NONCONTROVERSIAL LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS – DIVISION III Pursuant to NCAA Constitution 4.7.3-(d) and 5.3.1.1.1, the NCAA Division III Management Council has determined that the following proposals are noncontroversial and necessary to promote the normal and orderly administration of the Association's legislation. The Division III Management Council, by a three-fourths majority of its members present and voting, shall have the authority to adopt noncontroversial amendments, subject to ratification by the Division III Presidents Council. Proposals that are ratified by the Presidents Council shall be effective as of the date identified in the proposal, published in The NCAA News and submitted as legislation at the 2003 NCAA Convention. Those items the Management Council has not yet reviewed in legislative form are marked with a star. [Note: All legislative citations and governing bodies are reflected as they now appear in the 2001-02 NCAA Division III Manual.]
	NO. 1			MEMBERSHIP – EMERGING SPORTS TIMETABLE
	Intent: 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.
	Constitution: Amend 3.2.4.4.2, page 10, as follows:
	[Division III]
		"3.2.4.4.2 Emerging Sports Timetable. The following timetable shall govern the application of legislation to emerging sports for women:
		"(a)	1994-95 Year One – Recruiting legislation (see Bylaw 13), Ffinancial aid legislation (see Bylaw 15) and minimum contests and participants requirements for sports sponsorship (see Bylaw 20) applicable to emerging sports programs.
		"(b)	1995-96 Year Two – Amateurism legislation (see Bylaw 12), seasons of competition legislation (see Bylaw 14) and awards and benefits legislation (see Bylaw 16) applicable to emerging sports programs.
		"(c)	1996-97 Year Three and thereafter – Institutions must be in full compliance with all remaining NCAA legislation."
	Source: NCAA Division III Management Council (Committee on Women's Athletics).
	Effective Date: Immediately.

NO. 2		MEMBERSHIP – PROVISIONAL MEMBERSHIP – DETERMINATION OF PROVISIONAL MEMBER STATUS
Intent: 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.
Constitution: Amend 3.6.4 by adding new 3.6.4.5, page 18, as follows:
[Division III]
	"3.6.4.5 Determination of Provisional Membership Standing. A provisional member may be permitted 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."
	[3.6.4.5 renumbered as 3.6.4.6, unchanged.]
Source: NCAA Division III Management Council (Membership Committee).
Effective Date: Immediately, for those institutions applying for provisional membership on or after September 1, 2002.

NO. 3				ASSOCIATION-WIDE COMMITTEES – MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
Intent: To eliminate the Association-wide Memorial Resolutions Committee and to reassign the committee's duties to the Executive Committee.
A. Constitution: Amend 4.1.2, page 22, as follows:
[Division III]
	"4.1.2 Duties and Responsibilities. The Executive Committee shall:
	[4.1.2-(a) through 4.1.2-(j) unchanged.]
		"(k)	Call for an annual or Special Convention of the Association; and
		"(l)	Review and coordinate the catastrophic-injury and professional career insurance (disability injury/illness) programs; and
		"(m)	Compile the names of those individuals associated with intercollegiate athletics who died during the year immediately preceding the annual Convention.
B. Bylaws: Amend 21.1.4.1, page 240, as follows:
[Division III]
	"21.1.4 Memorial Resolutions Committee
		"21.1.4.2 Composition. The Memorial Resolutions Committee shall consist of five members, at least one from each membership division.
		"21.1.4.2 Duties. The committee shall be responsible for compiling the names of those individuals associated with intercollegiate athletics who died during the year immediately preceding the annual Convention. The committee shall make its report each year; memorializing the individuals involved, during the business sessions of the annual Convention."
Source: NCAA Division III Management Council (Memorial Resolutions Committee).
Effective Date: Immediately.

*NO. 4		INSTITUTION SELF-STUDY GUIDE DUE DATE
Intent: To specify that institutions completing the provisional membership process and becoming active members must complete an ISSG by the end of the first year of active membership.
Bylaws: Amend 6.3.1 by adding new 6.3.1.1, page 46, as follows:
[Division III]
	"6.3.1.1 Institutions Completing Provisional Membership. An institution that completes the four-year provisional membership period and is granted active membership status must conduct a comprehensive self-study and evaluation of its intercollegiate athletics program no later than the end of the first year of active membership, regardless of when the previous self-study was completed."
Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council (Management Council).
Effective Date: Immediately.

NO. 5		PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS – DEFINITIONS
Intent: 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.
A. Bylaws: Amend 17.02.2, page 132, as follows:
[Division III]
	"17.02.2 Contest. A contest is any game, match, exhibition, scrimmage or joint practice session with another institution's or an outside team, regardless of its formality, in which competition in a sport occurs between an intercollegiate athletics team or individual representing a member institution and any other outside team or individual not representing the intercollegiate athletics program of the same member institution."
B. Bylaws: Amend 17.02.5, page 132, as follows:
[Division III]
	"17.02.5 Date of Competition. A date of competition is a single date on which any contest(s), with another institution's or an outside team or individual takes place. (See Bylaw 17.02.2.)"
C. Bylaws: Amend 17.02.9, page 133, as follows:
[Division III]
	"17.02.9 Outside Competition. Outside competition is athletics competition against any other athletics outside team (including an alumni team) or individual that does not represent the intercollegiate athletics program of the same institution"
Source: NCAA Division III Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee).
Effective Date: Immediately.

NO. 6		POSTSEASON EVENTS – ESTABLISHMENT OR CONTINUATION OF CHAMPIONSHIPS – EXCEPTION FOR WOMEN'S SPORTS
Intent: 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.
Bylaws: Amend 18.2.4.1, page 214, as follows:
[Division III]
	"18.2.4.1 Exception for Women's Sports during the 1994-95 through 2003-04 2008-09 Academic Years. A National Collegiate Championship or division championship may be established during the 1994-95 through the 2003-04 2008-09 academic years in a women's sport in which the Association does not already conduct a championship if at least 40 institutions sponsor the sport."
Source: NCAA Division III Management Council (Committee on Women's Athletics).
Effective Date: Immediately.

*NO. 7		WOMEN'S ROWING - EMERGING SPORT
Intent: To delete the sport of women's rowing as an emerging sport for women.
Bylaws: Amend 20.02.5.3, page 228, as follows:
[Division III]
	"20.02.5.3 Rowing. Students who were enrolled in a collegiate institution during the 1996-97 academic year are subject to the eligibility legislation for student-athletes participating in the sport of rowing that was in effect at the time of the student’s initial enrollment [see Bylaw 14.01.4 (compliance with legislation for emerging sports)]."
Source: NCAA Division III Management Council (Membership Committee).
Effective Date: Immediately.

NO. 8				ASSOCIATION-WIDE COMMITTEES – STUDENT-ATHLETE REPRESENTATION
Intent: To permit student-athletes to serve as full members on specified Association-wide committees.
[Note: The proposed change involves a common provision and, thus, must be acted on by Divisions I, II and III acting independently.]
A. Bylaws: Amend 21.1.1 pages 239-240, as follows:
[Common provision, all divisions, divided vote]
	"21.1.2 Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports, Committee on
		"21.1.2.1 Composition. The Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports shall consist of 16 19 members, including five position allocated for men, five allocated for women and six unallocated. The membership of the committee shall be constituted as follows:
		[21.1.2-(a) through 21.1.2-(i) unchanged.]
		"(j)	One member with expertise in the area of drug education; and
		"(k)	One student-athlete from each division (who shall have one combined vote) shall serve as a member of the committee and may serve on the committee up to two years after completion of his or her intercollegiate athletics eligibility; and
		[21.1.2-(k) relettered as 21.1.2-(l) unchanged.]
			"21.1.2.1.1 Student-Athlete Representation. One student-athlete from each division shall serve as a member of the committee in an advisory capacity and may serve on the committee up to two years after completion of his or her intercollegiate athletics eligibility."
B. Bylaws: Amend 21.1.5, page 240, as follows:
[Common provision, all divisions, divided vote]
	"21.1.5 Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee

		"21.1.5.1 Composition. The Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee shall consist of 12 15 members. There shall be six members from Division I, three members from Division II and three members from Division III. One student-athlete from each division (who shall have one combined vote) shall serve as a member of the committee and may serve on the committee up to two years after completion of his or her intercollegiate athletics eligibility. Committee membership shall include a minimum of eight ethnic minorities, including at least four males and four females.
			"21.1.5.1.1 Student-Athlete Representation. One student-athlete from each division shall serve as members of the committee in an advisory capacity and may serve on the committee up to two years after completion of his or her intercollegiate athletics eligibility."
C. Bylaws: Amend 21.1.6, page 241, as follows:
[Common provision, all divisions, divided vote]
	"21.1.6 Olympic Sports Liaison Committee
		"21.1.6.1 Composition. The Olympic Sports Liaison Committee shall consist of 11 14 members, including at least one from each division. One student-athlete from each division (who shall have one combined vote) shall serve as a member of the committee and may serve on the committee up to two years after completion of his or her intercollegiate athletics eligibility.
			"21.1.6.1.1 Student-Athlete Representation. One student-athlete from each division shall serve as a member of the committee in an advisory capacity and may serve on the committee up to two years after completion of his or her intercollegiate athletics eligibility."
E. Bylaws: Amend 21.1.8, page 241, as follows:
[Common provision, all divisions, divided vote]

	"21.1.8 Research Committee
		"21.1.8.1 Composition. The Research Committee shall consist of 10 13 members, including four representatives from Division I, two each from Divisions II and III and two unallocated. In addition, three positions shall be allocated for men, three allocated for women and four unallocated. The membership of the committee shall consist of at least three athletics administrators and at least three faculty athletics representatives with appropriate research experience. One student-athlete from each (who shall have one combined vote) shall serve as a member of the committee and may serve on the committee up to two years after completion of his or her intercollegiate athletics eligibility.
			"21.1.8.1.1 Student-Athlete Representation. One student-athlete from each division shall serve as a member of the committee in an advisory capacity and may serve on the committee up to two years after completion of his or her intercollegiate athletics eligibility."
E. Bylaws: Amend 21.1.9, page 241, as follows:
[Common provision, all divisions, divided vote]
	"21.1.9 Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct, Committee on
		"21.1.9.1 Composition. The Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct shall consist of eight 11 members. One student-athlete from each (who shall have one combined vote) shall serve as a member of the committee and may serve on the committee up to two years after completion of his or her intercollegiate athletics eligibility.