The NCAA News - News and Features

January 27, 1997

Constitution 4

Legislative reference: 4.01.1

Proposal No. 7-F: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Delay of Effective Date

Intent: To delay the effective date of all legislation related to the revised NCAA membership structure until February 1, 1998.

Effective date: February 1, 1998

Result: Defeated 105-667-13

Legislative reference: 4.01.2.2.2.3 [New]

Proposal No. 48: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Waiver of Division I Revenue Guarantee

Intent: To permit the Division I Board of Directors to waive the proportionality requirements of the Division I revenue guarantees in regard to the academic enhancement, conference grant and/or special assistance funds.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 319-4-1

Legislative reference: 4.01.2.2.3 [New]

Proposal No. 47: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Revenue Guarantee

Intent: To specify that with any joint venture between the Association (or the Association's representative or agent) and a Division I member conference or a Division I member institution (or a representative or agent of a Division I member institution or conference), all NCAA revenue occurring from such ventures shall flow through the Association in a manner that is consistent with previously agreed upon financial guarantees to the Division I membership.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted as amended by 47-1-A and 47-2 278-41-0

Legislative reference: 4.01.2.3.2 [New]

Proposal No. 49: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Championships

Intent: To affirm that not more than one national championship shall be conducted in each men's and women's Division I sport except football.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 322-1-0

Legislative reference: 4.02.1, 4.02.2, 4.02.4 and 4.8

Proposal No. 7-D: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Delay of Effective Date

Intent: To delay the effective date of all legislation related to the revised NCAA membership structure until February 1, 1998.

Effective date: February 1, 1998

Result: Defeated 105-667-13

Legislative reference: 4.02.3

Proposal No. 7-E: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Delay of Effective Date

Intent: To delay the effective date of all legislation related to the revised NCAA membership structure until February 1, 1998.

Effective date: February 1, 1998

Result: Defeated I -- 33-268-5. II -- 23-171-4. III -- 69-176-7.

Legislative reference: 4.2.1

Proposal No. 8-A: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Board of Directors/Management Council

Intent: To establish minimal goals for gender representation and ethnic minority representation on the Division I Board of Directors and the Division I Management Council and to establish a process for attaining those goals.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 311-6-1

Legislative reference: 4.2.1

Proposal No. 17-A: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Board of Directors/Management Council

Intent: To eliminate the distinction between Division I-AA representation and Division I-AAA representation on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors and Management Council.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 238-74-6

Legislative reference: 4.2.1.4 [New]

Proposal No. 12: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Board of Directors

Intent: To establish an operating principle that a system for rotating I-AA and I-AAA representatives to the Division I Board of Directors be developed, maintained and revised by the I-AA and I-AAA conferences.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 307-5-4

Legislative reference: 4.2.3.1 [New]

Proposal No. 8-1-A: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Board of Directors/Management Council

Intent: To move from the Administrative Regulations to the Constitution the process for attaining the goals to establish minimal goals for gender representation and ethnic-minority representation on the Division I Board of Directors and Management Council.

Result: Adopted 268-55-1

Legislative reference: 4.2.3.2

Proposal No. 13: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Board of Directors

Intent: To establish that the term of office for I-AA and I-AAA members of the Division I Board of Directors be developed, maintained and revised by the I-AA and I-AAA conferences as specified.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 308-4-5

Legislative reference: 4.2.3.2

Proposal No. 16-A: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Board of Directors/Management Council

Intent: To permit Division I conferences to remove their representatives to the Division I Board of Directors or Management Council during their term of office.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 314-5-0

Legislative reference: 4.2.3.3 [New]

Proposal No. 9-A: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Board of Directors/Management Council/Cabinets

Intent: To establish that the chairs of the Division I Board of Directors and Management Council shall serve two-year nonrenewable terms; that at least once every three term rotations, the chairs of the Board of Directors and the Management Council shall rotate among subdivisions; and that among the chairs of the Board of Directors, the Management Council and the Cabinets, there shall be at least one representative from each subdivision at any time.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 321-7-0

Legislative reference: 4.2.3.3 [New]

Proposal No. 11-A: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Board of Directors/Management Council

Intent: To establish that the chairs of the Division I Board of Directors and Management Council shall serve two-year, nonrenewable terms.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Moot

Legislative reference: 4.2.3.5 [New]

Proposal No. 10-A: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Rotation of Chairs of Governing Bodies -- Division I

Intent: To require the chairs of the Division I Board of Directors, Management Council and Cabinets to rotate between all subdivisions on an equitable, if not equal, basis.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Moot

Legislative reference: 4.3

Proposal No. 22: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division II Presidents Council

Intent: To amend the legislation related to the composition of the Division II Presidents Council as specified.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 233-0-3

Legislative reference: 4.5.1

Proposal No. 8-B: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Board of Directors/Management Council

Intent: To establish minimal goals for gender representation and ethnic-minority representation on the Division I Board of Directors and the Division I Management Council and to establish a process for attaining those goals.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 311-6-1

Legislative reference: 4.5.1

Proposal No. 17-B: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Board of Directors/Management Council

Intent: To eliminate the distinction between Division I-AA representation and Division I-AAA representation on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors and Management Council.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 238-74-6

Legislative reference: 4.5.1

Proposal No. 18: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Management Council

Intent: To establish minimal goals for gender representation and ethnic-minority representation on the Division I Board of Directors and the Division I Management Council and to establish a process for attaining those goals.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 203-122-4

Legislative reference: 4.5.1.4 [New]

Proposal No. 14: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Management Council

Intent: To establish an operating principle that a system of rotation for I-AA and I-AAA representatives to the Division I Management Council be developed, maintained and revised by the I-AA and I-AAA conferences.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 306-4-5

Legislative reference: 4.5.1.4 [New]

Proposal No. 20: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Management Council

Intent: To provide that alternates may participate in Division I Management Council meetings.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 232-94-1

Legislative reference: 4.5.3.1

Proposal No. 19: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Management Council

Intent: To permit each conference represented on the Division I Management Council to select an alternate representative to serve in place of a regular member who is unable to attend successive meetings, and to require the approval of the chair of the Board of Directors to permit the alternate to attend meetings.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Moot

Legislative reference: 4.5.3.1 [New]

Proposal No. 8-1-B: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Board of Directors/Management Council

Intent: To move from the Administrative Regulations to the Constitution the process for attaining the goals to establish minimal goals for gender representation and ethnic-minority representation on the Division I Board of Directors and Management Council.

Result: Adopted 268-55-1

Legislative reference: 4.5.3.2

Proposal No. 15: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Management Council

Intent: To establish that the term of office for I-AA and I-AAA members to the Division I Management Council be developed, maintained and revised by the I-AA and I-AAA conferences as specified.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 310-3-4

Legislative reference: 4.5.3.2

Proposal No. 16-B: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Board of Directors/Management Council

Intent: To permit Division I conferences to remove their representatives to the NCAA Division I Board of Directors or Management Council during their term of office.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 314-5-0

Legislative reference: 4.5.3.3 [New]

Proposal No. 9-B: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Board of Directors/Management Council/Cabinets

Intent: To establish that the chairs of the Division I Board of Directors and Management Council shall serve two-year nonrenewable terms; that at least once every three term rotations, the chairs of the Board of Directors and the Management Council shall rotate among subdivisions; and that among the chairs of the Board of Directors, the Management Council and the cabinets, there shall be at least one representative from each subdivision at any time.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 321-7-0

Legislative reference: 4.5.3.3

Proposal No. 11-B: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Board of Directors/Management Council

Intent: To establish that the chairs of the Division I Board of Directors and Management Council shall serve two-year, nonrenewable terms.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Moot

Legislative reference: 4.5.3.5 [New]

Proposal No. 10-B: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Rotation of Chairs of Governing Bodies -- Division I

Intent: To require the chairs of the Division I Board of Directors, Management Council and cabinets to rotate between all subdivisions on an equitable, if not equal, basis.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Moot

Legislative reference: 4.5.5 [New]

Proposal No. 21: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Management Council Administrative Committee

Intent: To establish an Administrative Committee of the Division I Management Council as specified.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 323-6-0

Legislative reference: 4.5.5

Proposal No. 42: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I-AA Governance Structure

Intent: To establish a Division I-AA governance committee of the Division I Management Council to act on legislative issues specific to I-AA football.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 315-2-4

Legislative reference: 4.6

Proposal No. 25: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division II Management Council

Intent: To amend the legislation related to the composition of the Division II Management Council as specified.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 233-1-3

Legislative reference: 4.7.1

Proposal No. 27-A: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division III Management Council

Intent: To revise the composition of the Division III Management Council as specified; to establish a provision related to Management Council vacancies; to permit the Management Council to perform the duties currently exercised by the Administrative Review Panel related to the review of appeals; and to specify that the Management Council shall administer duties related to the Division III business session of the annual Convention.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 241-1-0

Legislative reference: 4.7.2

Proposal No. 27-B: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division III Management Council

Intent: To revise the composition of the Division III Management Council as specified; to establish a provision related to Management Council vacancies; to permit the Management Council to perform the duties currently exercised by the Administrative Review Panel related to the review of appeals; and to specify that the Management Council shall administer duties related to the Division III business session of the annual Convention.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 241-1-0

Legislative reference: 4.8 [New]

Proposal No. 23: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division II Administrative Committee

Intent: To establish a Division II Administrative Committee as specified.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 233-0-3

Legislative reference: 4.8 [New]

Proposal No. 24: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division II Budget and Finance Committee

Intent: To establish a Division II Budget and Finance Committee as specified.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 233-1-3

Legislative reference: 4.8 [New]

Proposal No. 26: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division III Administrative Committee

Intent: To establish a Division III Administrative Committee as specified.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 300-0-0

Legislative reference: 4.8.1 [New]

Proposal No. 10-C: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Rotation of Chairs of Governing Bodies -- Division I

Intent: To require the chairs of the Division I Board of Directors, Management Council and cabinets to rotate between all subdivisions on an equitable, if not equal, basis.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Moot

Legislative reference: 4.8.1 [New]

Proposal No. 31: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Cabinets/Committees

Intent: To establish limits on subdivision representation in Division I Cabinets/Committees as specified.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Withdrawn

Legislative reference: 4.8.1 [New]

Proposal No. 32-1: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Committees

Intent: To amend the effective date regarding the establishment of limits on subdivision representation on Division I committees as specified.

Effective date: August 1, 1997, for all new committees; January 1, 1999, for all existing committees.

Result: Withdrawn

Legislative reference: 4.8.1 [New]

Proposal No. 32: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Committees

Intent: To establish limits on subdivision representation on Division I committees as specified.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 210-120-0

Legislative reference: 4.8.1 [New]

Proposal No. 33: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Cabinets

Intent: To expand the pool of potential Division I cabinet members as specified.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 219-108-1

Legislative reference: 4.8.1 [New]

Proposal No. 34: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Cabinets

Intent: To provide in the constitution for minimum conference representation on Division I cabinets, including a minimum of two at any one time from each conference listed in 4.2.1-(c); to require the Management Council to develop and publish Division I cabinet seat rotations; to specify that conferences may appoint and remove their cabinet representatives; and to require the Management Council to review appointments for consistency with legislated requirements for positions and diversity.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 296-14-3