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The NCAA News -- October 11, 1999

Division III Management Council minutes

Following are the minutes from the July 26-27 meeting of the Division III Management Council at the Westin Resort in Hilton Head, South Carolina. All actions taken by the Management Council are included. Highlights of the meeting were reported in the August 16 issue of The NCAA News.

1. Announcements. John S. Biddiscombe, chair, reviewed the schedule and welcomed Chris Martin, NCAA membership services representative, who will serve as the Division III governance liaison to membership services.

2. Review of Roster, Future Meeting Schedule and Division III Fact Sheet. The Management Council reviewed the roster, future meeting schedule and Division III fact sheet.

3. Previous Minutes. The Management Council reviewed the minutes of its April 12-13, 1999, meeting; the April 20, 1999, Presidents Council meeting; the April 21, 1999, Executive Committee meeting; and the May 11, 1999, Executive Committee teleconference.

It was voted that the minutes of the Management Council's April 12-13 meeting be approved as distributed.

4. Division III Strategic Plan. The Management Council recommended:

a. That the Presidents Council approve the updated strategic plan, including vision and mission statements (Sections II and III), revised timetable (Section IV), planning priorities (Section V), accomplishments (Section VI), committee operations plans (Section VII) and scorecards with editorial revisions.

b. That the subcommittee meet via telephone conference to include specific references from the mission statement to link the 1999-2001 planning priorities back to the division's goals and mission statement.

5. Committee/Subcommittee Reports.

a. Association-Wide Committees.

(1) Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports. The Management Council:

(a) Recommended that the Presidents Council not proceed with the proposal to add Division III football to the year-round drug-testing program in 2001-02 for the following reasons:

i. Isolating the sport of football is inappropriate.

ii. The proposal suggests significant cost coupled with limited impact.

Approved the recommendation and agreed to forward to the Membership Committee the concept that minimum guidelines for institutional drug-education programs for student-athletes be incorporated into the Institutional Self-Study Guide. Further recommended an editorial revision to the guideline:

"...institutions should conduct drug- and alcohol-education programs on at least an annual basis."

(c) Accepted information regarding the progress in three Association-funded research grants evaluating the physiological effects, other than performance, of creatine supplements in college athletes.

(d) Accepted information regarding the review of the first year of the new weight-certification procedures for the sport of wrestling and accompanying research. The results of both programs appear to be positive in reducing potentially harmful weight-loss behaviors in the sport. The Management Council also noted the committee's reaffirmation of its opposition to the use of saunas and other rapid weight-loss equipment and methods in all aspects of the sport of wrestling, noting that two major medical groups, athletic trainers and team physicians, concurred with this decision.

(2) Honors Committee. The Management Council received an oral report of the work of the committee.

(3) Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council endorse and forward to the Executive Committee support for an exception for a third in-person meeting, jointly with the Committee on Women's Athletics, for 1999-00.

(4) National Youth Sports Program Committee. The Management Council reviewed statistics and highlights related to the 1997-98 National Girls Sports Initiative.

(5) Olympic Sports Liaison Committee. The Management Council received an oral report of the work of the committee.

(6) Postgraduate Scholarship Committee. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council:

(a) Approve part-time postgraduate enrollment as permissible, commencing with the 1999-00 academic year.

(b) Request that committee reevaluate its position and consider retroactive application of new part-time standard.

(7) Research Committee. The Management Council received an oral report of the work of the committee.

(8) Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct Committee. The Management Council:

(a) Approved the distribution of the following generic public-address announcement to all NCAA member institutions and conferences:

"The (name of school or conference) promotes good sportsmanship by student-athletes, coaches and spectators. We request your cooperation by supporting the participants and officials in a positive manner. Profanity, racial or sexist comments or other intimidating actions directed at officials, student-athletes, coaches or team representatives will not be tolerated and are grounds for removal from the site of competition."

The Council also requested that the committee consider altering language to be more gender neutral and also include a reference to "NCAA" in the opening line.

(b) Approved the recommendation that beginning with the 2000-01 academic year, that the selection of the Sportsperson of the Year Award winners be based on noteworthy acts of sportsmanship that occurred during the preceding academic year.

(9) Walter Byers Scholarship Committee. The Management Council received an oral report of the work of the committee.

(10) Committee on Women's Athletics. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council:

(a) Endorse in principle all recommendations regarding enhancement of the role of the senior woman administrator (SWA) and identifying and recruiting women and minorities. The Council also requested that the committee review the Division III priorities in the implementation of the recommendations.

(b) Approve and forward to the Executive Committee the recommendation to permit the chairs of the Committee on Women's Athletics and the Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee to meet with the Executive Committee on an annual basis to address issues related to gender and ethnic diversity.

The Management Council also:

(c) Expressed support in principle to increase opportunities for female athletes by "fast-tracking" the sports that were identified in the audit report (ice hockey, water polo, squash, and bowling) and referred the issue to the Division III Championships Committee.

(d) Accepted the information that due to the legal climate, the committee recommended maintaining the existing language regarding the SWA as it appears in the NCAA Manuals. The committee noted that the original intent to amend existing NCAA legislation was to strengthen the role of the SWA; however, the proposed amendments to the amendment did not appear to adequately accomplish this goal.

b. Management Council Subcommittees.

(1) Academic Issues Subcommittee. The Management Council received an oral report of the work of the committee.

(2) Administrative Review Subcommittee. The Management Council approved the subcommittee's actions on six appeals with an editorial revision to rationale for Case No. 3276 -- "protests" should be "protects."

(3) All-Star Contests Certification Subcommittee. The Management Council received an oral report of the work of the committee. The Management Council expressed its preferences for various legislative solutions to the all-star contest issue in response to Supplement No. 21, Proposal No 2, as follows:

(a) Sponsor parts A, B, and C of Supplement No. 21, Proposal No. 2, to preclude involvement of institutional personnel, facilities and eligible student-athletes related to all-star contests. [Motion failed to achieve two-thirds vote (10 favor -- 7 oppose).]

(b) Sponsor Part B only of Proposal No. 2 to preclude eligible student-athletes in all sports from participating in all-star contests. Motion passed unanimously.

(c) Straw vote on principles for sponsorship of additional all-star contest legislation:

i. Complete college, university and conference control of Division III all-star contests. (Nine favor.)

ii. Delete all restrictions related to personnel and facilities. (One favor.)

iii. Prohibit all institutional/conference involvement in all-star contests. (Five favor.)

(4) Convention Planning Subcommittee. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council:

(a) Endorse the Association-wide keynote address and the adjustment to the schedule for the 2000 NCAA Convention opening business session (Sunday, January 9).

NCAA opening business session (3:45 p.m.)

i. Opening remarks.

ii. Report of NCAA Executive Committee.

iii. Report of NCAA Memorial Resolutions Committee (six min.).

iv. State of the Association address (15 min.).

v. Vote on Association-wide legislation -- NCAA Constitution 2.6.

vi. Keynote address.

vii. Closing remarks

(b) Endorse the specific Division III schedule and priority for discussion topics:

Friday January 7, 2000

Management Council meetings (8 a.m.-5 p.m.)

Saturday January 8, 2000

Management Council meeting (8 a.m.-noon)

Joint Luncheon and Management and Presidents Councils meetings (12:30-2 p.m.)

Conference commissioners meeting [Noon-3 p.m. (tentative)]

NAD3AA and FARA programming (3-6 p.m.)

NCAA delegates reception (6:30 p.m.)

Sunday January 9, 2000

Conference commissioners meeting [6-8 a.m. (tentative)]

Presidents Council meeting (8-11 a.m.)

Division III conference meetings (8 a.m.-1 p.m.)

Division III Forum (1:30-3:30 p.m.) -- Student-athlete behavior

* Character education

* Codes of conduct

* Violence

* Alfred University national survey on initiation rites

NCAA opening business session (3:45-6:15 p.m.)

NCAA Honors Dinner (7:30 p.m.)

Monday January 10, 2000

Division III business session (8 a.m.-5 p.m.)

Management Council/Presidents Council reports

Voting (roll call)

Strategic planning (written reports distributed)

Discussion topic #1 -- ISSG update and financial aid update.

Delegates luncheon (Noon-1 p.m.)

Discussion topic #2 -- Athletics performance enhancement.

Discussion Topic #3 -- Update -- Deregulation.

Discussion topic #4 -- Report -- Amateurism task force.

Tuesday January 11, 2000

Division III business session (8-11 a.m.)

Voting (non-roll call)

Election of new Management Council members

Discussion topic #4 -- Gender and ethnic diversity in Division III.

Discussion topic #5 -- NCAA public relations study and plan.

Management Council post-Convention meeting (11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)

(5) Governance Structure Evaluation Subcommittee. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council:

(a) Approve sponsorship of proposed legislation to amend Bylaw 21.8.4 -- Conflict of Interest to apply beyond financial matters.

(b) Approve sponsorship of legislation and forward to the Executive Committee to create an Association-wide marketing committee to have broad oversight responsibilities and policy-making authority for the NCAA in the areas of marketing, licensing and promotions.

The Management Council also:

(c) Agreed to adopt noncontroversial legislation to amend the Division III committee structure as follows.

i. Amend NCAA Bylaw 21.8.6.3.3.1 -- Subcommittee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement. Specify that the student-athlete member must be a representative from the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

ii. Amend Bylaw 21.8.6.3 -- Division III Committee on Infractions and Student-Athlete Reinstatement. Reformat the two subcommittees into two separate committees, inasmuch as the two subcommittees work totally independent.

iii. Amend Bylaw 21.8.6.5.1 Interpretations and Legislation Committee. Specify that at least one member shall be a faculty athletics representative and at least one shall be a senior woman administrator.

iv. Amend Bylaw 21.8.6.6.1 Membership Committee. Specify that at least one member shall be a chief executive officer; at least one shall be a faculty athletics representative and at least one shall be a senior woman administrator.

v. Amend Bylaw 21.8.6.6.2 Membership Committee -- Duties. Specify that the committee shall coordinate educational activities for the membership with regard to NCAA regulations.

vi. Amend Bylaw 21.8.1.3 Division III Committees -- Vacancies.

Specify that "If an interim vacancy occurs and the committee member has equal to or more than one-half of a term remaining, then that committee member may be replaced on that committee by another representative of the same conference or institution only for the remainder of that term."

(d) Approved the recommendation to continue an annual meeting between the Division III sports committee chairs and the Division III Championships Committee members.

(6) Subcommittee to Review Nontraditional Seasons. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council sponsor legislation to eliminate competition in the nontraditional season, with the exception of tennis and golf, per Bylaw 17.1.11.4 (institutions that elect to conduct greater than one-half of the playing season in the fall).

c. Division III Committees.

(1) Budget Committee. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council approve the proposed budget allocation of $9,280,000 for 1999-00.

(2) Championships Committee. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council:

(a) Approve sponsorship of legislation to amend Bylaw 18.2.4.2.1 to reduce the minimum period from two years to one year that the applicable minimum sponsorship number must exist for a championship to be established for Division III.

The Council also recommended that the Presidents Council forward a recommendation to the Executive Committee to support similar legislation for National Collegiate championships.

(b) Approve and forward the recommendation to sponsor legislation to establish a National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship and Women's Ice Hockey Committee, effective with the 2000-01 academic year.

The Council also recommended that the composition of the sports committee reflect sports sponsorship data.

(c) Approve and forward the recommendation to sponsor legislation to establish a national collegiate women's water polo championship and women's water polo committee, effective with the 2000-01 academic year.

The Council also recommended that the composition of the sports committee reflect sports sponsorship data.

The Management Council also:

(d) Agreed to adopt noncontroversial legislation to amend Bylaw 21.8.7.11 to expand the Division III Women's Golf Committee from four to five members.

(e) Agreed to forward to the Convention Planning Subcommittee the recommendation for a discussion forum at the 2001 NCAA Convention regarding predetermined championship sites.

The Management Council also recommended that the Championships Committee:

(f) Proceed with caution with a concept to increase accountability by requiring Division III host institutions to provide a 75 percent guarantee based on the proposed budget noting the potential of diminishing institutional/conference interest in submitting championships bids. The Council also recommended that the committee consider simplifying the preliminary bid form and process.

(g) Clarify criteria and requirements for hosting Division III championships.

(h) Review and simplify the initial "Facility Evaluation Questionnaire" expected to be completed by Division III institutions.

(3) Financial Aid and Awards Committee. The Management Council:

(a) Approved the recommendation to include a reminder note in the financial aid section of the ISSG indicating that any new awards meeting the criteria for awards of circumstance or nonathletics achievement awards must be submitted as they are created, and any previously approved awards that have changed criteria must be resubmitted.

The Management Council also noted the importance of communication to the Division III membership via Legislative Assistance Columns, the fall membership video conference, NCAA Convention discussion sessions, the NCAA Web site and the Division III Newsletter.

(b) Approved awards of circumstance and nonathletics achievement awards for 42 institutions.

(c) Accepted information regarding the joint video conference with the Membership Committee and Interpretations and Legislation Committee, and determined the committee's presentation should be, in large part, an educational presentation. The Management Council also requested membership notification of details, including date/time/topics in October.

(4) Committee on Infractions and Student-Athlete Reinstatement. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council:

(a) Approve the recommendation to establish a nine-person Division III amateurism task force. The Management Council noted that the task force should conclude its work within a two-year period. The Management Council also requested that a related budget allocation of $18,000 be approved by the Division III Budget Committee for 1999-00, prior to the Presidents Council meeting.

(b) Approve the extension of the term of committee member Tom Weingartner for one calendar year from January 2000 through January 2001 and approve his appointment to serve as the chair of the Division III amateurism task force.

(c) Approve the recommendation that a member of the amateurism task force should be designated to serve as the Division III liaison to the Division I Subcommittee on Amateurism and Agents and the Division II Amateurism Project Team.

(d) Approve the sponsorship of legislation to amend Bylaw 13.6.3 to clarify that it is not permissible for a prospective student-athlete on an unofficial visit to receive transportation other than transportation to view off-campus practice and competition sites in the prospect's sport and other institutional facilities (located within a 30-mile radius of the institution's campus).

(e) Approve the sponsorship of legislation to amend Bylaw 14.2.6.1.2 to remove the 60-day deadline from the application requirements for a season-of-competition waiver.

(5) Interpretations and Legislation Committee. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council:

(a) Sponsor proposed legislation to amend Bylaw 16.8.1.1.3 to permit intercollegiate teams in the sport of rowing to travel up to 200 miles, if outside the institution's state, to engage in practice activities that occur during an institution's academic term when necessitated by weather conditions.

(b) Sponsor proposed legislation to amend Bylaw 17.28.5.2 to exempt on an annual basis the National Wrestling Coaches Association meet from the maximum contest limitations in the sport of wrestling.

(c) Sponsor proposed legislation to amend Bylaw 12.1.1.4 to allow currently enrolled student-athletes (as well as prospective student-athletes) to receive funding to cover actual and necessary developmental training expenses that are approved by the US Olympic Committee or appropriate national governing body.

(d) Sponsor proposed legislation to amend Bylaw 16.5.1 to permit institutions to provide meal expenses to student-athletes serving on university committees who miss a regular meal as a result of a committee meeting conducted when regular institutional dining facilities are open.

(e) Sponsor proposed legislation to amend Bylaw 16.5.1 to specify that an institution may provide room and board expenses for a specific period of time to student-athletes who return to the institution's campus during a vacation period following institutional competition.

(f) Sponsor proposed legislation to amend Bylaw 31.1 to specify that the logo restrictions on student-athlete's apparel set forth in Bylaw 12.5.5 apply during NCAA championships to all personnel (e.g., coaches, trainers, managers) who are on the team bench for practices and games, and who participate in NCAA news conferences.

(g) Sponsor proposed legislation to amend Bylaw 20.8.3.3 to specify that in Division III 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.

(h) Sponsor proposed legislation to amend Bylaw 16.13.1 to specify that an institution may provide a student-athlete a specific expense that has been previously approved by the Division III 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).

(i) Sponsor proposed legislation to amend Bylaw 16.12.1 to permit an institution to provide its student-athletes with reasonable refreshments for student-athlete educational and business meetings and, on an occasional basis, for celebratory events.

(j) Sponsor proposed legislation to amend Bylaw 16.12.1 to permit student-athletes to receive compensation for participation in specified NCAA research studies, and change the effective date to immediate.

(k) Sponsor legislation to amend Bylaw 17.5.5.2.4 to permit Division III institutions to exempt an alumni contest in the sport of and basketball only.

(l) Sponsor proposed legislation to amend Constitution 5.3.13.3.1.1 to eliminate the two-thirds majority vote required to implement an effective date, other than August 1, to legislative proposal.

(m) Sponsor proposed legislation to amend Bylaws 17.5.4 and 17.13.4 to establish the conclusion of the Division III championship (as opposed to the Division I championship) as the end of the regular playing season in the sports of basketball and ice hockey.

(n) Approve sponsorship of proposed legislation of Phase II deregulation and forward to the Division III membership as a package at the 2000 NCAA Convention.

The Management Council also:

(o) Endorsed and referred to the Management Council playing and practice seasons subcommittee the concept to sponsor legislation that would equalize the number of contests in the sports of men's and women's ice hockey and volleyball.

(p) Agreed to editorially revise Bylaw 17.25.5.2 to permit Division III institutions to exempt an alumni contest in the sport of track and field.

(q) Did not approve the request to editorially revise Bylaw 31.7.2.1.2 to indicate that the Association shall pay the hotel service charge in addition to single-room and tax charges for committee members attending scheduled committee meetings, not to exceed $170 per night.

(r) Referred to the Management Council's playing and practice seasons subcommittee the issue of standardizing playing-and-practice-season start dates, including practice and first-contest dates, for all Division III sports, requesting an update at its October meeting. Further recommended that the Championships Committee place the issue on its August 17 agenda for discussion with the Division III sports committee chairs.

(s) Agreed to editorially revise all references to "swimming" in Bylaw 17 to "swimming and diving."

Referred to the Management Council's playing and practice seasons subcommittee the issue of summer workout sessions in the sports of fencing, gymnastics, rifle and skiing (Bylaws 17.8.6.1.1, 17.12.6.1.1, 17.15.6.1.1 and 17.17.6.1.1) to determine if such sessions are consistent with Division III philosophy.

(u) Agreed to forward to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee the review of Bylaw 17.02.1.1, inasmuch as the committee expressed concerns with the application of captains' practice legislation.

(v) Approved the following interpretations:

i. Pregame Meal on Evening Before Competition (III). An institution may provide its pregame meal during the evening prior to a contest that occurs on the following morning, provided the institution does not provide an additional pregame meal on the day of the contest. [References: Bylaw 16.5.1-(d) (meals incidental to participation) and a previous NCAA Interpretations Committee decision (11/17/93, Item No. 4).]

ii. Professional Sports Organization Purchasing Advertising Space in an Institution's Arena (III). It is not permissible for a professional sports organization to purchase advertising space in an institution's arena, inasmuch as such activity is tantamount to financial sponsorship of a collegiate competition. [References: NCAA Bylaw 12.6.1.2 (to collegiate event), Official interpretation 03/24/99, Item No. 2, and staff interpretation 08/20/90, item b.]

iii. Purchasing of Advertising Space by a Professional Sports Organization in a Member Institution's Athletics Press Guide (III). It is not permissible for a professional sports organization to purchase advertisement space in an institution's media or press guide, inasmuch as such activity is tantamount to financial sponsorship to collegiate competition. [Reference: Bylaw 12.6.1.2 (to collegiate event).]

iv. Use of Prepaid Envelopes to Receive a Prospect's Game Film/Videotape (III). An institution may provide a prepaid envelope to a prospect and/or a prospect's coach for the purpose of receiving game film/videotape involving the prospect, provided similar services are available to all prospective students at the institution (e.g., institution provides a prepaid envelope to a prospective music student to send an audiotape/videotape to the music department). [References: Bylaws 13.2.1 (general regulation; 13.16.1 (prohibited expenses); Official interpretations, 09/03/87, Item No. 4, and 06/29/98, Item No. 2; and staff interpretations 08/05/92, item a, and 12/09/94, item a.]

(6) Membership Committee. The Management Council:

(a) Recommended that the Presidents Council sponsor proposed legislation to amend Constitution 3.3 to require institutional CEOs to have ultimate responsibility and final authority for the conduct of Division III member conferences. The Council noted that the proposal included a delayed effective date (i.e., August 1, 2000) to give member conferences two years to comply with this legislation.

(b) Approved the recommendation to grant active conference status to the following conferences which meet all requirements as set forth in Constitution 3.3:

i. Atlantic Women's Colleges Conferences -- voting.

ii. ECAC East Ice Hockey League -- single sport.

iii. ECAC Northeast Ice Hockey League -- single sport.

iv. Knickerbocker Baseball League -- single sport.

v. Pilgrim League -- single sport.

(c) Approved the waiver request from Hartwick College, per Bylaw 20.6.1.2.1, to sponsor women's water polo at the Division I level.

(d) Approved the recommendation to deny the waiver request from California State University, Hayward, per Constitution 3.2.4.11.5. The Council noted that the institution was seeking a waiver of the five-sport/three-season requirement that becomes effective August 1, 2001.

(e) Accepted the following institutions as new provisional members: Huntingdon College, Louisiana College, Newbury College and Thomas College.

(f) Approved the following institutions for active membership: Cazenovia College; Eastern Oregon University; George Fox University; Maranatha Baptist Bible College; University of Pittsburgh, Bradford; and University of Puget Sound.

(g) Moved the following institutions forward into their final year of provisional membership: Concordia University at Austin, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and Trinity College (District of Columbia).

(h) Moved the following institutions into their second year of provisional membership: Baptist Bible College (Pennsylvania); Bay Path College; Becker College; D'Youville College; Dominican University (Illinois); East Texas Baptist University (Note: East Texas Baptist is in the "old" three-year provisional cycle. The institution is eligible for active membership beginning with the 2001-02 academic year); State University of New York at Farmingdale; Husson College; LaGrange College; LeTourneau University; Medaille College; Mt. Ida College; Peace College; Pennsylvania State University, Altoona; Philadelphia College of Bible; University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg; and University of Texas at Dallas.

(i) Approved the recommendation that Evergreen State University repeat two compliance years (years two and three in the "old" three-year cycle) of the provisional membership process.

(j) Approved the recommendation that Lesley College repeat year two of the "old" three-year provisional membership process.

(k) Approved the recommendation that New York City Technical College repeat year one of the new four-year provisional process.

(l) Approved the recommendation that Piedmont College repeat year one of the new four-year provisional process.

(m) Approved the recommendation that Schreiner College, in its first year of the "old" three-year provisional membership process, repeat year one.

(n) Approved the recommendation to permit two or three committee members to travel to participate in the upcoming educational video conference.

(o) Accepted the information regarding the committee's agreement to send reminder letters to the 59 institutions (as of September 1, 1999) that did not meet the five-sport/three-season requirements, which will become effective August 1, 2001.

(p) Noted that the committee elected Mike Walsh, director of athletics, Washington and Lee University, as committee chair.

(7) Nominating Committee. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council:

(a) Approve the following recommendations for appointments to several Division III and Association-wide committees:

i. Division III Men's Basketball Committee [Larry Scheiderer, Denison University]

ii. Division III Women's Basketball Committee [Brenda Meese, College of Wooster]

iii. Division III Football Committee [approved the extension of the term of John Van Why, Iowa Athletic Conference, for one additional year to assist with issues related to transition and stability.]

iv. Division III Women's Lacrosse Committee [Melissa Falen, College of Notre Dame]

v. Division III Men's Soccer Committee [1 -- Michael Mooney; State University of New York at Geneseo; 2 -- Andy Jennings, Vassar College]

vi. Division III Women's Soccer Committee [Kevin Long, Randolph-Macon College]

vii. Division III Women's Softball [Gretchen Weitbrecht, John Carroll University]

viii. Division III Men's and Women's Tennis Committee [Mark Majeski,University of California, Santa Cruz]

ix. Women's Basketball Rules Committee [Judy McMullen, Lewis and Clark College]

x. Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee [Mary Huff, Wellesley College]

(b) Discussed the importance of a database to assist with recruitment and selection of women and ethnic minorities.

(8) Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. The Management Council:

(a) Recommended that the Presidents Council sponsor proposed legislation to require all Division III multisport, voting conferences to sponsor a conference student-athlete advisory committee. The composition and duties of the committee shall be determined by the conference. The Management Council noted that the proposal included an effective date of August 1, 2001, to allow sufficient time for Division III conferences to comply with this legislation.

(b) Recommended sponsorship of noncontroversial legislation by all three divisions to add one student-athlete from each division to serve in an advisory capacity on the following Association-wide committees: Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sport, Minority Opportunity and Interests Committee, National Youth Through Sports Program Committee, Olympic Sports Liaison Committee, Research Committee, Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct, and the Committee on Women's Athletics. The Management Council agreed it is preferable that the Division III representatives to these committees also serve as a member of the Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

(c) Endorsed the concept of requiring all Division III institutional athletic trainers, including student trainers, and head coaches to have current certification by the American Red Cross in administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and referred it to the Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports for review and possible inclusion in the Sports Medicine Handbook.

(d) Accepted the information to support Proposals No. 1 (Season of Eligibility -- Minimum Amount of Competition), No. 2 (International Competition -- Summers), No. 3 (Two-Year College Transfers -- Two-Year Nonparticipation Exception), and takes no position on Proposal No. 4 (Maximum Contest Limitations -- Student-Athlete -- Basketball, Field Hockey and Soccer).

(e) Endorsed the following position statement and agreed to forward it to all sports rules committees and the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports for possible inclusion in the Sports Medicine Handbook:

"To mandate that Division III student-athletes remove all jewelry and pierced items prior to practice and competition, with additional rules/sanctions to be determined by individual Division III sports and rules committees."

6. NCAA Legislation.

a. Proposed legislation for the 2000 Convention to be published in the Initial Publication of Proposed Legislation for the 2000 Convention. The Management Council:

(1) Forwarded to the Division III Administrative Review Subcommittee for evaluation per Bylaw 5.3.8 a proposal to amend Bylaw 14.2.4.1 to eliminate scrimmages with outside competition from counting as a season of competition for student-athletes.

(2) Forwarded to the Division III Administrative Review Subcommittee for evaluation per Bylaw 5.3.8 a proposal to amend Bylaw 14.2.4.6 to specify that the Management Council or an institution may certify international competition held during an institution's summer vacation period which shall not affect the student-athlete's seasons of eligibility.

(3) Forwarded to the Management Council Academic Issues Subcommittee for evaluation per Bylaw 5.3.8 a proposal to amend Bylaw 14.5.4.3.1 to permit two-year college transfer students to use the same two-year nonparticipation exception that is available to four-year college transfer students.

(4) Forwarded to the Management Council Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee for evaluation per Bylaw 5.3.8 a proposal to amend Bylaws 17.5.5.5.1.3, 17.9.5.2 and 17.18.5.1.3 to permit a student in the sports of Division III basketball, field hockey and soccer to participate in one junior varsity contest and one varsity contest on the same day and at the same site and have such participation count as only one contest.

b. Proposed legislation for the 2000 Convention sponsored by the Division III Presidents Council. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council:

(1) Defer action regarding the recommendation to establish equestrian as an NCAA emerging sport, noting:

i. Significant concern with sections of Recommendation No. 9 -- Awards and Benefits and No. 10 -- Competition with Professionals.

ii. Desire for greater input from Division III institutions that sponsor the sport.

iii. Concern with number of dates of competition for student-athletes and institutions.

iv. Although the proposal is intended to increase opportunities for women, coed competition often occurs in setting at many institutions.

v. Proposal should be removed from noncontroversial legislative grouping for 2000 NCAA Convention.

(2) Approved forwarding remaining proposals to the Presidents Council for sponsorship, except as noted earlier (i.e., all-star contests).

c. Review of noncontroversial legislation adopted by the Management Council per NCAA Constitution 5.3.1.1.1. The Management Council:

(1) Withdrew the recommendation to amend Bylaw 20.02.5 to add the sport of equestrian as an emerging sport.

(2) Approved the draft noncontroversial legislative proposal to amend Bylaw 31.2.3.2 to add peptide hormones and analogues to the list of possible exceptions to banned drugs.

(3) Approved the draft noncontroversial legislative proposal for sponsorship to amend Bylaw 21.1.2.1 to increase the size of the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports from 15 to 16 members; further, to specify that one member of the committee must have expertise in the area of drug education, with an editorial revision to clarify composition includes six unallocated positions.

(4) Approved the draft noncontroversial legislative proposal for sponsorship Review the drafted legislation to amend Bylaw 30.7.6 to allow women's rowing teams to compete in the Henley Royal Regatta on a foreign tour, even if the event may include competition with other American teams.

(5) Approved the draft noncontroversial legislative proposal for sponsorship to amend Bylaw 31.7.2.1.4 to limit NCAA standing committees to two meetings per year unless otherwise authorized.

(6) Approved the draft noncontroversial legislative proposal for sponsorship to amend Constitution 5.3.1.1.1 to eliminate the prohibition on the Presidents or Management Councils adopting noncontroversial legislation related to recruiting or eligibility legislation.

7. Litigation Update. The Management Council received a litigation update from Elsa Kircher Cole, NCAA general counsel.

8. Division III Committee Meeting Frequency. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council:

a. Approve an exception to Bylaw 31.7.2.1.4 (meeting frequency) for a third in-person meeting for 1999-00 for the Division III Financial Aid and Awards Committee.

b. Approve an exception to Bylaw 31.7.2.1.4 (meeting frequency) for a third in-person meeting for 1999-00 for the Interpretations and Legislation Committee.

c. Approve an exception to Bylaw 31.7.2.1.4 (meeting frequency) for a third in-person meeting for 1999-00 for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

9. Travel Savings Update. The Management Council reviewed a financial analysis of air travel and meeting planning for September 1998 through May 1999.

10. Ad Hoc Committee to Review Issues Related to Gender and Ethnicity. The Management Council reviewed the audit and requested an updated version for its October meeting.

11. Committee/Subcommittee Assignments. The Management Council:

a. Directed staff to solicit the interest of the membership and Management Council members regarding the following immediate Management Council representative vacancies:

(1) Management Council (Ledwin).

(2) Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct Committee (Ledwin).

(3) Membership Committee (Ledwin).

(4) Management Council Subcommittee to Review Nontraditional Seasons (Ledwin).

b. Requested the staff solicit interest of Management Council members regarding service as the Management Council representative interest for the following January 2000 vacancies:

(1) Association-wide committees:

(a) Honors Committee (Lynda Calkins).

(b) Walter Byers Scholarship Committee (Carlyle Carter).

(2) Division III committees:

(a) Administrative Committee (John Biddiscombe/Lynda Calkins).

(b) Budget Committee (Lynda Calkins).

(c) Championships Committee (John Biddiscombe).

(d) Interpretations and Legislation Committee (Carlyle Carter).

(e) Student-Athlete Reinstatement Subcommittee (Lynda Calkins).

(f) Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (Kerry Gotham).

(3) Management Council subcommittees:

(a) All-star contests (John Biddiscombe/Carlyle Carter).

(b) Convention-planning (John Biddiscombe).

(c) Strategic planning (John Biddiscombe/Lynda Calkins/Kerry Gotham).

12. Management Council Chair and Vice-Chair Election Process. The Management Council reviewed the election process for Management Council chair and vice-chair. The Management Council noted that the election process will be completed by its October meeting.

13. NCAA Baseball Research Panel Report. The Management Council reviewed the panel's report, which was presented to the Executive Committee for action at its August 6 meeting.

14. Other Business. The Management Council received a brief update from President Cedric W. Dempsey regarding key issues including:

a. Association-wide approach to marketing issues.

b. Television contract negotiations.

c. Championships festival concept for Division III.