REVISED 2006 NCAA CONVENTION SPEAKER ASSIGNMENTS - DIVISION III

Proposal No and Title	Sponsor	TENTATIVE SPEAKER ASSIGNMENT	LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS/ Position Paper	POSITION
2-1 DIVISION III MEMBERSHIP -- MAXIMUM CAPACITY	North Coast Athletic Conference	MC: Strockbine PC: Fry	Nilsson	MC: Membership Committee: The committee took no position in establishing a maximum size of the Division III membership. The committee noted the importance of the full membership deciding the outcome of this significant legislative proposal.
2-2 DIVISION III MEMBERSHIP AND CHAMPIONSHIPS SELECTION -- MEMBER CONFERENCE -- SELF-STUDY GUIDE AND LIMITED REALIGNMENT PERIOD	NCAA Division III Presidents Council (Future of Division III Phase II Oversight Group).	MC: Resch PC: Knobel	Peal
2-3 INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL -- SELF-STUDY REPORT -- FAILURE TO SUBMIT	NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Membership Committee)].	MC: Strockbine PC: Nelson	Nilsson
2-4 ETHICAL CONDUCT -- UNETHICAL CONDUCT -- PRESCRIPTION DRUGS	NCAA Division III Presidents Council (Management Council).	MC: Braaten PC: Nelson	Nilsson
2-5 PERSONNEL -- LIMITATIONS ON SCOUTING OF OPPONENTS -- EXHIBITION CONTESTS	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	MC: Whitley PC: Flynn	Nilsson	MC: ILC: The committee supported this proposal which intends to permit Division III coaches to attend exhibition contests. The committee noted the scouting legislation prohibited coaches from attending unique exhibition contests scheduled in the sport of basketball against an NCAA Division I or II institution. The scouting prohibition should not apply to exhibition contests as coaches should not be pre-vented from attending popular, often well-publicized, early or preseason exhibition contests.
2-6 AMATEURISM -- PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES	NCAA Division III Management Council (Endorsements/Promotions Task Force).	MC: Gleason PC: Wells	Banker
2-7 RECRUITING -- OFFICIAL VISITS -- MEAL LOCATION	NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].	MC: Wilson PC: Berman	Nilsson
2-8 RECRUITING -- TRYOUTS -- COMPETITION AGAINST PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETES	NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].	MC: Slabik PC: Beckley	Banker
2-9 RECRUITING -- TRYOUTS -- EXCEPTION	NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].	MC: Slabik PC: O'Brien	Banker
2-10 RECRUITING -- PROHIBITED EXPENSES -- DONATION OF USED ATHLETICS EQUIPMENT	NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].	MC: Wong PC: Carter	Nilsson
2-11 ELIGIBILITY -- GRADUATE STUDENT/POSTBACCALAUREATE PARTICIPATION -- EXCEPTION	NCAA Division III Management Council (Administrative Review Subcommittee).	MC: Cushman PC: Stanley	Banker
2-12 ELIGIBILITY -- SEASONS OF COMPETITION	Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference, Keene State College, Plymouth State College, Rhode Island College and University of Southern Maine.	MC: Cushman PC: Torgerson	Nilsson	MC: ILC: The committee supported this membership proposal that intends to eliminate the seasons-of-participation rule in favor of using a season-of-competition standard. The committee discussed the merits of this proposal and identified the student-athlete’s well-being component and a student-athlete’s ability to participate in practice as an important form of participation and should not be curtailed by the season-of-participation standard.
2-13 ELIGIBILITY -- SEASONS OF PARTICIPATION -- PARTICIPATION AT ANY COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION	Midwest Conference	MC: Dowd PC: Moseley	Nilsson	MC: ILC: The committee opposed this proposal which intends to charge student-athletes in non-NCAA Division III institutions with seasons of participation if the student-athlete practices beyond his or her first opportunity to compete. The committee agreed that the Division III season-of-participation standard should not implicate the use of Division III seasons for a student-athlete that is participating in a non-NCAA Division III institution.
2-14 ELIGIBILITY -- TRANSFER RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT -- CHAMPIONSHIP ELIGIBILITY	NCAA Division III Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee).	MC: Whitley PC: Williams	Banker
2-15 FINANCIAL AID -- FAILURE TO SUBMIT ANNUAL ELECTRONIC REPORT -- APPLICATION OF RESTRICTED MEMBERSHIP STATUS	NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Membership Committee)].	MC: McHugh PC: Mosley	Peal
2-16 AWARDS AND BENEFITS -- BENEFITS, GIFTS AND SERVICES -- PERMISSIBLE -- OCCASIONAL MEALS	NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].	MC: Epps PC: O’Brien	Nilsson
2-17 PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS -- EXCEPTION TO PLAYING SEASON LIMITATIONS AND CONTEST EXEMPTION -- POSTSEASON CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT	Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, Empire 8 and New Jersey Athletic Conference.	MC: Epps PC: Berman	Nilsson	MC: P&P: The subcommittee noted this proposal is a reasonable accommodation for excluding one week from the declared playing season for participation in a post-season event. Further, the subcommittee noted this proposal could assist with the challenges related to championships access and the growth of the division.
2-18 PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS -- NONTRADITIONAL SEGMENT LENGTH AND MAXIMUM CONTEST LIMITATIONS	Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference, Keene State College, Plymouth State College, Rhode Island College and University of Southern Maine.	MC: Resch PC: Knobel	Nilsson	MC: Recommended that the Presidents Council oppose the proposal. P&P: The subcommittee noted this proposal expands the nontraditional playing season and conflicts with the spirit of the 2004 reform agenda that, in part, emphasized a reduction in the nontraditional segment.
2-19 PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS -- FIRST CONTEST AND PRACTICE DATE -- FOOTBALL	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	MC: Gleason PC: Carter	Nilsson	MC: Recommended that the Presidents Council support the proposal. P&P: The subcommittee noted this proposal provides limited scheduling flexibility for institutions sponsoring football without increasing the overall length of the playing and practice season. Specifically, the subcommittee noted that this proposal does not move back the first permissible practice date in August.
2-20 PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS -- MAXIMUM CONTEST LIMITATIONS -- LACROSSE	Empire 8	MC: Yowell PC: Stanley	Nilsson	MC: Recommended that the Presidents Council support the proposal. P&P: A review of the legislative history established that the maximum contest limitation in lacrosse was intended to be 17 dates of competition in addition to one date of competition in the nontraditional segment. The current language was established at a time when several sports were undergoing maximum contest revisions which permit the additional date of competition during the nontraditional segment. This change supports the consistent treatment of all sports in Division III.
2-21 DIVISION III MEMBERSHIP -- PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT -- INTEGRATION OF ADMINISTRATION -- ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE -- ADMISSION POLICIES	NCAA Division III Presidents Council (Future of Division III Phase II Oversight Group).	MC: Hastad PC: Fry	Nilsson
2-22 DIVISION III MEMBERSHIP -- PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT -- ELIMINATION OF IN-REGION COMPETITION EMPHASIS	College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin, Northwest Conference and University Athletic Association.	MC: Hastad PC: Pride	Williams/Fagan/Krah	MC: Membership Committee: The committee noted its support for the elimination of the in-region competition emphasis in the philosophy statement and championships selection principles. The committee supported institutional autonomy in scheduling athletics contests. Champs: Oppose elimination of emphasis on in-region competition during the selection process for all Division III team sports. The committee supports the Division III philosophy statement as written, and as such, continues to affirm placing emphasis on in-region competition for changes selection purposes. The committee believes the 200-mile radius, as well [out of regional contests during institutional breaks] both add appropriate flexibility to the in-region concept. The committee does encourage institutions to provide educational experiences in the form of out-of-region trips for their student-athletes if they so choose, with the understanding that they are doing it for the experience and not for selection purposes.
2-23 DIVISION III MEMBERSHIP -- ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP -- SPORTS SPONSORSHIP REQUIREMENT	North Coast Athletic Conference	MC: Braaten PC: Williams	Peal	MC: Membership Committee: The committee noted its opposition for the sports sponsorship requirement based on institutional enrollment, preferring instead the sports sponsorship proposal sponsored by the Presidents Council.
2-24 DIVISION III MEMBERSHIP -- ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP -- SPORTS SPONSORSHIP REQUIREMENT -- SIX SPORTS FOR MALES/MIXED AND FEMALE TEAMS	NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Membership Committee)].	MC: Yowell PC: Flynn	Nilsson
2-25 DIVISION III MEMBERSHIP -- SPORTS SPONSORSHIP -- MINIMUM CONTEST REQUIREMENTS	NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Membership Committee)].	MC: Strockbine PC: Wells	Peal
2-26 EXECUTIVE REGULATIONS -- AUTOMATIC QUALIFICATION -- CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT PERIOD	Commonwealth Coast Conference	MC: Wong PC: Pride	Williams/Fagan/Krah	MC: Champs: Oppose the proposed conference realignment period. The committee supports the principles of the proposal and recommends that the conference or Council amend the effective date to allow a two-year period for a conference self-study program, followed by realignment consistent with the related governance-structure proposal.
2-27 EXECUTIVE REGULATIONS -- SELECTION OF TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS PARTICIPATION -- AUTOMATIC QUALIFICATION -- SEVEN INSTITUTION REQUIREMENT -- TWO-YEAR GRACE PERIOD	Empire 8	MC: Yowell PC: Carter	Williams/Fagan/Krah	MC: Champs: Oppose allowing a conference to remain eligible for automatic qualification for two academic years after the date of withdrawal of the institution(s) that cause the conference’s membership to fall below seven institutions in a particular sport. The committee does not support the recommended unlimited timeline of the grace period noting that it could perpetrate constant fluctuation in the allocation of pools A, B and C. This concept is contrary to the governance proposal that includes a period for conference self-study and a limited period for conference realignment.
2-28 EXECUTIVE REGULATIONS -- SELECTION OF TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS PARTICIPATION -- MAXIMUM SIZE OF CHAMPIONSHIPS FIELDS	NCAA Division III Presidents Council (Future of Division III Phase II Oversight Group).	MC: McHugh PC: Beckley	Williams/Fagan/Krah
2-29 EXECUTIVE REGULATIONS -- SELECTION OF TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS PARTICIPATION -- PRIMARY CRITERIA -- RANKING AND SELECTION -- STRENGTH-OF-SEASON INDEX	Ohio Athletic Conference, College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin and Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.	MC: Dowd PC:Williams	Williams/Fagan/Krah	MC: Champs: Oppose adoption of a strength-of-season index as a primary criterion for ranking and selection purposes in team sports. The committee has requested feedback from all team sport committees regarding implementation of opponents’ average winning percentage as a primary criterion for ranking and selection purposes, and believes that will result in a truer comparison of strength-of-schedule between two institutions. The committee noted that opponents’ average winning percentages can be used as a comparison among any and all institutions, including independent institutions.