The NCAA News - News and Features

January 27, 1997

Bylaw 18

Legislative reference: 18.2.1

Proposal No. 50: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- National Collegiate Championships

Intent: To create procedures for the establishment of a National Collegiate Championship in the revised membership structure.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 777-6-2

Legislative reference: 18.2.10.3 [New]

Proposal No. 137: Championships -- Minimum Sponsorship Criteria -- Olympic Sports

Intent: To create a protected status to continue all men's and women's NCAA championships in Olympic sports.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted (Paddle)

Legislative reference: 18.4.1.5

Proposal No. 135-B: Positive Drug Test -- Non-NCAA Athletics Organization

Intent: To authorize NCAA testing of student-athletes who test positive for banned substances by a non-NCAA athletics organization.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: I -- Adopted (Paddle). II -- Adopted (Paddle). III -- Adopted (Paddle).

Legislative reference: 18.4.1.5.1

Proposal No. 136-B: Transfer -- Positive Drug Test

Intent: To indicate that when a student-athlete who is declared ineligible due to a positive drug test transfers to another NCAA institution, the institution from which the student-athlete transferred must notify the new institution of the student-athlete's ineligibility.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: I -- Adopted upon reconsideration (Paddle). II -- Adopted upon reconsideration (Paddle). III -- Adopted upon reconsideration (Paddle).