ATTACHMENT A

SUPPLEMENT NO. 15

DIII Mgmt Council 10/02

Legislative Recommendations from the

NCAA Division III Interpretations and Legislation Committee

NO. 1 RECRUITING – CONTACTS AND EVALUATIONS – FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE PROSPECTS

Intent: To clarify the contact restrictions regarding four-year college prospects.

Bylaws: Amend 13.1.1.2, pages 71-72, as follows:

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“13.1.1.2 Four-Year College Prospects. An athletics staff member or other representative of the institution’s athletics interests shall not make contact in any manner (e.g., in-person contact, telephone calls, electronic communication, written correspondence) with the student-athlete of another four-year collegiate institution, directly or indirectly, without first obtaining the written permission of the first institution’s athletics director (or an athletics administrator designated by the athletics director) to do so, regardless of who makes the initial contact. If permission is not granted, the second institution shall not encourage the transfer. If permission is granted to contact the student-athlete, all applicable NCAA recruiting rules apply.”

Source: Interpretations and Legislation Committee.

Effective Date: Immediately.

NO. 2 PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS

Intent: To clarify the use of “with” and “against” as used to describe competition in Bylaw 17.

[Note: The sport of soccer is used below to illustrate the committee’s proposed changes. Should the committee’s recommendations be approved, appropriate changes would be made to each sport in Bylaw 17.]

Bylaws: Amend 17.19, pages 166-168, as follows:

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“17.19 SOCCER Regulations for computing the soccer playing season are set forth in Bylaw 17.1, General Playing-Season Regulations. (Also see Figure 17-1.)

[17.19.1 and 17.19.2 unchanged.]

“17.19.3 First Contest or Date of Competition. A member institution shall not play its first contest or engage in its first date of competition (game) with against outside competition in soccer before the following dates:

[Remainder of 17.19.3 unchanged.]

[Bylaw 17.19.4 unchanged.]

17.19.5 Number of Contests and Dates of Competition

17.19.5.1 Maximum Limitations – Institutional. A member institution shall limit its total playing schedule with against outside competition in the sport of soccer during the institution’s soccer playing season in any one year to a maximum of 20 contests during the segment in which the NCAA championship is conducted and four dates of competition during another segment, except for those contests and/or dates of competition excluded under Bylaws 17.19.5.3, 17.19.5.4 and 17.19.5.5 [see also Bylaw 17.19.3-(a)].

[Bylaws 17.19.5.1.1 and 17.19.5.1.2 unchanged.]

[17.19.5.2 unchanged.]

17.19.5.3 Annual Exemptions. The maximum number of soccer contests and dates of competition shall exclude the following (see Figure 17-1):

[17.19.5.3-(a) through 17.19.5.3-(e) unchanged.]

(f) Foreign Team in U.S. One soccer contest or date of competition each year with against a foreign opponent in the United States;

(g) Fund-Raising Activity. Any soccer activities in which student-athletes from more than one of the institution’s athletics teams participate with and against alumni and friends of the institution, the purpose of which is to raise funds for the benefit of an institution’s athletics or other programs, provided the student-athletes do not miss classes as a result of their participation; and

[17.19.5.3-(h) unchanged.]

[Remainder of 17.19 unchanged.]

Source: Interpretations and Legislation Committee.

Effective Date: Immediately.

NO. 3

EXECUTIVE REGULATIONS

Intent: To clarify the current legislation in Bylaw 31, as specified.

A. Bylaws: Amend 31.1.1, page 264, as follows:

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"31.1.1.1 Waivers. The president shall be authorized to grant waivers of executive regulations governing the conduct of an NCAA championship when warranted by special and unusual circumstances. The Championships Committee shall possess final waiver authority on all championships issues. An appeal of a decision of a governing sports committee, or a subcommittee designated by it, concerning questions of individual or institutional eligibility or the conduct of a championship will not be considered by the Championships Committee 48 hours immediately before the championship or at any time during the championship. During such period, the governing sports committee, or a subcommittee designated by it, shall be the final authority in acting upon appeals concerning the conduct of the championship, subject to the provisions of Bylaw 31.2 regarding institutional and individual eligibility questions."

"31.1.1.2 Appeal of Decisions by Sport Committees. An appeal of a decision of a governing sports committee, or a subcommittee designated by it, concerning questions of individual or institutional eligibility or the conduct of a championship will not be considered by the Championships Committee at any time during the championship or 48 hours immediately before the championship. During such period, the governing sports committee, or a subcommittee designated by it, shall be the final authority in acting upon appeals concerning the conduct of the championship , subject to the provisions of Bylaw 31.2 regarding institutional and individual eligibility questions."

B. Bylaws: Amend 31.1.3.3, page 265, as follows:

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"31.1.3.3 Concluding Dates. NCAA championships competition shall be concluded no later than May 31 June 2 each year unless later dates are approved by the Championships Committee. (Note: The three division baseball championships, the Division I Men's Golf Championships, and the Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships have has been granted a waivers by the cChampionships cCommittee.)"

C. Bylaws: Amend 31.1.6.2, page 265, as follows:

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"31.1.6.2 Non-NCAA Rules, Women’s Sports. In those women’s sports in which the Association does not publish rules, the NCAA championships shall be conducted according to the following, except where those rules are superseded by modifications made by the appropriate governing sports committee (also see Bylaw 18.6):

[31.1.6.2-(a) through 31.1.6.2-(g) unchanged.]

"(h)

Volleyball—National Association for Girls and Women in Sport Rules. "

D. Bylaws: Amend 31.3.3, page 273, as follows:

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"31.3.3 Criteria for Selection of Participants. The following criteria, based on regional and conference competition and in priority order, shall be employed by a governing-sports committee in selecting participants for NCAA championships competition, and a governing-sports committee that wishes to use additional criteria must obtain Championships Committee approval before doing so:

[31.3.3-(a) through 31.3.3-(c) unchanged.]

"(d)

Is a member of the Association and conducts its regular season competition under eligibility rules at least as stringent as those provisions by Bylaw 14 applicable to its members; If an analysis of the primary criteria, by the committee, does not result in a decision, the remainder of the institution’s schedule (e.g. NAIA, Division I and II opponents, non-member institutions, and out-of-region play) may be evaluated. If a committee wishes to use a strength-of-schedule index, it must be based on regional opponents winning percentage and must be approved by the Division III Championships Committee. "

E. Bylaws: Amend 31.3.3.4, pages 273-274, as follows:

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"31.3.3.4 Selection of Official Conference Representative When Automatic Qualification is Not Applicable. In Divisions I and II, the governing sports committee shall select the official conference representative (as determined by the conference through regular-season competition or a conference tournament) to participate in an NCAA championship before it may select any other team from that conference. This regulation applies to National Collegiate Championships and Divisions I and II team championships in the sports of baseball, basketball, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball and water polo, when a selection process other than automatic qualification (see Bylaw 31.02.1) is used. This provision is applicable if the conference:

"(a)

Is a member of the Association and conducts its regular season competition under eligibility rules at least as stringent as those provisions by Bylaw 14 applicable to its members;

"(b)

Conducts a championship in the team sport (and has conducted a championship in that sport for at least two consecutive years);

"(c)

Has at least two-thirds of its member institutions sponsor the sport as a varsity intercollegiate sport and participate in the process that determines the conference champion; and

"(d)

Competes in the sport in question during the same season in which the national championship in that sport is conducted and determines its conference champion before the date on which the appropriate governing sports committee selects teams (as indicated in the appropriate championships handbook). If a conference conducts a tournament to determine its champion, that tournament must be conducted in the same season as the national championship in that sport. If member institutions tie for the conference championship in a sport and the conference wishes the provisions of the regulation to be applied, it must declare one champion and advise the governing sports committee of this before the date on which teams are selected.

"31.3.3.4.1 Waiver Opportunity. The conference shall advise the NCAA championships staff in writing by September 1 of each year whether it wishes the selection process set forth in Bylaw 31.3.3.4 to be applied or waived. Once the conference has indicated its intention regarding the application or waiver of this regulation, it may not be changed during that year.

"31.3.3.4.1.1 First Waiver. Conferences that fail to meet the deadline may appeal to the Championships Committee for a waiver of the deadline. Such an appeal must be submitted to the national office not later than October 15. If the championships committee grants the appeal, the conference shall be granted a waiver.

"31.3.3.4.1.2 Future Waivers. Such a conference that fails to meet the September 1 deadline in a future year may be granted a waiver only on payment of a penalty of $150 for the second offense and $300 for each additional offense during the five-year period after the last offense. On approval of the Championships Committee of such a waiver and receipt of the conference's check in the national office, the conference may use the selection process set forth in Bylaw 31.3.4.4, provided it is otherwise eligible to do so."

F. Bylaws: Amend 31.3.4.3, page 275, as follows:

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"31.3.4.3 Sports Groupings for Automatic Qualification. For purposes of evaluating criteria for automatic qualification, the various sports shall be grouped as follows:

"(a)

Team sports - baseball, basketball, field hockey, football, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, volleyball and water polo;

[31.3.4.3-(b) through 31.3.4.3-(c) unchanged.]

G. Bylaws: Amend 31.4.6.3, page 277, as follows:

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"31.4.6.3 Division III Championships. For Division III team championships, transportation expenses and per diem allowances shall be paid for the official traveling parties of competing institutions. For individual-team championships other than track and field, transportation expenses and per diem allowances shall be provided for the competing individuals and for the following numbers of nonathletes: one nonathlete from each team selected, one nonathlete for institutions with one to eight individuals selected and two nonathletes for institutions with more than eight individuals selected. Institutions participating in both the NCAA Division III Men’s or Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships will receive transportation expenses and per diem allowances for one, but not both, events. "

H. Bylaws: Amend 31.4.6.5, page 278, as follows:

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"31.4.6.5 Official Traveling Parties. The following are the approved official traveling parties for which expenses shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of this section:

Division III Baseball	27
Division III Men’s and Women’s Basketball	18
Division III Field Hockey	24 27
Division III Football	58 62
Division III Men’s Ice Hockey	26
Division III Women’s Ice Hockey	26
Division III Men’s Lacrosse	33
Division III Women’s Lacrosse	29 33
National Collegiate Division III Women’s Rowing	31 25
Division III Men’s and Women’s Soccer	23 27
Division III Women’s Softball	23 25
National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball	18
Division III Women’s Volleyball	17 22
National Collegiate Men’s Water Polo	19
National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo	19

I. Bylaws: Amend 31.4.8, page 278, as follows:

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"31.4.8 Distribution of Forfeited Receipts. An institution may be obligated to return its share of the revenue distribution for permitting an ineligible student-athlete to participate in the championship (see Bylaw 31.2.2.5). If so, such funds shall be distributed among other member institutions according to a formula prescribed by the championships committee. "

[31.4.9 renumbered as 31.4.8 unchanged.]

J. Bylaws: Amend 31.7.2.1.1, page 280, as follows:

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"31.7.2.1.1 Transportation Allowances. A committee member may be reimbursed for the following transportation expenses:

[31.7.2.1.1-(a) unchanged.]

"(b)

Automobile. The member may claim 27 32 cents per mile for the round trip, based upon the most direct route between the two points."

Source: NCAA Division III Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee).

Effective Date: Immediately.

NO. 4 RECRUITING – EMPLOYMENT OF PROSPECTS – AFTER SENIOR YEAR

Intent: To clarify legislation regarding the employment of prospective student-athletes.

Bylaws: Amend 13.2.4.1, page 69, as follows:

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“13.2.4.1 After Senior Year. The arrangement of employment by an institution for a prospect shall be permitted, provided the employment does not begin before the completion of the prospect’s senior year in high school (see Bylaw 13.13.1.4).

Source: Interpretations and Legislation Committee.

Effective Date: Immediately.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association

September 27, 2002 MUE:lmh