The NCAA News - News FeaturesDecember 9, 1996
Legislative assistance
1996 Column No. 44
NCAA Bylaw 16.8.1.4 -- Travel to regular-season contests during vacation period -- NCAA Divisions I and II
NCAA Divisions I and II institutions should note that an institution may provide team transportation for a student-athlete to travel from campus to the site of a regular-season contest that occurs during a vacation period and back to campus.
Bylaw 16.8.1.4.1.1 - Exception
If a student-athlete travels to a site other than the event site (e.g., he or she goes home for the holidays) during the vacation period, the institution may provide the cost of round-trip transportation for the student-athlete to travel from campus to the event site and back to campus even if the student-athlete does not travel with the team (e.g., the student goes home for the holidays and travels to the event site from home). The student-athlete shall pay only the additional cost associated with traveling to a site other than the event site.
Expenses for regular-season competition during vacation period
It is permissible for an institution to purchase a ticket to cover any of a student-athlete's transportation expenses (e.g., expenses from home to the event and back to campus) in conjunction with regular-season competition during a vacation period, provided the student-athlete reimburses the institution the value of any portion of the trip from the campus to the student-athlete's home and back to campus for which the student-athlete has not paid. Under such circumstances, the student-athlete must reimburse the institution prior to his or her departure for the competition. [Reference: November 29, 1994, NCAA Interpretations Committee.]
Institution providing cash to student-athletes for team entertainment related to away-from-home contests
It is not permissible for an institution to provide cash to student-athletes for team entertainment in conjunction with away-from-home contests, except as permitted in Bylaws 16.8.1.5 (NCAA championships and certified postseason bowl contest) and 16.9.1 (foreign tour). Accordingly, an institution may not provide cash to a student-athlete for team entertainment related to a regular-season contest that occurs during a vacation period. [Reference: January 30, 1992, NCAA Interpretations Committee.]
This material was provided by the legislative services staff as an aid to member institutions. If an institution has a question or comment regarding this column, such correspondence should be directed to Richard C. Perko, legislative assistant, at the NCAA national office. This information is available on the Collegiate Sports Network.
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