The NCAA News - News and Features

September 14, 1998

Legislative assistance

1998 Column No. 32
Constitution 5

Divisions II and III legislative calendar

Divisions II and III institutions should note that in accordance with Article 5 of the NCAA Constitution, the Initial Publication of Proposed Legislation for the 1999 Convention was mailed August 15. This publication presents all proposed amendments to NCAA legislation that were submitted properly by the Divisions II and III membership on or before July 15. The following is the 1998-99 legislative calendar as set forth in Constitution 5:

August 15-September 15: Sponsors are permitted to refine and change their proposals in any manner germane to the original proposal. Member institutions and conferences are invited to offer any suggested revisions of a proposal to the primary contact person listed with the proposal. Further, members who believe an amendment should not be modified should inform the primary contact person.

September 1: Deadline for submission of amendments by the Divisions II and III Presidents Councils.

September 15: Deadline for submission by all sponsors (through the primary contact person) of any modification to their original amendment. These modifications may represent either greater or lesser changes; they need only be germane to the original amendment.

September 23: Mailing of Second Publication of Proposed Legislation, including all Divisions II and III membership proposals as modified and including all proposals by the Divisions II and III Presidents Councils.

September 23-November 1: The Divisions II and III Presidents Councils, as well as the membership, may submit amendments to the proposals in the Second Publication of Proposed Legislation. These amendments-to-amendments may not increase the modification of the provisions to be amended; they must fall between the provisions of the circularized amendment and current provisions.

November 1: Deadline for all amendments-to-amendments to be received in the national office. No amendments-to-amendments may be submitted after this date (including at the Convention itself), except that the Councils are authorized to submit further amendments-to-amendments at the Convention if they deem such action necessary.

November 15: Mailing of the Official Notice of the Convention, including all proposed legislation and the properly submitted amendments-to-amendments.

January 9-12 NCAA Convention: Only changes of an editorial nature will be made in the proposed legislation as it appeared in the Official Notice.

Bylaw 17.1.6.2.1

Skill instruction

NCAA Divisions I and II institutions should note that pursuant to Bylaw 17.1.6.2.1, participation by student-athletes in individual skill-related instruction in sports other than football is permitted outside the institution's declared playing season, provided not more than three student-athletes from the same team are involved in skill-related instruction with their coaches at any one time in any facility. Further, the student-athlete must request the instruction. Student-athletes are limited to two hours per week of skill-related instruction under this regulation. Please note that this rule applies only during the academic year outside of the playing season. It is not permissible for such instruction to occur outside the playing season during any vacation period, either during the summer or the academic year.

Permissible expenses -- meals -- Division I

Division I institutions should note that with the adoption of Proposal No. 98-42 (effective immediately), a student-athlete who serves on an institutional committee (e.g., Student-Athlete Advisory Committee) may receive expenses to cover the cost of a meal missed as a result of a committee meeting that occurs when regular institutional dining facilities are open. This proposal will permit all student-athletes who serve on institutional committees to receive a meal or expenses to cover the cost of the meal that occurs during a committee meeting when regular institutional dining facilities are open, regardless of whether the student-athlete is receiving financial aid to cover the cost of the meal or previously has paid for the same meal.

This material was provided by the membership 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 Kristen L. Davis or Lisa Roesler, membership services representatives, at the NCAA national office. This information is available on the College Sports Network.