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MINUTES OF THE

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

DIVISION III PRESIDENTS COUNCIL

Westin Hotel April 25, 2002

Indianapolis, Indiana

Participants:

David Carter, Eastern Connecticut State University

Daniel A. DiBiasio, Wilmington College
R. Kevin LaGree, Simpson College

Bette Landman, Arcadia University, chair

John M. McCardell Jr., Middlebury College

Ivory Nelson, Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)

John A. Roush, Centre College

Phillip Stone, Bridgewater College (Virginia)

Jeanie Watson, Nebraska Wesleyan University

Bridget Belgiovine, NCAA, recording secretary
Daniel T. Dutcher, NCAA

Kay Hawes, NCAA

Christopher T. Martin, NCAA

Sharon Tufano, NCAA

Cedric Dempsey, NCAA president; Christopher Walker, Division III Management Council chair; and members of the Baker-Parker search firm were also in attendance. Esther Barazzone, Chatham College; Susan Bassett, Division III Management Council vice-chair; Muriel A. Howard, State University College at Buffalo; and Jane Margaret O’Brien, St. Mary’s College of Maryland; were unable to attend.

[Note: While certain items in the Presidents Council’s agenda were acted upon by the Presidents Council at various times throughout the meeting, all final actions with a given topic are combined in these minutes for convenience of reference. Also, these minutes reflect only actions (formal votes or “sense of meeting”), in accordance with the established policy governing minutes of all NCAA entities. The only discussion included is that ordered by the chair or a member of the group.]

The meeting was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the chair, President Landman. All members were present as noted above.

1. Announcements. President Landman welcomed new members, Presidents Carter and Stone. President Landman congratulated Ms. Belgiovine on her promotion to associate chief of staff for Division III. The chair announced that Mr. Martin would be leaving the NCAA in June to take a position as commissioner of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin and thanked him for his contributions to Division III. The chair reviewed the meeting schedule, noting a presentation from members of the Baker-Parker search firm assisting with the NCAA presidential search.

2. Review roster, future meeting schedule, the Division III newsletter. The Presidents Council reviewed all documents. No action was necessary.

3. Previous Minutes. The Presidents Council reviewed the minutes of the January 11, 2002, Management Council meeting, the January 12, 2002, Joint Management Council/Presidents Council meeting, the January 13, 2002, Presidents Council meeting, the January 15, 2002, Post-Convention Management Council meeting and the January 31, February 13 and 28, and March 11, 2002, Administrative Committee meetings.

It was VOTED

“That the minutes of the January 12, 2002, Joint Management Council/Presidents Council meeting, the January 13, 2002, Presidents Council meeting and January 31, February 13 and 28, and March 11, 2002, Administrative Committee minutes be approved as distributed.”

4. Report of the January 15, 2002, NCAA Executive Committee meeting. The Presidents Council reviewed the minutes of the January 15, 2002, Executive Committee meeting.

5. Report of the April 9-10, 2002, Division III Management Council Meeting.

a. Division III strategic planning – initiatives update. The Council received an update on recent Division III grant programs. It was noted that 15 institutions and four conferences received women and minority internship grants ($285,000 allocation), 16 institutions and one conference received strategic alliance matching grants ($595,954 allocation) and 46 institutions received independent institution regional seminar grants ($29,408.06 allocation). The 2001-02 annual report will be provided at the August meeting.

b. Committee reports.

(1) Association-wide committees.

(a) Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports. The Council endorsed the actions of the Management Council.

(b) Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee. The Council endorsed the actions of the Management Council.

(d) Joint meeting – Committee on Women’s Athletics and Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee. The Council endorsed the actions of the Management Council.

(2) Division III special committees.

(a) Financial Aid Audit Task Force. The Council endorsed the Management Council actions, noting that the financial aid audit review should consider in-state/out-of-state tuition for public institutions and that the determination of variance is significant.

(b) Joint Subcommittee on the Future of Division III. The Council endorsed the Management Council actions, noting:

(i) Recommended regional membership meetings in 2003 to increase dialogue and communication.

(ii) Endorsed May 1 communication to full membership, noting the importance of campus communication and the plans for the 2003 Convention.

(iii) Importance of CEO communication and involvement throughout the process and recommended that the Presidents Council CEO Involvement Subcommittee address the issue.

(iv) Recommended visits to conference CEO meetings or key CEO affiliate meetings to increase dialogue.

(v) Communication with Division III commissioners to encourage conference CEO and administrator meetings at the 2003 Convention.

(vi) The addition of John Harper, Bridgewater State College, to the Management Council Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee.

(3) Management Council subcommittees.

(a) Administrative Review Subcommittee. The Council endorsed the actions of the Management Council.

(b) Convention-Planning Subcommittee. The Council endorsed the actions of the Management Council.

(i) Approved the sponsorship of legislation to amend Bylaws 17.13.5.1 and 17.13.5.2 (Maximum Limitations – Women’s Ice Hockey) to reduce the maximum number of contests in the sport of women’s ice hockey to 25. The Council also recommended related communication with sports committees and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

(ii) Approved the sponsorship of legislation to amend Bylaw 17.25.1 (Track and Field Indoor/Outdoor) to specify that an institution that sponsors indoor track and field but not outdoor track and field (or vice versa) is limited to a playing and practice season of 21 weeks. The Council also recommended related communication with sports committees that includes the editorial revisions to Bylaws 17.25.5.1 and 17.25.5.2 to clarify that the maximum limitations in the sport of track and field apply to both indoor and outdoor combined rather than separately.

(iii) Endorsed the Management Council action regarding Playing and Practice Seasons Model – Option No. 1, noting its anticipated action in August.

(4) Division III committees.

(a) Amateurism Task Force. The Council approved sponsorship of legislation to amend the definition of a professional team to indicate that a professional team is any organized team that:

(i) Provides any of its players with more than actual and necessary expenses for participation on the team, except as otherwise permitted by NCAA legislation. Actual and necessary expenses should be limited to the following, provided the value of these items is
commensurate with the fair-market value in the locality of the player and is not excessive in nature:

· Meals directly tied to competition;

· Lodging directly tied to competition;

· Apparel, equipment and/or supplies;

· Coaching and/or instruction;

· Health/Medical insurance;

· Transportation (i.e., expenses to and from practice and competition, cost of transportation from home to training/practice site to home at the end of season);

· Medical treatment and/or physical therapy;

· Facility usage; and

· Entry fees.

(ii) Declares itself to be professional.

(b) Budget Committee. The Council:

(i) Accepted the 2001-02 budget-to-actual report.

(ii) Reviewed and approved the 2002-03 and 2003-04 biennial budget.

(i) Requested clarification of appointment to the Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee, noting that Union College competes in Division I men’s ice hockey.

(ii) Requested greater diligence in the appointment of women to women’s sports committees.

(iii) Endorsed the Management Council action regarding the Automatic-Qualification Survey, expressing concern with the “tight deadline” date.

(d) Committee on Infractions. The Council endorsed the actions of the Management Council.

(e) Interpretations and Legislation Committee. The Council endorsed the actions of the Management Council.

(f) Membership Committee. The Council endorsed the actions of the Management Council.

(g) Nominating Committee. The Council endorsed the actions of the Management Council.

(h) Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. The Council endorsed the actions of the Management Council.

(i) Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee. The Council endorsed the actions of the Management Council.

6. Proposed legislation for the 2003 Convention.

a. Governance structure sponsored legislation. The Council previously approved the draft proposal to amend Bylaw 14.2.6 to establish a season-of-competition waiver that may be granted due to extenuating circumstances for student-athletes who competed while eligible in a limited amount of competition. The Council noted the Management Council inclusion of an amendment to the seasons-of-competition waiver.

b. Noncontroversial legislation adopted by the Management Council per NCAA Constitution 5.3.1.1.1. The Council endorsed the Management Council action.

c. Intent-based revisions approved by the Management Council per NCAA Constitution 5.4.1.1.1. The Council endorsed the Management Council action.

7. 2002-03 committee meeting frequency. The Council approved and forwarded to the Executive Committee the request for waivers to allow three in-person meetings for 2002-03 for the Committee on Women's Athletics, the Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee and the Postgraduate Scholarship Committee.

8. Presidential search. The Council expressed:

a. Its appreciation for the opportunity to meet with the Baker-Parker search firm to discuss the Division III perspective in the search for the next NCAA president.

b. Interest in greater involvement with the search process, including attendance in a “public forum” in October, if available.