SUPPLEMENT NO. 12

DIII Presidents Council 11/01

RELATED TO
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
SUPPLEMENT NO. 12

DIVISION III INTERPRETATIONS AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

Summary of Recommendations

PRESIDENTS COUNCIL ACTION ITEM

1.	ISSUE:	2002 NCAA Convention Proposal No. 2-45 – Definition of Student-Athlete.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	Oppose 2002 NCAA Convention Proposal No. 2-45 sponsored by the Northwest Conference.
Management Council Recommendation:
	Oppose the proposal.

ACTION ITEMS – MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ONLY

1.	ISSUE:	Revisions to NCAA Bylaws 17.02.2, 17.02.5 and 17.02.9 – Contest, Date of Competition – Outside Competition.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	Sponsor noncontroversial legislation for the 2002 Convention clarifying that an institution is charged with a date of competition or contest if the institution’s team competes against an outside team or another institution’s team.
Management Council Action:
	Agreed to adopt noncontroversial legislation for the 2002 Convention.
2.	ISSUE:	Interpretation – Sanctioned Summer Baseball Leagues.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	Approve the following interpretation: Involvement of Institution’s Coach and Two-Year College Prospect in NCAA-Sanctioned Summer Baseball Leagues (III). An institution’s baseball coach may serve as a coach of a team in an NCAA-sanctioned summer baseball league that has a two-year college prospect as a team member, inasmuch as the league is considered competition that is organized and administered by the applicable governing body or athletics authority (e.g., NCAA) in accordance with NCAA Bylaw 13.12.3.4. [References: Official Interpretation 6/10/99, Item No. 1, and Bylaws 13.12.3.4 and 30.14]
Management Council Action:
	Approved the interpretation.
3.	ISSUE:	Interpretation – Bylaw 16.4 – Medical Expenses.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	Approve the following interpretation related to dietary supplements: Dietary Supplements (III). It is not permissible for an institution to finance dietary supplements (e.g., weight-gain muscle/strength-building, weight-loss supplements) as medical expense benefits incidental to a student-athlete’s participation in intercollegiate athletics. [References: Official Interpretation 12/11/98, Item No. 1, and Bylaw 16.4]
Management Council Action:
	Approved the interpretation.
4.	ISSUE:	Interpretation – Definition of a Scrimmage.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	Approve the following interpretation related to 2002 Convention Proposal No. 2-52: Scrimmage – Definition (III). A “scrimmage” is defined as a contest between teams from two institutions in which no admission is charged, no official score is kept and both teams agree not to count the contest/date of competition in their respective won-loss records. [Reference: 2002 Convention Proposal No. 2-52 and Bylaw 17]
Management Council Action:
	a. Approved the interpretation as amended to delete “the contest/date of competition is not publicized.” b. Referred to the Management Council Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee to recommend parameters for contests and dates of competition.
5.	ISSUE:	Interpretation – Bylaw 17.1.4 – Sports Subject to Segment Limitations.
Committee’s Recommendation:
	Approve the following interpretation related to Bylaw 17.1.4 and sports that conclude with a National Collegiate Championship: Division III Sports that Conclude with a National Collegiate Championship (III). Division III institutions must apply all Division III playing- and practice-seasons legislation to Division III sports, regardless of the championship opportunities (e.g., National Collegiate Championships, national governing body) available in those sports. [Reference: Bylaw 17.1.4]
Management Council Action:
	Approved the interpretation.

ITEM OF INFORMATION

1.	ISSUE:	Deregulation – Review of Bylaws 30 and 31.
Committee’s Action:
	The committee will continue its deregulation efforts of Bylaws 30 and 31 in the coming months.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association

October 25, 2001 BB/DTD:skt