MODIFICATION BASED ON INTENT The following is a proposal that the NCAA Division III Management Council has agreed to sponsor as an intent-based modification. The approved revision is consistent with the intent of the original legislation. Those items that the Management Council has not yet reviewed in legislative form are marked with an asterisk.
*NO. 1			AMATEURISM – COMPETITION ON A PROFESSIONAL TEAM – ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES
Intent: To permit an individual prior to initial full-time collegiate enrollment to accept actual and necessary expenses associated with the individual's practice and competition on a professional team.
Bylaws: Amend 12.1.1, pages 55-56, as follows:
	[Division III]
	"12.1.1 Amateur Status. An individual loses amateur status and thus shall not be eligible for intercollegiate competition in a particular sport if the individual:
	"(a)	Uses his or her athletics skill (directly or indirectly) for pay in any form in that sport, except that prior to collegiate enrollment an individual may accept prize money based on his or her place finish or performance from the sponsor of an open athletics event, the United States Olympic Committee or the appropriate national governing body and actual and necessary expenses associated with the individual's practice and competition on a professional team;"
	[12.1.1-(b) through 12.1.1-(f), unchanged.]
Source: NCAA Division III Management Council (Amateurism Task Force).
Effective Date: Immediately.

*NO. 2			AMATEURISM – COMPETITION WITH PROFESSIONALS – MAJOR JUNIOR A ICE HOCKEY
Intent: To specify that an individual who participates on a major junior A ice hockey team shall be subject to the seasons of competition rule regardless of when the participation on the major junior A team occurs.
Bylaws: Amend 12.2.3.2.4, page 60, as follows:
	[Division III]
	"12.2.3.2.4 Major Junior A Ice Hockey. Ice hockey teams in the United States and Canada, classified by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association as major junior A teams, are considered professional teams under NCAA legislation. An individual who participates on a major junior A ice hockey team shall be subject to the seasons of competition regulations set forth in Bylaw 14.2.4.3, regardless of when such participation occurs.
		"12.2.3.2.4.1 Limitation on Restoration of Eligibility. An appeal for restoration of eligibility may be submitted on behalf of an individual who has participated on a major junior A ice hockey team under the provisions of Bylaw 14.11; however, such individual shall be denied at least the first year of intercollegiate athletics competition in the sport of ice hockey at the certifying institution and shall be charged with the loss of at least one season of eligibility in the sport of ice hockey."
Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Amateurism Task Force)].
Effective Date: Immediately.

NO. 3			MEMBERSHIP – MULTIDIVISION CLASSIFICATION
Intent: To specify that a Division III institution revoking multidivision classification (moving one or more sports from Division I to Division III) must complete a two-year reclassification process prior to being eligible for competition in Division III championships.
Bylaws: Amend 20.4 by adding new 20.4.3, page 231, as follows:
[Division III]
	"20.4.3 Revoking Multidivision Classification. A Division III institution revoking multidivisional classification (moving one or more sports from Division I to Division III) must complete a two-year reclassification process in accordance with 20.4.3.1, 20.4.3.2 and 20.4.3.3 prior to being eligible for competition in the Division III championship in the sport in question.
		"20.4.3.1 Deadline for Submission of Approved Form. When revoking multidivision classification, a member shall submit its request to the Association's president on a form approved by the Executive Committee. The form must be received in the national office (by mail or wired transmission) not later than June 1. Any form received after that date shall be postmarked not later than May 25.
		"20.4.3.2 Compliance with Criteria. If the member has met all applicable division membership criteria of this article and complied for the two years before June 1 with all other bylaw requirements as they pertain to the sport in question, the member shall be eligible for participation in the division in that sport effective the September 1 that the institution selects as its effective date.
		"20.4.3.3 Three-Year Requirement. Once the institution has been approved for Division III classification, it shall remain classified in the division (for that sport) for a minimum of three years."
	[20.4.3 and 20.4.4 renumbered as 20.4.4 and 20.4.5, unchanged.]

Source: NCAA Division III Management Council (Membership Committee).

Effective Date: Immediately.