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1. Opening Remarks. Robert A. Bowlsby, chair, welcomed those new members of the Management Council who were attending as observers and Danita Edwards, NCAA vice-president for public affairs. 2. Proposal No. 98-91 -- Weekly Hour Limitations -- Skill Instruction -- Divisions I-A and I-AA Football. The Management Council tabled this proposal to allow the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee to provide more detailed input as to whether football student-athletes supported the proposal, which would allow them to participate in individual skill-related instruction outside the institution's declared playing season during the academic year. 3. Proposal No. 98-107 -- Recruiting Calendar -- Division I Women's Basketball. During its review of this proposal, which was referred to the Working Group to Study Division I Basketball Issues, the Management Council noted the continued opposition of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee to telephone calls between April 24 and May 15. 4. Committee Report of the Subcommittee to Review the Division I Governance Structure. During its consideration of the composition of the Management Council, discussion occurred regarding the distinction among Division I-A conferences. It was noted that there is no formula for defining the difference between the different levels of Division I-A conferences. 5. Closing Remarks. The Management Council noted that this would be the final meeting for Carol J. Sprague, David M. Guinn, Jeffrey H. Orleans and John C. Parry and expressed its appreciation to these individuals for their years of service to the Management Council and NCAA. The Management Council also applauded Bowlsby, whose term as chair would expire after the meeting, for his service to the Management Council and NCAA during the transition in the new structure. Report of the Division I Management Council January 9 and 11, 1999, meeting 1. Opening Remarks. 2. Previous minutes; October 19-20, 1998, Management Council meeting. MC ACTION: Approved as distributed. (Unanimous voice vote.) 3. Division I Administrative Committee report on interim actions. Minutes of November 5, November 19, December 3, and December 16, 1998, Division I Management Council Administrative Committee conferences. MC ACTION: Approved as distributed. (Unanimous voice vote.) 4. Report of Board of Directors October 27, 1998, meeting. No action taken. 5. Report of Executive Committee October 28, 1998, meeting. No action taken. 6. President's report. Received a report of key issues for the next year, including the ongoing review of initial-eligibility standards, the move to Indianapolis, the sale of the NCAA airplane, illegal sports gambling, the participation of Division I in future Conventions and the need for the Management Council to annually set aside a meeting for discussing major issues. 7. Litigation update. Received a report from NCAA legal counsel concerning current litigation involving the Association. 8. Cabinet reports. a. Championships/Competition Cabinet. (1) Request for a waiver of Bylaw 21.6.1.1.3 on behalf of the Men's Basketball Committee. MC ACTION: Approved a waiver under Bylaw 21.6.1.1.3 of the "on-the-staff" requirement for committee service between January 1 and September 1, 1999, to allow Craig Thompson, a member of the Division I Men's Basketball Committee and recently appointed commissioner of the Mountain West Conference, to remain on the committee while the conference prepares to become an NCAA conference member September 1, 1999. [Note: Thompson's term on the committee will expire September 1, 2000.] (Unanimous voice vote.) (2) Report of action taken on requests for waivers of Sunday competition legislation. Received a report that five institutions had filed copies of written policies against competing on Sunday (or other days) for religious reasons; that three of the institutions agreed they would set aside their policies if they were selected for an NCAA championship; that the cabinet denied requests from nine sports committees to waive, for the 1998-99 academic year, the legislation requiring an adjustment to the championship schedule to accommodate the institutions that have the written policies; and that the cabinet will consider whether legislation should be proposed to specify that if a conference champion declines to compete in an NCAA championship for reasons related to written religious policies against competition on certain days, automatic qualification for the conference would not be withdrawn. b. Request from Strategic Planning Cabinet regarding establishment of an NCAA award honoring student-athletes who display outstanding sportsmanship. MC ACTION: (1) Approved in concept the recommendation of the Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct to establish an annual Association-wide sportsmanship award to be presented in conjunction with the Citizen Through Sports Alliance, which includes several professional sports leagues and other athletics associations; and recommended that institutional student-athlete advisory committees should be involved in the selection of institutional nominees (For 30, against 4.) [See Vote No. 1.] (2) Suggested that for future years, each Division I conference should be invited to select a male and a female nominee with input from student-athlete advisory committees. (For 33, against 1.) [See Vote No. 2.] (3) Commended the Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct Committee for its efforts to establish this award and encouraged the committee to continue developing initiatives to promote sportsmanship and ethical conduct at the institutional level. (Unanimous voice vote.) c. Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet. (1) Minutes of Subcommittee on Legislative Review/Interpretations. (1998 Minutes No. 11, 12 and 13.) MC ACTION: Approved as distributed. (Unanimous voice vote.) (2) Format of Division I Manual. MC ACTION: Approved a recommendation to eliminate the "gaps" in legislative citations, all voting-line references to federated provisions other than subdivision distinctions, and all references to other divisions in the text of the Division I Manual, as long as a cross-reference system or master Manual is maintained; and emphasized that improving membership on-line access to interpretations should be a very high priority. (Unanimous voice vote.) 9. Committee reports. a. Committee on Athletics Certification. Received a summary of the most recent certification-status decisions and a report that the committee, in response to a referral from the Management Council, had determined that it was not within the scope of the certification process to verify the accuracy of graduation-rates data but that peer-review teams are trained to review three consecutive years of data to note significant trends. b. Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. MC ACTIONS: Noted the success of the first joint meeting between the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the Management Council; agreed that another joint meeting should be conducted during the 2000 Convention; agreed that each conference should consult with its nominees for vacancies on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee to ensure that they are willing to attend meetings and serve on the committee; and agreed to forward to the Initial-Eligibility Subcommittee of the Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet the initial-eligibility model supported by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. c. Satisfactory-Progress Waivers Committee. Reviewed a summary of the waivers considered by the committee from May 5 through November 3, 1998. d. Committee on Financial Aid. MC ACTIONS: (1) Review of the feasibility of increasing a full grant-in-aid to the cost of attendance. (a) Reviewed a report from the committee, submitted in response to a referral from the Board of Directors and the Management Council, regarding the feasibility of increasing a full grant-in-aid to the cost of attendance or an equivalent amount as a possible alternative to student-athlete employment during the academic year for full grant recipients and the possible implications of increasing the grant-in-aid for student-athletes who receive partial grants. (b) Noted that the current employment legislation has only been in effect since August 1, 1998, that the legislation has not appeared to create significant problems and that the difference between a full grant-in-aid and the cost of attendance varies significantly from institution to institution. (c) Agreed that no change to the current student-athlete employment legislation is necessary at this time and requested that the Committee on Financial Aid solicit feedback from each institution, including the campus student-athlete advisory committees, to determine whether the $2,000 limit on earnings permitted by the student-athlete employment legislation is satisfactory. (Unanimous voice vote.) (2) Proposal No. 98-41 -- Foreign Student-Athletes -- Withholding Tax. Intent: To permit an institution to provide the value of a full grant (i.e., tuition, fees, room and board, and books) to a foreign student-athlete and, in addition, to pay the applicable withholding tax to the federal government. (a) Reviewed a report from the committee, in response to a referral from the Management Council, that this proposal not be supported. (b) Received additional information, that had not been available to the Committee on Financial Aid, from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) indicating that foreign student-athletes rarely receive a refund for the full amount of the withholding tax through normal IRS filing procedures. (c) Gave initial approval to the proposal. (For 28, against 6.) [See Vote No. 3.] e. Honors Committee. Received a report from the NCAA Honors Committee regarding honorees selected for the Silver Anniversary Award, Today's Top VIII Award and the Theodore Roosevelt Anniversary Award. 10. Report of Management Council subcommittees. a. Administrative Review Subcommittee report of decisions. MC ACTION: Received a report from the subcommittee regarding decisions from June 1 through November 20, 1998, and requested that future reports be organized in a manner similar to the report from the Satisfactory-Progress Waivers Committee. (Unanimous voice vote.) b. Selection Review Committee. MC ACTIONS: Made the following committee selections: (1) Committee on Athletics Certification. Selected Jerry L. Kingston, Arizona State University, Pacific-10 Conference. (Unanimous voice vote.) (2) Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Noted the Management Council Administrative Committee's selection of Matthew Lee, a basketball student-athlete at Bradley University, Missouri Valley Conference; and Lindsey Yedinak, a swimmer at Southern Methodist University, Western Athletic Conference. (3) Interim Cabinet Vacancies. Noted that some of the conferences may be unable to satisfy the gender, ethnic diversity and position requirements for several interim cabinet vacancies; and agreed that the Management Council would consider approving interim appointments that do not meet these requirements with the provision that, one time each year, the conferences will review all interim appointments made during the previous year and make any adjustments necessary to the cabinet rosters to satisfy all gender, ethnic diversity and position requirements, subject to approval by the Management Council. (Unanimous voice vote.) c. Subcommittee to Review the Division I Governance Structure. MC ACTIONS: Reviewed a preliminary report from the subcommittee, noted that additional recommendations regarding the governance structure would be presented at the April 1999 meeting and took the following actions: (1) Two Legislative Cycles per Year. Agreed that beginning with the October 1999 meeting, the Management Council would receive and act on legislation only at its April and October meetings. (Unanimous voice vote.) (2) One Comment Period. Gave initial approval to a proposal that would eliminate the 60-day comment period following cabinet action, effective upon the anticipated adoption of the proposal in April 1999. (Unanimous voice vote.) (3) Further Study by the Subcommittee of the Legislative Cycle. Directed the subcommittee to study the details of the legislative process as affected by the anticipated changes and to report its findings and recommendations to the Management Council in April. (Unanimous voice vote.) (4) Composition of the Management Council. Gave initial approval to a proposal that would expand the composition of the Management Council to 51 members, effective with the July 1999 Management Council meeting, including three administrators or representatives each from the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big East Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, Conference USA, Pacific-10 Conference and Southeastern Conference; two administrators or representatives each from the Mountain West and Western Athletic Conferences; one administrator or representative each from the Big West and Mid-American Conferences and from each of the Division I-AA and I-AAA conferences listed in Constitution 4.5.1-(c)-(1); and four at-large positions from the Division I-AA and/or I-AAA membership. (For 29, against 2, abstain 2, not present 1.) [See Vote No. 41.] (5) Composition of the Board of Directors. Gave initial approval to a proposal that would expand the composition of the Board of Directors to a total of 18 members to include an additional member from the Mountain West Conference, one representative each from the Big West and Mid-American Conferences and one additional Division I-AA/I-AAA representative. (For 32, abstain 1, not present 1.) [See Vote No. 42.] (6) Further Study by the Subcommittee of the Composition of the Board of Directors and Management Council. Directed the subcommittee to study the impact of the implementation of these two proposals and to report its findings and recommendations to the April 1999 meeting of the Management Council. (Unanimous voice vote.) (7) Number of Management Council Meetings per Year. Agreed to continue scheduling four Management Council meetings per year, with the understanding that legislation would be considered only at the April and October meetings, that the agenda for the July 1999 meeting, to the maximum extent possible, should emphasize broad policy issues and that in October 1999, the Management Council would reevaluate the number of meetings per year. (Unanimous voice vote.) (8) Number of Board of Directors Meetings per Year. Recommended that, in light of the actions taken regarding the legislative cycle, the Board of Directors should consider meeting approximately two weeks after the Management Council's April and October legislative meetings. (Unanimous voice vote.) (9) Emergency, Noncontroversial Legislation. Gave initial approval to a proposal that would provide authority for the Management Council to adopt only emergency, noncontroversial legislation at its January and July meetings, subject to review by the Board of Directors, and noted that the Administrative Committee would be responsible for selecting the proposals that could be considered emergency and noncontroversial. (Unanimous voice vote.) (10) Strategic Planning and Business/Finance Cabinets. Agreed that, as part of its review of the role of the cabinets during its April 1999 meeting, the Management Council should request input from the Strategic Planning and Business/Finance Cabinets, including descriptions of the cabinets' duties, evaluation of the cabinets' functions, and whether these functions could be performed as effectively by the Management Council or a committee that reports directly to the Management Council. (Unanimous voice vote.) (11) Electronic Communication. Requested that staff make the use of electronic communication of legislative matters and cabinet, Management Council and Board of Directors business a high priority. (Unanimous voice vote.) d. Subcommittee to Review the Definition of Senior Woman Administrator. MC ACTIONS: Reviewed a report from the subcommittee and took the following actions: (1) Agreed that consideration should be given to amending the current definition of senior woman administrator specified in Constitution 4.02.4 as follows: "A senior woman administrator is the highest-ranking female administrator in the department of athletics other than the director of athletics involved with the conduct of a member institution's intercollegiate athletics program. If the institution has a female director of athletics, another female administrator may be designated as senior woman administrator." (2) Agreed that consideration should be given to adding a new provision to Constitution 6.1 (Institutional Governance) following the requirement regarding the faculty athletics representative as follows: "All member institutions that sponsor women's athletics programs shall designate an individual to serve as a liaison to the NCAA for issues related to women's athletics. That individual shall be a full-time employee who also is an administrator, coach or faculty member of the institution and may be the senior woman administrator of the institution as defined in Constitution 4.02.4. The liaison shall be attentive to issues of particular interest to women's athletics and shall be responsible for facilitating the institution's conformity with the principle of gender equity defined in Constitution 2.3. The liaison also may participate in the development of overall athletics policies for the institution and such other duties and responsibilities as determined by the institution. (3) Noted that these changes reflect a compromise approach to establishing a senior woman administrator (as opposed to a women's administrator) and referred these proposed changes to the Committee on Women's Athletics to evaluate whether it is more important to require the liaison position or to specify the gender of that position without requiring institutions to designate an individual. (4) Requested staff to communicate with legal counsel to determine whether possible legal issues exist if "the senior woman administrator position" on committees can only be filled by individuals who meet the proposed definition of the senior woman administrator, which would not be a required position, and if an individual designated as the liaison to the NCAA for issues related to women's athletics would not be considered for the position unless designated as the senior woman administrator as defined in Constitution 4.02.4. (Unanimous voice vote.) 11. Report of the January 8 Division I-AA Football Governance Committee meeting. COMMITTEE ACTIONS: a. Proposal No. 98-90 -- Division I Football -- Maximum Contest Limitations. Gave initial approval to a proposal that would eliminate annual preseason exempted contests subsequent to the 2002 playing season and, beginning with the 2002 football season, permit Division I-AA institutions to schedule a 12th football contest in those years in which there are 14 Saturdays from the first permissible playing date through the last playing date in November. (For 8, against 1.) [Note: During the meeting of the full Management Council, the Division I-AA members confirmed that the purpose of this proposal is to promote competitive equity in college football and to address concerns that institutions selected to play in preseason exempted games receive significant financial, competitive and recruiting advantages over institutions that are not selected for such games. See Item No. 14-a-(13)-(b) below.] b. Proposal No. 98-91 -- Weekly Hour Limitations -- Skill Instruction -- Divisions I-A and I-AA Football. Approved and forwarded to the Board of Directors a proposal to permit football student-athletes to participate in individual skill-related instruction outside the institution's declared playing season during the academic year, provided (a) the student-athlete requests such instruction; (b) such instruction does not involve the use of any pads or helmets; and (c) no more than four student-athletes are involved in skill-related instruction with their coaches at any one time in any facility. (For 7, against 3.) c. Proposal No. 98-54 -- Recruiting -- Evaluations/Telephone Calls -- Divisions I-A and I-AA Football. Recommended changing the effective date to August 1, 1999, and agreed to support the proposal only if Division I-A supports the legislation, which would expand the spring evaluation period to permit 30 consecutive days (excluding Memorial Day and Sundays), beginning April 15 through May 31. (For 6, against 4.) [Note: During the meeting of the full Management Council, the Division I-A members gave initial approval to the proposal with an effective date of August 1, 1999. Accordingly, the proposal received initial approval in Division I-AA.] d. Request by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for a representative to the Division I-AA Football Governance Committee. Declined a request to allow a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative to participate on the Division I-AA Football Governance Committee, noting that the presence of a representative during the Division I-AA meeting was not necessary because no other sport has a specific representative from the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and all actions of the Division I-AA Football Governance Committee are reported to the full Management Council, where two Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representatives are present. (Defeated -- for 1, against 9.) e. Review of Issues Regarding the Status of the Division I-AA Football Championship. Agreed to invite John Johnson, chair of the Division I-AA Football Committee, to the April Management Council meeting to discuss the Division I-AA Football Championship, particularly the television coverage of the championship. f. Impact on the governance structure of the reclassification of the Northeast Conference to become a Division I-AA conference. (1) Agreed to invite Marilyn McNeil, the Northeast Conference Management Council representative, to join the Division I-AA Football Governance Committee as a nonvoting member. (Unanimous voice vote.) (2) Requested that NCAA staff develop a possible cabinet rotation schedule for Division I-AA representatives. g. Heritage Bowl. Agreed to sponsor legislation to allow the Heritage Bowl to be conducted the same weekend as the Division I-AA Football Championship, provided the times of the games do not conflict. (Unanimous voice vote.) 12. Continued discussion of alternative methods for funding expenses associated with the restricted-earnings judgment. a. Report of Division I Budget Subcommittee discussions. No action taken. b. Suggestion from Northeast Conference. MC ACTION: Reviewed and took no action on the request by the Northeast Conference to require a vote of all Division I institutions to establish the formula for determining the amount to be paid by each Division I member institution as a result of the restricted-earnings case; and noted that, in accordance with its budgetary authority, the Management Council could approve legislation pertaining to the allocation of the ultimate judgment among Division I institutions that eventually would be subject to an override vote. 13. Status report from the Working Group to Study Division I Basketball Issues. No action taken. 14. Review of legislative proposals (including membership comment). a. Legislative proposals (including membership comment) initially approved by the Management Council during its October 19-20 meeting. (1) No. 98-12 (MC2) -- Official Visits -- Baseball. Intent: To limit to 25 the number of official visits an institution may provide to prospective student-athletes in the sport of baseball in a given year. MC ACTION: Gave final approval and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption. (Unanimous voice vote.) (2) No. 98-21 (MC2) -- Two-Year College Transfer Eligibility. Intent: To permit a two-year college transfer to use an associate or equivalent degree that is academic or technical in nature to satisfy the two-year-college graduation requirement. MC ACTION: Gave final approval and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption. (For 25, against 9.( [See Vote No. 4.] (3) No. 98-36 (MC2) -- Recruiting -- Publicity -- Contests Involving National Teams. Intent: To allow athletics department staff members to serve as announcers or commentators during national team events, including the Olympic games, regardless of whether there are prospective student-athletes involved in such competition. MC ACTION: Gave final approval and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption. (Unanimous voice vote.) (4) No. 98-47 (MC2) -- Eligibility -- Students with Learning Disabilities. Intent: To permit a student-athlete with a learning disability who was not a qualifier to earn a fourth season of competition, provided the student-athlete has satisfied specified procedures and has completed at least 75 percent of his or her degree program at the beginning of the fifth academic year following the student-athlete's initial, full-time collegiate enrollment. MC ACTION: Gave final approval and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption. (Unanimous voice vote.) (5) No. 98-48 (MC2) -- Initial Eligibility -- GED Test/Equivalency Diploma. Intent: To specify that a prospect may qualify for athletically related financial aid and practice at the institution's regular home facility, but not for competition, by presenting a minimum average score of 45 on the five-part GED test and satisfying the applicable core-curriculum grade-point average in corresponding ACT or SAT score for a partial qualifier as set forth in the sliding scale index in Bylaw 14.3.2.1.1. MC ACTION: Gave final approval and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption. (Unanimous voice vote.) (6) No. 98-49 (MC2) -- Recruiting Calendar -- Division I Softball. Intent: To establish a recruiting calendar in the sport of Division I softball, as specified. MC ACTION: Gave final approval and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption. (For 24, against 9, abstain 1.) [See Vote No. 5.] (7) No. 98-50 (MC2) -- Recruiting Opportunities -- Division I Sports other than Football, Basketball and Men's Ice Hockey. Intent: To specify that in all sports other than Division I football, basketball and men's ice hockey, an institution is permitted seven permissible recruiting opportunities (contacts and evaluations) during the academic year, and that not more than three of the seven recruiting opportunities may be in-person, off-campus contacts. MC ACTION: Gave final approval and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption. (Unanimous voice vote.) (8) No. 98-51 (MC2) -- Offers and Inducements -- Employment of Two-Year Prospects. Intent: To specify that the arrangement of employment by an institution for a two-year college prospect shall be permitted only if the prospect has officially withdrawn from or has completed requirements for graduation at the two-year college. MC ACTION: Gave final approval and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption. (For 33, against 1.) [See Vote No. 6.] (9) No. 98-52 (MC2) -- Academic Honor Awards. Intent: In Division I, to permit entering student-athletes to receive an institutional academic honor award under specified conditions without including such aid in the institution's team limits during that academic year in the applicable sport. MC ACTION: Gave final approval and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption. (Unanimous voice vote.) (10) No. 98-53 (MC2) -- Off-Campus Contacts/Evaluations -- Division I-A Football. Intent: In Division I-A football, to permit an institution's head football coach to make an off-campus contact or evaluation with a prospective student-athlete at any time during a calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) during a permissible contact or evaluation period, provided no more than seven coaches (including the head coach) are engaging in off-campus recruiting activities at any one time during the calendar week. MC ACTION: Gave final approval and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption. (Unanimous voice vote.) (11) No. 98-63 (MC2) -- Playing And Practice Seasons -- Maximum Dates Of Competition -- Division I Tennis. Intent: In Division I, to specify that tournaments conducted under a team tennis format competition, involving no more than three men and three women participants, shall not count as an institutional date of competition for either the men's or women's tennis team and shall count as a single date of competition for each individual participating in the event, regardless of the actual number of days during which competition occurs. MC ACTION: Gave final approval and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption. (Unanimous voice vote.) (12) No. 98-71 (MC2) -- Scouting Opponents. Intent: In the sports of Division I men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball, to permit an institution, subsequent to the selection of the championship field until the conclusion of the championship, to purchase videotapes of opponents from individuals and/or professional scouting services. MC ACTION: Gave final approval and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption. (For 18, against 16.) [See Vote No. 7.] (13) No. 98-90 (MC2) -- Division I-A Football -- Maximum Contest Limitations. Intent: In Division I-A football, to eliminate annual preseason exempted contests subsequent to the 2002 playing season; further, beginning with the 2002 football season, to permit Division I-A institutions to schedule a 12th football contest in those years in which there are 14 Saturdays from the first permissible playing date through the last playing date in November. MC ACTIONS: (a) Gave final approval and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption, noting that the purpose of this proposal is to promote competitive equity in college football and to address concerns that institutions selected to play in preseason exempted games receive significant financial, competitive and recruiting advantages over institutions that are not selected for such games. (For 17, against 1; Division I-A vote only.) [See Vote No. 8.] (b) Noting that this proposal previously received initial approval in Division I-AA (See Item No. 11-a above), the Division I-AA members of the Management Council confirmed that the purpose of the proposal is the same as indicated by Division I-A as noted above. (For 9, against 1; Division I-AA only.) [See Vote No. 9.] [Note: The Division I-AA "no" vote was based on the conference's opposition to the merits of Proposal No. 98-90 itself and not on any clarification in the rationale statement.] (14) No. 98-91 (MC1) -- Weekly Hour Limitations -- Skill Instruction -- Divisions I-A and I-AA Football. Intent: In Divisions I-A and I-AA football, to permit football student-athletes to participate in individual skill-related instruction outside the institution's declared playing season during the academic year, provided (a) the student-athlete requests such instruction; (b) such instruction does not involve the use of any pads or helmets; and (c) no more than three student-athletes are involved in skill-related instruction with their coaches at any one time in any facility. MC ACTION: Tabled the proposal until the April meeting. (For 13, against 5; Division I-A.) [See Vote No. 29.] (Unanimous voice vote; Division I-AA.) [Note: The Management Council first voted to give final approval in Division I-A (for 10, against 8) [see Vote No. 10] and Division I-AA (See Item No. 11-b above); and then voted to reconsider. (For 12, against 6; Division I-A.) [See Vote No. 28.] Unanimous voice vote; Division I-AA.) (15) No. 98-92 (MC2) -- Playing And Practice Seasons -- Contest Limitations -- Division I Basketball. Intent: In the sport of Division I basketball, to permit Division I institutions to participate in a maximum of 28 basketball contests and to specify that participation in a certified basketball event shall count as a single contest; to eliminate all annual exemptions for which certification is required with the exception of the postseason men's and women's National Invitation Tournament (NIT); further, to specify that beginning with the 2000-01 academic year, Division I institutions shall be limited to participating in not more than one certified basketball event in a given academic year, and not more than two certified basketball events every four years, with not more than one of those events to be conducted outside of the continental United States (i.e., Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands). MC ACTION: Gave final approval and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption, noting that the purposes of this proposal are to provide greater flexibility for institutions in scheduling basketball contests and to address competitive equity concerns by providing an opportunity for any Division I institution to compete in certified events, particularly those outside the continental United States, so that the inherent recruiting and competitive advantages are distributed equally among Division I institutions. (For 30, against 4.) [See Vote No. 11.] (16) No. 98-93 (MC2) -- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Daily Contest Limitations/Starting Times -- Division I Softball. Intent: To establish a maximum limit of three softball contests that may be played during any one day. MC ACTION: Gave final approval and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption. (Unanimous voice vote.) (17) No. 98-94 (MC2) -- Outside Competition -- Division I Men's Water Polo. Intent: To permit student-athletes in the sport of men's water polo to compete on outside teams during the spring outside of the institution's playing and practice seasons, as specified. MC ACTION: Gave final approval and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption. (For 10, against 2, abstain 21, not present 1.) [See Vote No. 12.] (18) No. 98-95 (MC2) -- Membership Requirements -- Minimum Participants -- Division I Women's Fencing. Intent: To specify that in Division I women's fencing, an institution's team shall include a minimum of five participants in each contest that is counted toward meeting the minimum-contest requirement. MC ACTION: Gave final approval and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption. (For 11, abstain 21, not present 2.) [See Vote No. 13.] (19) No. 98-96 (MC1) -- Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct. Intent: To expand representation on the Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct to include two currently enrolled student-athletes who will serve in an advisory capacity. MC ACTION: Tabled the proposal until the April meeting to allow the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee to provide input regarding student-athlete representation on all Association-wide committees. (Unanimous voice vote.) (20) No. 98-97 (MC2) -- Sport Committees with Championships Administration Responsibilities -- Regional/District Representation. Intent: To establish regional/district representation on various sports committees with championships administration responsibilities without increasing the current size of the committee. MC ACTION: Gave final approval and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption. (For 32, against 2.) [See Vote No. 14.] (21) No. 98-131 (MC2) -- Emerging Sports -- Equestrian. Intent: To add the sport of equestrian as an emerging sport for women. MC ACTION: Gave final approval and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption. (For 33, abstain 1.) [See Vote No. 15.] b. Proposals circulated to the Division I membership following cabinet meetings (including membership comment). (1) No. 98-54 (AEC) -- Recruiting -- Evaluations/Telephone Calls -- Divisions I-A and I-AA Football. Intent: In Divisions I-A and I-AA football, to expand the spring evaluation period to permit 30 consecutive days (excluding Memorial Day and Sundays), beginning April 15 through May 31; further, in Division I-A football, to permit one telephone call to a prospect [or the prospect's relatives or legal guardian(s)] during the institution's designated spring evaluation period beginning April 15 through May 31. MC ACTION: Gave initial approval to the proposal in Division I-A (for 11, against 7) [see Vote No. 16], with an effective date of August 1, 1999, (unanimous voice vote; Division I-A only) and in Division I-AA (See Item No. 11-c above). (2) No. 98-55 (AEC) -- Recruiting Evaluations -- Division I Basketball. Intent: In Division I basketball, to eliminate the numerical limits on evaluations per prospect. MC ACTION: Noted that the cabinet defeated the proposal and declined to give initial approval. (Defeated -- for 2, against 32.) [See Vote No. 30.] [Note: This proposal was part of a consent package.] (3) No. 98-56 (AEC) -- Official Visits -- Division I Basketball. Intent: In Division I, to permit an institution to "bank" a maximum of two unused official visits annually in the sport of basketball; further, to specify that the unused visits may be used only during the subsequent academic year. MC ACTION: Noted that the cabinet defeated the proposal and declined to give initial approval. (Defeated -- for 5, against 29.) [See Vote No. 31.] (4) No. 98-57 (AEC) -- Financial Aid -- Division I Women's Sports. Intent: To increase by 25 percent the total number of counters in all women's head count sports except basketball; further, to increase by 25 percent the maximum number of equivalencies in all women's sports except rowing. MC ACTION: Noted that the cabinet defeated the proposal and declined to give initial approval. (Defeated -- for 2, against 32.) [See Vote No. 30.] [Note: This proposal was part of a consent package.] (5) No. 98-58 (CC) -- Financial Aid -- Midyear Graduate -- Division I-A Football. Intent: In Division I-A football, to permit a counter who graduates at midyear or who graduated during the previous academic year (or following summer) to be replaced with an initial counter. MC ACTION: Gave initial approval to the proposal. (Unanimous voice vote; Division I-A only.) (6) No. 98-59 (CC) -- Medical Expenses. Intent: To prohibit creatine as a permissible medical benefit incidental to a student-athlete's participation in intercollegiate athletics that may be financed by an institution. MC ACTION: Referred the proposal to the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports and requested that the committee submit a report to the Management Council, no later than after the committee's second meeting following this referral, containing a definitive list of supplements that should be included with this proposal accompanied by an opinion from legal counsel regarding any liability issues. (Unanimous voice vote.) (7) No. 98-62 (CC) -- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Division I Golf. Intent: In Division I, to permit institutions that are members of conferences that conduct a conference championship in the sport of golf during the fall term to begin preseason practice on August 24 or the institution's first day of classes for the fall term, whichever is earlier, and to begin the first date of competition on September 1 or the institution's first day of classes for the fall term. whichever is earlier. MC ACTION: Noted that the cabinet defeated the proposal; amended the proposal to apply to Division I institutions that are members of a conference that conduct its only conference championship in golf during the fall (for 31, against 1, abstain 2) [See Vote No. 36]; and gave initial approval to the proposal as amended. (For 24, against 6, abstain 4.) [See Vote No. 37.] (8) No. 98-65 (CC) -- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Division I Field Hockey -- First Permissible Contest Date. Intent: In Division I, to establish 11 weeks prior to the start of the NCAA Field Hockey Championships as the first permissible contest date in the sport of field hockey. MC ACTION: Gave initial approval to the proposal. (For 15, against 4, abstain 15.) [See Vote No. 33.] (9) No. 98-66 (CC) -- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Division I Women's Soccer. Intent: In Division I, to establish 11 weeks prior to the start of the NCAA championships as the first permissible contest date in the sport of women's soccer. MC ACTION: Gave initial approval to the proposal. (For 28, against 4, abstain 2.) [See Vote No. 34.] (10) No. 98-70 (AEC) -- Recruiting -- Publicity. Intent: To eliminate the restrictions that apply to the number of occasions and the manner by which institutions publicize the commitment of prospects who have signed a National Letter of Intent, or for those institutions that do not subscribe to the National Letter of Intent, prospects who have signed a written offer of admission and/or financial aid. MC ACTION: Noted that the cabinet defeated the proposal and declined to give initial approval. (Defeated -- for 3, against 31.) [See Vote No. 32.] (11) No. 98-73 (AEC) -- Two-Year College Transfers -- Partial Qualifier or Nonqualifier -- Division I Sports other than Football and Men's Basketball. Intent: To require a partial qualifier or nonqualifier in sports other than football and men's basketball who transfers to a member institution from a two-year college to have successfully completed six credit hours of nonremedial English acceptable as transferable degree credit toward any baccalaureate degree program at the certifying institution in order to be immediately eligible for institutional financial aid, practice and competition during the first academic year. MC ACTION: Declined to give initial approval to the proposal. (Defeated -- for 17, against 17.) [See Vote No. 17.] (12) No. 98-74 (AEC) -- Two-Year College Transfers -- Partial Qualifier and Nonqualifier -- Division I Football and Men's Basketball. Intent: In Division I, to require a partial qualifier or nonqualifier in the sports of football and men's basketball who transfers to a member institution from a two-year college to have successfully completed six credit hours of nonremedial English acceptable as transferable degree credit toward any baccalaureate degree program at the certifying institution in order to be immediately eligible for institutional financial aid and practice during the first academic year. MC ACTION: Declined to give initial approval to the proposal. (Defeated -- for 17, against 17.) [See Vote No. 18.] (13) No. 98-107 (AEC) -- Recruiting Calendar -- Division I Women's Basketball. Intent: To (a) revise the current women's basketball recruiting calendar by expanding the summer evaluation period in 1999 from June 25 through July 31, while limiting institutions to designating a maximum of 24 days to evaluate prospective basketball student-athletes during this time period; (b) reinstate the summer evaluation period in 2000 from July 8 through July 31 and eliminate all AAU exceptions; and (c) permit institutional coaching staff members to place one telephone call to a prospect [or the prospect's parents or legal guardian(s)] between April 24 and May 15 of the prospect's junior year in high school, one additional call between June 21 and July 1, and three calls during the month of July (with no more than one telephone call per week). MC ACTION: Referred the proposal to the Working Group to Study Division I Basketball Issues. (For 20, against 14.) [See Vote No. 19.] (14) No. 98-108 (AEC) -- Eligibility -- Hardship Waiver -- Division I. Intent: In Division I, to require that contemporaneous medical documentation be submitted with any hardship-waiver request. MC ACTIONS: (a) Amended the proposal to require that "contemporaneous or other appropriate medical documentation, from a physician who administered care at the time of the injury or illness, that establishes the student-athlete's inability to compete as a result of that injury or illness shall be submitted with any hardship-waiver request." (b) Gave initial approval to the proposal as amended. (Unanimous voice vote.) (15) No. 98-109 (AEC) -- Eligibility -- Seasons of Competition -- Division I. Intent: In Division I, to permit the Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet Subcommittee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement to grant a student-athlete an additional season of competition when a coaching staff member erroneously directed a student-athlete to participate in competition prior to receipt of a formal declaration of his or her eligibility status and the student-athlete is subsequently determined to be ineligible for the competition. MC ACTION: Gave initial approval to the proposal. (For 20, against 13, abstain 1.) [See Vote No. 20.] (16) No. 98-110 (AEC) -- De Minimis Violations -- Enrolled Student-Athletes -- Division I. Intent: In Division I, to specify instances in which a de minimis violation will not render an enrolled student-athlete ineligible while retaining the fact that such a violation shall be considered an institutional violation. MC ACTION: Gave initial approval to the proposal. (Unanimous voice vote.) (17) No. 98-111 (AEC) -- Restitution for Receipt of Improper Benefits -- Division I. Intent: In Division I, to specify circumstances in which an institution does not have to declare a student-athlete ineligible and seek reinstatement on behalf of a student-athlete who received an improper benefit, provided the student-athlete repays the value of the improper benefit. MC ACTION: Gave initial approval to the proposal. (Unanimous voice vote.) (18) Financial Aid -- Division I Women's Sports. (a) Reviewed 10 proposals, Nos. 98-112 through 98-121, to increase the value of financial aid awards in women's track/cross country, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, softball, water polo, rowing and gymnastics. (b) Noted that the Championships/Competition Cabinet and the various sports committees have not completed their review of these proposals, that the Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet sponsored these proposals to provide an opportunity for membership comment but specifically did not express support or opposition to the proposals, and that the majority of the comments received do not indicate strong membership support for the proposals. (c) Defeated a motion to table. (For 17, against 17.) [See Vote No. 17.] (19) No. 98-112 (AEC) -- Financial Aid -- Division I Women's Track/Cross Country. Intent: To increase to 22 the value of financial aid awards (equivalencies) that an institution may provide in any academic year in the sport of women's track/cross country. MC ACTION: Declined to give initial approval to the proposal. (For 8, against 26.) [See Vote No. 23.] (20) No. 98-113 (AEC) -- Financial Aid -- Division I Women's Cross Country. Intent: To increase to eight the value of financial aid awards (equivalencies) that an institution may provide in any academic year in the sport of women's cross country for those institutions that do not sponsor women's track. MC ACTION: Declined to give initial approval to the proposal. (For 6, against 26, abstain 2.) [See Vote No. 24.] (21) No. 98-114 (AEC) -- Financial Aid -- Division I Field Hockey. Intent: To increase to 14 the value of financial aid awards (equivalencies) that an institution may provide in any academic year in the sport of women's field hockey. MC ACTION: Declined to give initial approval to the proposal. (For 7, against 25, abstain 2.) [See Vote No. 22.] [Note: This proposal was part of a consent package.] (22) No. 98-115 (AEC) -- Financial Aid -- Division I Women's Lacrosse. Intent: To increase to 14 the value of financial aid awards (equivalencies) that an institution may provide in any academic year in the sport of women's lacrosse. MC ACTION: Declined to give initial approval to the proposal. (For 7, against 25, abstain 2.) [See Vote No. 22.] [Note: This proposal was part of a consent package.] (23) No. 98-116 (AEC) -- Financial Aid -- Division I Women's Soccer. Intent: To increase to 14 the value of financial aid awards (equivalencies) that an institution may provide in any academic year in the sport of women's soccer. MC ACTION: Declined to give initial approval to the proposal. (For 9, against 25.) [See Vote No. 25.] (24) No. 98-117 (AEC) -- Financial Aid -- Division I Women's Swimming. Intent: To increase to 15 the value of financial aid awards (equivalencies) that an institution may provide in any academic year in the sport of women's swimming. MC ACTION: Declined to give initial approval to the proposal. (For 8, against 26.) [See Vote No. 26.] (25) No. 98-118 (AEC) -- Financial Aid -- Division I Softball. Intent: To increase to 13 the value of financial aid awards (equivalencies) that an institution may provide in any academic year in the sport of softball. MC ACTION: Declined to give initial approval to the proposal. (For 10, against 24.) [See Vote No. 27.] (26) No. 98-119 (AEC) -- Financial Aid -- Division I Women's Water Polo. Intent: To increase to nine the value of financial aid awards (equivalencies) that an institution may provide in any academic year in the sport of women's water polo. MC ACTION: Declined to give initial approval to the proposal. (For 7, against 25, abstain 2.) [See Vote No. 22.] [Note: This proposal was part of a consent package.] (27) No. 98-120 (AEC) -- Financial Aid -- Division I Women's Rowing. Intent: In the sport of women's rowing, to increase to 25 the value of financial aid awards (equivalencies) that an institution may provide in any academic year. MC ACTION: Declined to give initial approval to the proposal. (For 7, against 25, abstain 2.) [See Vote No. 22.] [Note: This proposal was part of a consent package.] (28) No. 98-121 (AEC) -- Financial Aid -- Division I Women's Gymnastics. Intent: In the sport of women's gymnastics, to increase to 13 the total number of counters (head count) in any academic year. MC ACTION: Declined to give initial approval to the proposal. (For 7, against 25, abstain 2.) [See Vote No. 22.] [Note: This proposal was part of a consent package.] (29) No 98-122 (CC) -- Sports Committees with Championship Administration Responsibilities -- Regional Representation. Intent: To establish regional representation on various sports committees with championships administration responsibility without increasing the current size of the committee. MC ACTION: Gave initial approval to this proposal. (For 31, against 3.) [See Vote No. 35.] 15. Review of legislative proposals submitted by conferences for initial approval. a. No. 99-1 -- Official Visit -- Complimentary Admissions. Intent: To permit a prospect and a prospect's parents [or legal guardian(s)] or spouse to receive complimentary admission during an official visit to attend an institution's off-campus, regular-season home contest, provided the site of the contest is located within a 30-mile radius of the institution's campus. MC ACTION: Referred the proposal to the Academics/Eligibility/ Compliance Cabinet. (Unanimous voice vote.) b. No. 99-2 -- Outside Competition -- Division I Basketball. Intent: To specify that a basketball student-athlete must complete competition in an NCAA-sanctioned summer basketball league not later than August 31 or the institution's first day of classes, whichever is earlier. MC ACTION: Referred the proposal to the Championships/Competition Cabinet. (Unanimous voice vote.) c. No. 99-3 -- Coaching Limitations -- Volunteer Coach. Intent: To permit an institution's volunteer coach to receive compensation for employment in an institution's sports camp or clinic, provided the compensation is commensurate with the going rate for camp or clinic counselors of like teaching ability and camp or clinic experience; further, to permit an institution to provide a volunteer coach with parking expenses associated with practice and actual and necessary travel and room and board expenses to attend regional and national seminars, clinics or conventions, provided such events include sessions related to student-athlete safety and welfare (e.g., medical issues, equipment issues, playing rules) or other compliance issues. MC ACTION: Tabled the proposal until the April meeting to seek an opinion from legal counsel and to allow conferences to provide input to Management Council members. (For 32, against 4.) [See Vote No. 38.] Motion to reconsider subsequently failed. (For 13, against 21.) [See Vote No. 39.] d. No. 99-4 -- Institutional Control -- Outside Income. Intent: To specify that the permissible general prior written approval that may be granted by the chief executive officer for athletically related income and benefits from sources outside the institution (as set forth in 11.2.2.1) may be approved by a designee of the chief executive officer; further, to increase the permissible dollar limit for general prior written approval from $500 to $1,000. MC ACTION: Referred the proposal to the Championships/Competition Cabinet and requested that the cabinet consider whether the designee of the chief executive officer could be an employee of the athletics department. (For 32, against 2.) [See Vote No. 40.] e. No. 99-5 -- Incidental-Expense Waivers. Intent: To specify that an institution may provide a student-athlete a specific expense that has been previously approved by the Division I Management Council, or a committee designated by the Management Council, as incidental to the student-athlete's participation in athletics (without submitting a formal waiver request to the national office). MC ACTION: Referred the proposal to the Academics/Eligibility/ Compliance Cabinet. (Unanimous voice vote.) f. No. 99-6 -- Playing and Practice Season -- Contest Limitations -- Division I Basketball. Intent: To permit a Division I institution to participate in a foreign basketball tour conducted in accordance with 30.7 and in one certified "once-in-four-year" exempted basketball contest during any academic year, provided the institution does not participate in either event again within the next four years. MC ACTION: Referred the proposal to the Championships/Competition Cabinet. (Unanimous voice vote.) g. No. 99-7 -- Student-Athlete Employment -- Camps/Clinics. Intent: To permit a student-athlete who only lectures or demonstrates at a camp or clinic (conducted outside the institution's academic year) to receive limited compensation for his or her appearance. MC ACTION: Referred the proposal to the Academics/Eligibility/ Compliance Cabinet. (Unanimous voice vote.) h. No. 99-8 -- Eligibility -- Seasons Of Competition. Intent: In Division I, to permit student-athletes in all sports to engage in the exempted competition against a foreign team in United States and, to permit student-athletes in the sport of basketball only, to engage in the exempted exhibition against a "club" member of USA Basketball without using a season of competition. MC ACTION: Referred the proposal to the Academics/Eligibility/ Compliance Cabinet. (Unanimous voice vote.) i. No. 99-9 -- Initial Eligibility -- Nonqualifier. Intent: In Division I, to permit a nonqualifier to earn a fourth season of competition, provided the student-athlete has received a baccalaureate degree prior to the beginning of the fifth academic year following the student-athlete's initial full-time collegiate enrollment. MC ACTION: Referred the proposal to the Academics/Eligibility/ Compliance Cabinet. (Unanimous voice vote.) j. No. 99-10 -- Playing And Practice Seasons -- Maximum Contest Limitations -- Tennis. Intent: To specify that participation in the Blue-Gray National Collegiate Tennis Tournament shall be counted as a single date of competition within the institutional and individual maximum contest limitations. MC ACTION: Referred the proposal to the Championships/Competition Cabinet . (Unanimous voice vote.) k. No. 99-11 -- Playing And Practice Seasons -- Division I Basketball -- Preseason Women's National Invitation Tournament. Intent: In the sport of women's basketball, to specify that the starting date for the Preseason Women's National Invitation Basketball Tournament shall be no sooner than seven days prior to the starting date for the regular season. MC ACTION: Referred the proposal to the Championships/Competition Cabinet. (Unanimous voice vote.) 16. Status of legislation approved by the Board in October. No action taken. 17. Division I budget. a. Division I budget process and timeline. No action taken. b. Identification of Division I budget priorities. MC ACTION: Noted that the recent approval of the Division I budget process had not allowed sufficient time for the new Division I Budget Subcommittee to consider preliminary budget priorities and report to the full Management Council for its January meeting; that the Division I Budget Subcommittee will determine the Division I budget priorities for the 1999-2000 fiscal year; and that in future years, the Management Council should develop budget priorities as early as its October meeting. c. Expenditure savings proposals. MC ACTIONS: (1) Reviewed various cost-saving initiatives and noted that a contract has been received for the sale of the NCAA aircraft. (2) Agreed that committee members should book airfares at least 30 days in advance of travel to take advantage of zone airfares contracted through airlines and that first-class travel should be eliminated, with the understanding that to ensure the continued willingness of individuals in the membership to serve on NCAA committees, it is important to have the flexibility to change airline tickets when schedules unexpectedly change. (3) Supported the concept that national office staff and committee members should have more flexibility to select meeting sites within cost parameters and that hotel room rates will be held to a maximum of $170 per night. (Unanimous voice vote.) 18. Federal relations report. Received a report on key Congressional and governmental activities of concern to the NCAA. No action taken. 19. Quarterly status report on NCAA membership and reclassifications. No action taken. 20. Management Council subcommittee assignments. a. Administrative Committee replacement for Carol Sprague. MC ACTION: Appointed Angela Taylor, University of Nevada, Big West Conference, to the Administrative Committee. (Unanimous voice vote; Division I-A only.) b. Selection Review Committee replacement for John Parry. MC ACTION: Appointed Alan Hauser, Appalachian State University, Southern Conference, to the Selection Review Committee. (Unanimous voice vote; Division I-AA only.) 21. Other business. MC ACTIONS: a. Sponsoring Agency for Exempted Basketball Contests. Approved and forwarded to the Board of Directors for adoption an amendment to Bylaw 30.10.1.3 to permit an exempted event in Alaska, Hawaii or Puerto Rico to be sponsored by a provisional NCAA member located in that state or territory. (Unanimous voice vote.) b. Interpretation Regarding Mountain West Conference Automatic Qualification for the Men's Basketball Tournament. (1) Reviewed a staff interpretation related to the requirements of Bylaw 31.3.4.8-(a), which would permit the Men's Basketball Committee to consider the Mountain West Conference eligible to receive automatic qualification for the Division I Men's Basketball Championship in 2000. (2) Discussed the precedent relied upon by the membership services staff for the interpretation, including the creation of Conference USA and the Big 12 Conference, and expressed concern that a staff interpretation may establish policy for the Association without full evaluation by senior staff and appropriate governance bodies. (3) Referred the interpretation to the Legislative Review/Interpretations Subcommittee of the Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet for evaluation, with the understanding that the issue would be considered further by the Management Council in April. (4) Requested the Administrative Committee to develop information regarding NCAA legislation that affects the Mountain West Conference as it qualifies for conference membership in September 1999, as well as the effect of NCAA rules on the Western Athletic Conference. (5) Invited the Mountain West Conference to submit to the Management Council for its April meeting information supporting the conference's position regarding the staff interpretation concerning automatic qualification and noted that representatives from the conference could present information in person in April, but would be dismissed prior to Management Council voting. (6) Agreed that the Western Athletic Conference also could choose to submit information for the April Management Council meeting regarding its automatic qualification status (Unanimous voice vote.) |
Following are the minutes of the January 9 and 11, 1999, meeting of the Division I Management Council at the Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio. All actions taken by the Management Council are included. Roll-call votes by the Management Council accompany these minutes. A report of the Management Council also accompanies these minutes. Highlights of the meeting were reported in the January 18, 1999, issue of The NCAA News.