Operation Gold Grants.
								(ii)		Receipt of prize money based on place finish.
								(iii)		Organized-competition rule.
								(iv)		Exceptions to organized-competition rule.
								(v)		Definition of organized competition.
								(vi)		Involvement with professionals -- contractual agreements.
								(vii)		Involvement with professionals -- draft list.
								(viii)		Competition with professionals.
								(ix)		The Council expressed concern regarding a proposal to permit prospective student-athletes to accept pay or other forms of compensation for athletics participation without losing eligibility in that sport.
					(b)			Budget Committee. The Presidents Council:
								(i)		Approved the 2001-02 Division III proposed operating budget.
								(ii)		Approved and forwarded to the Executive Committee nine Association-wide initiatives for funding.
								(iii)		Supported in principle, and forwarded to the Executive Committee Budget Committee, the recommendation of additional funding for the Resource Exchange Center. The Council noted that if Association-wide funding was not available for 2001-02, the Council recommended funding the center as a priority for 2002-03.
								(iv)		Approved and forwarded to the Executive Committee the recommended overhead rate policy, noting that overhead fees would be retained in the Division III budget if the assessment of Division III initiatives resulted in cancelled programs.
								(v)		Approved and forwarded to the Executive Committee the revised Association-wide and divisional budget process and timetable.
								(vi)		Noted the importance to review the Division III reserve, consistent with the initial factors for which the reserve originally was established:
										? Long-range fiscal solvency related to the CBS broadcast agreement (11 years).
										? Anticipated and potential membership growth.
										? Potential Division III initiatives.
					(c)			Championships Committee. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.
					(d)			Financial Aid and Awards Committee. The Presidents Council:
								(i)		Approved the Management Council's recommendation to endorse the Financial Aid Audit Model and directed the staff to draft proposals that include the most-restrictive legislative requirements.
								(ii)		Approved the Management Council's recommendation to conduct a pilot program to test the Financial Aid Audit Process, noting that the pilot program is intended to help answer many questions related to the audit, including:
										? Cost of audit to institutions.
										? Method of analysis.
										? Ultimate compliance/enforcement process.
					(e)			Committee on Infractions. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.
					(f)			Interpretations and Legislation Committee. The Presidents Council approved sponsorship of legislation to:
								(i)		Amend Constitution 4.02.4 -- Senior Woman Administrator -- to state than an institution with a female director of athletics may appoint a separate female as the senior woman administrator who reports to the director of athletics.
								(ii)		Permit no more than one exempted scrimmage or scrimmage date (per sport requirement in Bylaw 17) conducted in privacy and with no missed class time, during the traditional preseason practice period for all sports.
					(g)			Membership Committee. The Presidents Council approved the Management Council's recommendation to significantly enhance membership requirements. Further, the Council requested that the Membership Committee plan and develop a high level of services and educational programs for new provisional members, to be financed through increased provisional membership fees.
					(h)			Nominating Committee. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.
					(i)			Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.
					(j)			Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.
6.	Proposed legislation for the 2002 Convention.
	a.		Review of proposed legislation for the 2002 NCAA Convention. The Presidents Council approved draft legislative proposals to:
			(1)			Amend Constitution 3.3.2.2.4 to eliminate legislation permitting only conferences and institutions that sponsor the sport of football to vote on proposals related to the sport of football.
			(2)			Amend Bylaw 14.1.6.2.5 to permit a student-athlete to use hours earned in nontraditional courses in conjunction with hours taken in residence to meet the full-time enrollment requirement.
	b.		Review of noncontroversial legislation for the 2002 Convention adopted by the Management Council. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.
	c.		Review of intent-based revisions for the 2002 Convention approved by the Management Council. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.
	d.		Review of editorial revisions for the 2002 Convention approved by the Management Council. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.
7.	Committee meeting requests. The Presidents Council approved the Management Council's recommendation to grant waivers of Bylaw 31.7.2.1.4 to allow a third in-person meeting for 2001-02 for the following Division III committees:
	a.		Financial Aid and Awards Committee.
	b.		Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
	c.		Championships Committee.
	The Council also approved and forwarded to the Executive Committee the Management Council recommendation to grant waivers of Bylaw 31.7.2.1.4 to allow a third in-person meeting for 2001-02 for the following Association-wide committees:
	d.		Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee.
	e.		Postgraduate Scholarship Committee.
	f.		Committee on Women's Athletics.
8.	NCAA speaking agents policy. The Presidents Council approved the Management Council's recommendation and forwarded to the Executive Committee the amended NCAA speaking agents policy.
9.	Legislative requirement for sports committees secretary-rules editors. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.
10.	Litigation update. Elsa Cole, NCAA general counsel, provided a litigation update for the Council.
11.	Presidents Council vacancy. The Presidents Council:
	a.		Ratified the appointment of Nancy Harrington, president, Salem State University. President Harrington's term will expire January 2004.
	b.		Did not adopt former Constitution 4.4.3.3 -- Conference Restriction -- which would preclude concurrent service by two CEOs from the same conference who are the same gender.
12.	Other business. The Presidents Council discussed strategies to further involve Division III chief executive officers in the governance structure. The Council identified the following for further consideration by a subcommittee:
	a.		New Division III chief executive officer orientation.
	b.		Establishment of a Division III CEO listserve to provide quarterly updates directly to CEO desktops.
	c.		Pursue opportunities to "reinforce Division III" in conjunction with meetings of high education associations (e.g., ACE, CIC, NAICU).
13.	The meeting adjourned at 4 p.m.

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