RELATED TO
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
SUPPLEMENT NO. 13

NCAA DIVISION III MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Summary of Recommendations

ACTION ITEMS ? MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ONLY

1. ISSUE:	Financial Aid ? NCAA Bylaw 15.4.10 (Membership Reclassification).
Committee Recommendation:
Sponsor legislation to modify NCAA Bylaw 15.4.10 to permit a Division III institution that is reclassifying to Division II to provide athletics aid to any eligible student-athlete if the institution has been accepted by the NCAA Division II Membership Committee to begin the reclassification process and the Division III institution notifies all of its opponents that it is providing athletics aid.
Management Council Action:
Agreed to adopt noncontroversial legislation to amend Bylaw 15.4.10.
2. ISSUE:	Editorial Revision ? NCAA Constitution 3.6.1.5 (Five-Sport/Three Season Requirement).
Committee Recommendation:
Editorially revise NCAA Constitution 3.6.1.5 by adding language to clarify that an applicant institution must sponsor at least one sport per season per gender to begin provisional membership, and also to refer to the affected institution as the applicant institution, rather than the provisional institution. Thus, the first two sentences of Constitution 3.6.1.5 should state: "At the time of application, an applicant institution must have at least five sports for each gender, three of which must be team sports (per Bylaw 17). In addition, an applicant institution must sponsor at least one sport per gender, per season (e.g., fall, winter, spring)."
Management Council Action:
Agreed to adopt legislation to editorially revise Constitution 3.6.1.5.

3. ISSUE:	Length of Reclassifying Membership Period ? Bylaws 20.6.2.3, 20.6.2.3.1 and 20.6.2.3.2.
Committee Recommendation:
Sponsor legislation to amend Bylaws 20.6.2.3, 20.6.2.3.1 and 20.6.2.3.2 to lengthen the reclassification process from three to four years and require completion of a four-year educational program for those institutions wishing to reclassify from Division II to Division III. Reclassifying institutions shall be subject to the educational fee of $12,000.
Management Council Action:
Agreed to adopt noncontroversial legislation to amend Bylaws 20.6.2.3, 20.6.2.3.1 and 20.6.2.3.2.

ITEMS OF INFORMATION

1. ISSUE:	Exploratory Member Issues.
Committee Action:
The committee agreed to add information regarding the NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee to the exploratory education program. The committee also discussed the handling of exploratory institutions that will not begin provisional membership in the 2003-04 year. The committee encourages those institutions to become an affiliated or corresponding member of the NCAA until beginning provisional membership, and staff will send the Division III newsletter to those institutions waiting to begin provisional membership. Finally, the committee discussed the deferral process for exploratory institutions and will require those institutions wishing to defer the start of the provisional membership process to clearly indicate the year in which the institution wishes to defer prior to the provisional membership lottery. If an institution notifies the committee that it desires to defer the provisional process after it has been slotted in an academic year, that institution will be placed at the end of the line of all institutions already officially slotted. The provisional membership lottery will be conducted at the June in-person committee meeting.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.

2. ISSUE:	Provisional Member Issues.
Committee Action:
The committee determined that provisional members required to repeat a year of provisional membership should be required to pay an additional fee for the repeated year. Thus, an institution will be charged $3,000 for each year of repeated provisional membership to cover the expenses related to the additional year of provisional membership. The committee updated the provisional member education program to require provisional chief executive officers and athletics directors to attend the Division III Convention Business Session during each of the years they are required to attend the Convention. The committee also established a chief executive officer orientation session in year one and made attendance at regional rules seminars optional in year three of the provisional membership process.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
3. ISSUE:	Membership Status of the Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School.
Committee Action:
The committee reviewed a statement from the Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School and confirmed that the Apprentice School shall be considered a corresponding member of the NCAA rather than an active Division III member. The committee noted that the Apprentice School is not eligible for active membership due to the fact that it does not grant four-year degrees.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
4. ISSUE:	Discussion of the Ad Hoc Committee Report.
Committee Action:
The committee discussed the ad hoc report and engaged in a discussion concerning the governance structure. The committee indicated it was not in favor of the representative structure used in Division I, but it is supportive of the current one institution, one vote system. The committee indicated that Division III should continue to develop any and all means to increase presidential involvement. The committee believes that presidents are as engaged in athletics department issues as much as any other department on campus. The committee suggested requiring that one president from each conference must attend the Convention. The committee expressed concern that the legislative process is increasingly being driven from the top down rather than from the membership. As a result, the committee suggests providing further education to conference commissioners in an attempt to further educate the Division III membership.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
5. ISSUE:	Institutional Self-Study Guide (ISSG) Revisions.
Committee Action:
The committee agreed to add a question regarding the senior woman administrator in section five of the ISSG and also to add questions concerning the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee in sections 10 and 11.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.