DIII Presidents Council
4/02
2003 NONCONTROVERSIAL
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS
Summary of
Recommendations
ACTION ITEMS -- MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ONLY
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ISSUE: |
Proposal
No. 2 – Membership – Provisional Membership
– Determination of Provisional Member Status (Constitution 3.6.4). |
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Committee Recommendation: |
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Amend Constitution 3.6.4 to permit
provisional member institutions to continue the four-year provisional member
process with or without conditions as determined by the Membership Committee
in instances of noncompliance with Division III and/or provisional membership
regulations. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft noncontroversial
legislative proposal. |
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ISSUE: |
Proposal
No. 7 – Committee
on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports – Duties (Bylaw
21.1.2.2). |
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Committee Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw 21.1.2.2 to modify the
duties of the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of
Sports, as specified. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft noncontroversial
legislative proposal. |
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ISSUE: |
Proposal
No. 8 – Committees – Student-Athlete Advisory
Committee – Composition (Bylaw 21.8.6.9.1). |
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Committee Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw 21.8.6.9.1 to amend the
composition requirements of the Division III Student-Athlete Advisory
Committee to indicate that not more than one student-athlete from a playing
conference may serve on the committee at any time. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft noncontroversial
legislative proposal. |
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ISSUE: |
Proposal
No. 9 – Committees – Student-Athlete Advisory
Committee – Term Of Office (Bylaw 21.8.6.9.2). |
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Committee Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw 21.8.6.9.2 to amend the
term of office requirements for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, as
specified. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft noncontroversial
legislative proposal. |
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ISSUE: |
Proposal
No. 11 – Membership
– Eligibility for Membership – Membership Moratorium (Constitution 3.1.3). |
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Committee Recommendation: |
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Amend
Constitution 3.1.3 to remove the
current membership moratorium on the election of new provisional members. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Approved the draft noncontroversial
legislative proposal. |
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1. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal
No. 1 -- Membership
– Emerging Sports Timetable (Constitution 3.2.4.4.2). |
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Committee Recommendation: |
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Amend Constitution 3.2.4.4.2 to revise
the emerging sports timetable from specific to general year references and to
specify that an institution must comply with recruiting legislation during
the first year. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Previously adopted the noncontroversial
legislative proposal. |
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2. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal
No. 3 -- Association-Wide
Committees – Memorial Resolutions Committee (Constitution 4.1.2). |
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Committee Recommendation: |
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Amend Constitution 4.1.2 to eliminate
the Association-wide NCAA Memorial Resolutions Committee and to reassign the
committee's duties to the Executive Committee. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Previously adopted the noncontroversial
legislative proposal. |
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ISSUE: |
Proposal
No. 4 -- Playing
And Practice Seasons – Definitions (Bylaw 17.02.2). |
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Committee Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw 17.02.2 to clarify that an
institution is charged with a contest or date of competition if the
institution's team competes against an outside team in addition to competing
against another institution's team. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Previously adopted the noncontroversial
legislative proposal. |
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ISSUE: |
Proposal
No. 5 -- Postseason
Events – Establishment Or Continuation Of Championships – Exception For
Women's Sports (Bylaw 18.2.4.1). |
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Committee Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw 18.2.4.1 to extend to
2008-09, the exception to establish a national collegiate championship or
division championship in a women's sport if at least 40 institutions sponsor
the sport. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Previously adopted the noncontroversial
legislative proposal. |
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5. |
ISSUE: |
Proposal
No. 6 -- Association-Wide
Committees – Student-Athlete Representation (Bylaw 21.1.1). |
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Committee Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw 21.1.1 to permit
student-athletes to serve as full members on specified Association-wide
committees. |
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Management Council Action: |
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Previously adopted the noncontroversial
legislative proposal. |
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ISSUE: |
Proposal
No. 10 -- Executive
Regulations – Banned Drugs (Bylaw 31.2.3.1). |
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Committee Recommendation: |
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Amend Bylaw 31.2.3.1 to add
Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) to the list of banned substances under the category
of "Stimulants." |
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Management Council Action: |
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Previously adopted the noncontroversial
legislative proposal. |
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The
National Collegiate Athletic Association
April 12,
2002
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