RELATED TO
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
SUPPLEMENT NO. 19

DIVISION III INTERPRETATIONS AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

Summary of Recommendations

ACTION ITEMS – MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ONLY

1. ISSUE:		Noncontroversial Legislation – NCAA Bylaw 12.5.1.9 – Promotion of NCAA and Conference Championships.
Committee Recommendation:
	Adopt noncontroversial legislation to permit the NCAA (or a host institution, host conference or local organizing committee acting in conjunction with and subject to approval from the NCAA) to use a student-athlete's name or photograph in materials (e.g., handbill, flyers, booklets, brochures, signage, banners, advertisements) promoting NCAA championships or other NCAA events (e.g., conference events) activities or programs without requiring written approval of the student-athlete or the student-athlete's director of athletics.
Management Council Action:
	Agreed to adopt noncontroversial legislation contingent on legal counsel review.
2. ISSUE:		Modification Based on Intent – Bylaw 14.5.4.1.1 – Multiple Two-Year Colleges.
Subcommittee Recommendation:
	Modify Bylaw 14.5.4.1.1 to indicate that a student-athlete may combine terms of full-time (as opposed to part time and full time) attendance at any two-year colleges to satisfy the minimum two semester or three quarter attendance requirement.
Management Council Action:
	Approved sponsorship of legislation based on intent.
3. ISSUE:		Modification Based on Intent – Bylaw 14.2.5 – Hardship Waiver.
Committee Recommendation:
	Modify Bylaw 14.2.5 to require contemporaneous medical documentation to be approved by a physician (e.g., medical doctor). The committee reviewed Bylaws 14.2.5 and 14.2.5.2.2 and the requirement of contemporaneous medical documentation. The committee considered whether such documentation must come from a physician or whether statements from nonmedical counselors are acceptable. The committee agreed that the validity of the medical documentation is dependent on it being provided by a qualified source. While the committee agreed that documentation from nonmedical counselor is helpful, ultimately, any diagnosis should be reviewed with a qualified medical professional.
Management Council Action:
	Approved sponsorship of legislation based on intent.
4. ISSUE:		Interpretation of Division III Institution that Conducts a Sport Classified in Division I Providing Athletically Related Financial Aid.
Committee Recommendation:
	Approve the following interpretation: "Division III institution that conducts a sport classified in Division I providing athletically related financial aid: A Division III institution that conducts a sport classified in Division I and meets the criteria for a waiver per NCAA Bylaw 20.7.1.1.1 (waivers) may not provide athletically related financial aid to a student-athlete in that sport if the student-athlete participated in another sport at that institution during the same academic year. [References: Bylaws 20.7.1.1 (Division III application) and 20.7.1.1.1 (waivers)]"
Management Council Action:
	Approved the official interpretation, including additional language that: "if a student-athlete receives aid in an academic year to participate in a Division I sport, he or she will be precluded from participating in any Division III sport during that same year." The Council recommended that the incorporation be included in the Division III Manual.