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January 27, 1997

Bylaw 20

Legislative reference: 20.02.3

Proposal No. 55-B: Membership Requirements -- Provisional Membership

Intent: To increase the length of the provisional membership period from three to four years and to specify that the new year shall be an additional educational year, during which the institution shall apply NCAA legislation to the greatest extent possible.

Effective date: August 1, 1997; for institutions petitioning for provisional membership on or after August 1, 1997.

Result: Adopted I -- 311-10-1. II -- 227-11-2. III -- 235-59-9.

Legislative reference: 20.2.2

Proposal No. 55-C: Membership Requirements -- Provisional Membership

Intent: To increase the length of the provisional membership period from three to four years and to specify that the new year shall be an additional educational year, during which the institution shall apply NCAA legislation to the greatest extent possible.

Effective date: August 1, 1997; for institutions petitioning for provisional membership on or after August 1, 97.

Result: Adopted I -- 311-10-1. II -- 227-11-2. III -- 235-59-9.

Legislative reference: 20.4.2.2 [New]

Proposal No. 53-A: Membership Reclassification -- Notification and Championships Eligibility

Intent: To establish a two-year notification requirement for institutions that intend to reclassify a sport from Division II to Division I and to exclude those institutions that have forwarded such notice to the national office from eligibility for any Division II NCAA championship in that sport.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 227-9-3

Legislative reference: 20.4.3.1 [New]

Proposal No. 53-B: Membership Reclassification -- Notification and Championships Eligibility

Intent: To establish a two-year notification requirement for institutions that intend to reclassify a sport from Division II to Division I and to exclude those institutions that have forwarded such notice to the national office from eligibility for any Division II NCAA championship in that sport.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 227-9-3

Legislative reference: 20.10

Proposal No. 52: Division II Membership Requirements -- Philosophy Statement

Intent: To revise the Division II philosophy statement as specified.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 234-3-2

Legislative reference: 20.11.3

Proposal No. 54-C: Division III Membership Requirements -- Sports-Sponsorship Requirements

Intent: To increase the sports-sponsorship requirements for Division III institutions and conferences from four men's and four women's sports to five sports for each gender, and to increase team sports-sponsorship requirements from two men's and two women's team sports to three sports for each gender.

Effective date: August 1, 2001

Result: Adopted 242-44-18