SUPPLEMENT NO. 6

DIII Presidents Council 4/02

 

DIVISION III MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE

 

Summary of Recommendations

 

ACTION ITEM – MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ONLY

 

1.

ISSUE:

Amend Season-of-Competition Waiver (NCAA Bylaw 14.2.6).

Subcommittee Recommendation:

 

Sponsor legislation to amend Bylaw 14.2.6 to indicate that in order to qualify for a waiver, student-athletes who competed while ineligible must have competed only in the first half of the championship season. The subcommittee also recommends removal of the requirement that the eligible student-athlete’s competition occur within 60 days of the date the student-athlete reported for athletics participation.

Management Council Action:

 

Approved the recommendation and included it as an amendment to Proposal No. 1 (Supplement No. 18).

 

ITEM OF INFORMATION

 

1.

ISSUE:

Number of Cases Processed Annually.

Subcommittee Action:

 

The following chart reflects the annual number of cases reviewed by the subcommittee since its inception in 1993:

 

Total of 318 cases reviewed from January 1, 1993, until December 31, 2001.

·  Seventy-six percent of all requests involve Bylaw 14. 

·  Thirty-four percent -- average percentage of requests granted since 1993.

·  Sixty-six percent -- average percentage of requests denied since 1993.


Management Council Action:

 

Accepted the information and noted that due to the significant number of Bylaw 14 requests, the Membership Committee has included specific Bylaw 14 sessions at the regional seminars.

 

The National Collegiate Athletic Association

April 15, 2002                             BB/DTD:skt