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The NCAA News - News and FeaturesSeptember 29, 1997
Summary of Second Publication of Proposed LegislationFollowing are the statements of intent for 16 new Divisions II and III proposals for the 1998 Convention that will appear in the Second Publication of Proposed Legislation. The listing includes proposals produced from the Divisions II and III governance structures. Proposals from the Division II membership appeared in the August 18 issue of The NCAA News. Those proposals also appear in the Second Publication of Proposed Legislation, but are not repeated in this summary. The proposals below are numbered as they appear in the Second Publication of Proposed Legislation (the numeral "2" appearing before each proposal refers to that publication). Division II legislative proposals NO. 2-1 CONFERENCE STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEES Intent: To require each Division II conference to establish a conference student-athlete advisory committee as a condition and obligation of Division II membership. Source: Division II Presidents Council (Division II Management Council). NO. 2-2 GAMBLING ACTIVITIES Intent: To specify that the provisions of Bylaw 10.3 are applicable to staff members of member conferences. Source: Division II Presidents Council (Division II Management Council upon recommendation from the former NCAA Eligibility Committee). NO. 2-3 EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES -- NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES Intent: To permit U.S. national governing bodies to award educational expenses to individuals (i.e., prospective or enrolled student-athletes) as specified. Source: Division II Presidents Council (Division II Management Council upon recommendation from the NCAA Olympic Sports Liaison Committee). NO. 2-4 DE MINIMUS VIOLATIONS -- PROSPECTIVE AND ENROLLED STUDENT-ATHLETES Intent: To specify instances in which a de minimus violation will not render a prospective or enrolled student-athlete ineligible while retaining the fact that such a violation shall be considered an institutional violation. Source: Division II Presidents Council (Division II Management Council upon recommendation from the former NCAA Eligibility Committee). NO. 2-5 ELIGIBILITY -- RESTITUTION FOR RECEIPT OF IMPROPER BENEFITS Intent: To specify circumstances in which an institution does not have to declare ineligible and seek restoration on behalf of an individual (i.e., prospective or enrolled student-athlete) who received an improper benefit while a prospect, provided the individual repays the value of the improper benefit. Source: Division II Presidents Council (Division II Management Council upon recommendation from the former NCAA Eligibility Committee). NO. 2-7 ELIGIBILITY -- JOINT COLLEGE/HIGH-SCHOOL PROGRAM Intent: To specify that a student-athlete who is enrolled in a joint college/high-school program for outstanding high-school students may participate in extracurricular activities (other than intercollegiate athletics), without using a term(s) of eligibility, provided the student is classified as a special student and is not considered by the college to be regularly matriculated. Source: Division II Presidents Council (Division II Management Council upon recommendation from the former NCAA Academic Requirements Committee). NO. 2-10 DIVISION II MAXIMUM EQUIVALENCY LIMITS -- INSTITUTIONS THAT SPONSOR CROSS COUNTRY BUT DO NOT SPONSOR TRACK Intent: To limit the value of financial aid awards that an institution that sponsors cross country but not indoor or outdoor track may provide student-athletes in the sport of cross country, as specified. Source: Division II Presidents Council (Division II Management Council). NO. 2-15 PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS -- SPRING PRACTICE -- DIVISION II FOOTBALL Intent: In Division II football, to specify that 12 of the spring practice sessions may involve contact, provided contact does not occur prior to the third practice session; to specify that full-contact 11-on-11 sessions are limited to three of the 12 practice sessions; further, to reduce the number of spring football contact sessions that may involve tackling to eight. Source: Division II Presidents Council (Division II Management Council upon recommendation from the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports). NO. 2-16 PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS -- SWIMMING AND DIVING Intent: To permit a Division II student-athlete who is a diver to engage in diving practice sessions beyond the conclusion of the institution's swimming and diving playing season, provided any student-athlete does not engage in more than a 144-day playing season. Source: Division II Presidents Council (Division II Management Council upon recommendation from the NCAA Olympic Sports Liaison Committee). NO. 2-18 NCAA CORE-COURSE REVIEW COMMITTEE Intent: To establish a standing common core-course review committee to assist in the development of policies related to the identification of core courses, and to review courses in the various academic disciplines (i.e., English, mathematics, natural/physical science, social studies and additional courses) that have been denied by the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse for use in meeting the initial-eligibility core-curriculum standards. (Note: The committee must be approved by both Divisions I and II, acting independently through their own governance structures.) Source: Division II Presidents Council (Division II Management Council). NO. 2-19 DIVISION II MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TENNIS COMMITTEE Intent: To increase the Division II Men's and Women's Tennis Committee from six to eight members; further, to specify that four members of the committee shall represent men's tennis interests and four members shall represent women's tennis interests, including three positions allocated for men, three allocated for women and two unallocated. Source: Division II Presidents Council (Division II Management Council). Division III legislative proposals NO. 2-20 GAMBLING ACTIVITIES Intent: To specify that the provisions of Bylaw 10.3 are applicable to staff members of member conferences. Source: Division III Presidents Council (former NCAA Eligibility Committee). NO. 2-21 EXPENSES FOR PARTICIPATION IN OLYMPIC EXHIBITIONS Intent: To permit individuals to receive actual and necessary expenses to participate in Olympic tours/exhibitions involving Olympic team members and members of the national team. Source: Division III Presidents Council (NCAA Olympic Sports Liaison Committee). NO. 2-22 ELIGIBILITY -- RESTITUTION FOR RECEIPT OF IMPROPER BENEFIT Intent: To specify circumstances in which an institution does not have to declare ineligible and seek restoration on behalf of an individual (i.e., prospective or enrolled student-athlete) who received an improper benefit while a prospect, provided the individual repays the value of the improper benefit. Source: Division III Presidents Council (former NCAA Eligibility Committee). NO. 2-23 DE MINIMUS VIOLATIONS -- PROSPECTIVE AND ENROLLED STUDENT-ATHLETES Intent: To specify instances in which a de minimus violation will not render a prospective or enrolled student-athlete ineligible while retaining the fact that such a violation shall be considered an institutional violation. Source: Division III Presidents Council (former NCAA Eligibility Committee). NO. 2-26 MEMBERSHIP RECLASSIFICATION -- DIVISION III Intent: To revise the criteria for institutions that wish to reclassify into Division III, as specified. Source: Division III Presidents Council (NCAA Membership Committee).
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