DIII Presidents Council
8/01
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RELATED TO |
2002 NONCONTROVERSIAL
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS
Summary of
Recommendations
ACTION ITEMS -- MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ONLY
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1. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 1 -- Membership Issues – Membership Committee
Duties. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Amend Constitution 3.2.3.4 to clarify
that the Management Council, on the recommendation of the Membership
Committee, may act in accordance with the specified membership legislation. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft noncontroversial
legislation, noting editorial changes. |
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2. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 2 -- NCAA Membership Requirements – Institution
Transitioning from Single-Gender to Coeducational Status. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Amend Constitution 3.2.4 to permit the
Management Council to grant waivers of sports-sponsorship requirements not to
exceed three years for those institutions transitioning from single-gender to
coeducational status. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft noncontroversial
legislation. |
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3. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 3 -- Counting Multiseason Sports – Winter Sport. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Amend Constitution 3.2.4.10.1 to
specify that a multiseason sport in which the majority of contests are conducted
between December and March is considered a winter sport for purposes of
meeting the five sport/three-season requirement. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft noncontroversial
legislation. |
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4. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 6 -- Amateurism – Operation Gold Grants. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw 12.1.1.1.4.1 to permit
individuals (prospect and current student-athletes) to accept Operation Gold
Grant funds. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft noncontroversial
legislation. |
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5. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 7 -- Eligibility – Joint College/High-School Program. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw 14.2.3.3 to modify
requirements related to joint high-school/college programs that would begin a
student-athlete's eligibility under the 10-semester/15-quarter rule, as
specified. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft noncontroversial
legislation. |
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6. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 8 -- Committee on Infractions – Vice Chair. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw 19.1.1 to permit the
Committee on Infractions to designate internally a vice-chair, who will act
on behalf of the chair in his or her absence. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft noncontroversial
legislation. |
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7. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 9 -- Change of Division Membership – Annual Report
and Rules Test. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw
20.6.2.3 to specify that an institution reclassifying to Division III must
submit a written annual report not later than June 15 during each year of the
reclassification process. Further, to
specify that a reclassifying institution must administer the Division III
Rules Test to its coaching staff members prior to the completion of year two
of the reclassification process. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft noncontroversial
legislation. |
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8. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 10 -- Committees – Men's and Women's Ice Hockey
Rules Committee – Composition. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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To expand the men's and women's Ice
Hockey Rules Committee to 13 members, as specified. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft noncontroversial
legislation. |
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9. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 11 -- Committees – Women's Volleyball Rules
Committee. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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To establish an NCAA Women's Volleyball
Rules Committee comprising nine members, including the secretary-rules
editor. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft noncontroversial
legislation. |
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10. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 12 -- Secretary Rules-Editors – Term Limits. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw 21.2.1.1 to establish a
term limit of eight years for secretary-rules editors serving on sports rules
committees. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft noncontroversial
legislative proposal, noting an editorial revision that “all current
secretary-rules editors will be eligible for one renewable four-year term.” |
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ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 15 -- Committees – "On the Staff Requirement"
– Secretary Rules-Editors. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw 21.8.1.1 to exempt
secretary rules-editors serving on sports rules committees from the "on
the staff" requirement in order to be eligible for committee service. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft noncontroversial
legislative proposal. |
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12. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 16 -- General Committees – Management Council
Representation. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw
21.8.2.5 to specify that Management Council members serving on Division III
general committees shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members and shall be
excluded from the total composition requirements for the respective
committee. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Amend the legislation to delete “shall
serve as ex officio, nonvoting members.” |
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ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 17 -- Committees – Infractions Appeals Committee
– Composition and Duties. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw 21.8.6 to clarify the
composition and duties of the Infraction Appeals Committee, as specified. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft legislative
proposal. |
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14. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 18 -- Committees – Championships Committee –
Composition. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw 21.8.6.2.1 to reduce the
number of Management Council representatives on the Championships Committee
from five to three. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft legislative
proposal. |
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15. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 19 -- Committees – Nominating Committee –
Composition. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw 21.8.6.8.1 to reconstitute
the Nominating Committee by decreasing the minimum number of former NCAA
Council or Management Council representatives on the committee from four to
two, and specifying that a maximum of four members may be at-large. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft legislative
proposal. |
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ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 20 -- Committees – Nominating Committee – Chair. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw 21.8.6.8.2 to remove the
restrictions on individuals who may serve as chair of the Nominating
Committee. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft legislative
proposal. |
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17. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 21 -- Committees – Student-Athlete Advisory
Committee – Composition. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw 21.8.6.9.1 to increase the
minimum number of ethnic minorities on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
from three to six. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft legislative
proposal. |
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18. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 22 -- Eligibility for Championships – Participation
While Ineligible. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw 31.2.2.4 to specify that
the Committee on Infractions may take action to vacate performances in cases
when an ineligible student-athlete participates in an NCAA championship. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft legislative
proposal. |
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19. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 23 -- Banned Drugs List. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw
31.2.3.1 to add methylene-dioxymethamphetamine, MDMA (ecstasy) to the list of
banned substances under the category of "Stimulants." |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft legislative
proposal. |
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20. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 25 -- Appeal Procedure – Committee on Infractions
Response. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw 32.10.5 to specify that the
Committee on Infractions' written response to an appeal shall include the
issues raised in the appeal and the committee's response to such issues. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft legislative
proposal. |
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ITEMS
OF INFORMATION
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1. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 4 -- Voting Rights – Football Issues. |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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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. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Previously approved the draft
noncontroversial legislative proposal. |
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2. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 5 --
Division III Management Council -- Vacancies (Constitution 4.7.2). |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Draft legislation to amend Constitution
4.7.2 to permit the Presidents Council or the Management Council to waive the
application of Constitution 4.7.2 for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
representatives selected to serve on the Management Council. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Previously approved the draft
noncontroversial legislative proposal. |
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3. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 13 --
Committees – Association-Wide and Common Committees with Rules Administration
Responsibilities (NCAA Bylaw 21.2.1.2). |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Approve draft legislation to amend
Bylaw 21.2.1.2 to specify that at least 50 percent of total positions on
Association-wide and common committees with rules administration responsibilities
shall be filled by coaching staff members. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Previously approved the draft
noncontroversial legislative proposal. |
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4. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 14 –
Committees – Men’s and Women’s Skiing Committee. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Deleted the proposal, as the Management
Council had previously indicated its opposition. |
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5. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal No. 24 --
Enforcement -- Deadline for Submission of Written Materials (Bylaw 32.5) |
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Committee’s Recommendation: |
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Legislation to amend Bylaw 32.5 to specify that all written materials
considered by the Committee on Infractions at an infractions hearing must be
received at least 10 days prior to the hearing. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Previously approved the draft
noncontroversial legislative proposal. |
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The
National Collegiate Athletic Association
July 26,
2001
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