Following is the report of the meeting of the Division I Management Council July 24-25 at the Hilton Boston Back Bay in Boston. All actions taken by the management Council are included. Highlights of the meeting were reported in the July 31 issue of The NCAA News.

1. Opening Remarks. Noted that this meeting was the first nonlegislative meeting since the restructuring of the governance structure in 1997 and that there would be more time for discussion of important, long-term and philosophical issues.

2. Minutes of the April 10-11 Management Council Meeting.

MC ACTION: Noted that the votes for several individuals had not registered in the late stages of the meeting but that no outcomes were affected; and approved the minutes as distributed. (Unanimous voice vote.)

3. Division I Administrative Committee Report on Interim Actions.

MC ACTIONS:

a. Minutes. Approved the minutes of the April 20, May 4, May 18, June 1, June 15, and June 29 Division I Management Council Administrative Committee telephone conferences as distributed. (Unanimous voice vote.)

b. Residence Requirement Waiver. Agreed that The NCAA News should be used to inform institutions that a student-athlete who is required to serve a one-year residence requirement as a transfer student-athlete because of an error at the first institution may be eligible to apply for a waiver of the residence requirement under Bylaw 14.8.1.2-(b), when the student-athlete has no culpability for the violation.

c. Emergency, Noncontroversial Legislation to Replace the Chair of the Management Council with the Vice-Chair on the Administrative Committee. Agreed to request that the Board of Directors use its authority to adopt emergency, noncontroversial legislation to specify that the vice-chair of the Management Council shall be one of the four members of the Administrative Committee and shall serve as its chair, effective immediately. (Unanimous voice vote.)

[Note: After the meeting, the following individuals were appointed to the Administrative Committee: Kathy DeBoer, University of Kentucky; Charles Harris, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference; and Chris Hill, University of Utah; to replace Ted Leland, Stanford University; Greg Sankey, Southland Conference; and Angie Taylor, University of Nevada. Chris Monasch, America East Conference, continues as the Division I-AAA representative.]

d. Review of Policy Regarding Official Visits After Coaching Changes. Confirmed the policy that has been established, based on prior waivers, to allow institutions to apply for a waiver for three additional official visits, for a total of 15 permissible official visits, when a head coaching change occurs in basketball after the institution has used all or nearly all of the permitted official visits.

4. Minutes of the Board of Directors' April 27 meeting.

FYI: No action taken.

5. Report of the Executive Committee's April 28 meeting.

FYI: No action taken.

6. NCAA President's Report.

MC ACTIONS:

a. Reviewed and discussed a report of Association activities during the past year, including the transition of the national office to Indianapolis, negotiations regarding television and related contracts, basketball issues, Executive Committee priorities, amateurism deregulation proposals, federal gambling legislation, technology and the NCAA Web site, the NCAA's public relations plan and the NCAA Foundation.

b. Reviewed and discussed future key issues facing the Association, including basketball issues, amateurism deregulation, the growing athletics "arms race," football issues, and the need for the Division I leadership, including coaches, to understand and promote the link between intercollegiate athletics and higher education.

7. Litigation Update.

MC ACTIONS:

a. Update Regarding Pending Litigation. Received a report from NCAA legal counsel regarding current litigation involving the Association.

b. Waiver of Legislation to Eliminate Preseason Football Games.

(1) Noted that Proposal No. 98-90 eliminates all preseason exempted football contests after the 2002 football season and adds an opportunity for a 12th regular-season game in certain years; that during its July 26-27, 1999, meeting, the Management Council modified the wording of Proposal No. 98-90 to clarify that an institution may not participate in both a preseason exempted football contest and a 12th regular-season football contest during the 2002 playing season.

(2) Noted that since the July 1999 meeting, the NCAA has received correspondence from the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) (sponsors of the Pigskin Classic and Kickoff Classic), the Black Coaches Association (BCA) (sponsors of the BCA Football Classic) and the Eddie G. Robinson Foundation (sponsors of the Eddie Robinson Football Classic) documenting that the terms of the pre-existing contractual agreements between their organizations and the television networks cannot be fulfilled adequately for the 2002 season in light of the July decision by the Management Council.

(3) Agreed to support and recommend that the Board of Directors approve a waiver that would allow universities to participate in one of these four preseason football games in 2002, in addition to playing a 12th regular-season game, noting that this is a one-time waiver and that member institutions should be aware that their contractual relationships are subject to NCAA bylaws. (For 42, against 3, abstain 6.) [See Vote No. 8.]

(4) Noted concern that the number of games played by different institutions during 2002 could now vary from 11 to 16.

(5) Discussed pending proposed legislation that is expected to be submitted to the Management Council for the October 2000 meeting that could eliminate exempted contests in sports other than football.

(6) Determined that for the proposed legislation regarding exempted/certified events, July 25, 2000 (the date of the public release of this action by the NCAA Division I Management Council), will be considered the date of public notice and the deadline date for entering into binding contracts to participate in exempted/certified events and that no exceptions or waivers will be granted for contracts entered into after July 25, 2000, to participate in exempted/certified contests. (Unanimous voice vote.)

c. Discussion of National Youth Sports Program (NYSP).

(1) Noted that, although the National Youth Sports Program Fund (NYSPF) has been a separately incorporated nonprofit program since 1989, recent litigation alleging that the Association is the recipient of federal funds through the program because the two entities are inextricably intertwined has caused an examination of how best to organize the program to achieve its goals. As a result, a recommendation is being made to the Executive Committee to request the NYSPF Board to transfer management of the program from the NCAA staff to the NYSPF. Further, the NCAA would contract with the NYSPF to conduct the Youth Education through Sports (YES) programs now managed by the NCAA staff. Consistent with such recommendations, the NCAA Association-wide NYSP Committee would no longer have any duties and should be eliminated.

(2) Requested that the Board use its authority to adopt emergency, noncontroversial legislation to eliminate the National Youth Sports Program Committee, effective immediately. (For 50, against 1.) [See Vote No. 1.]

8. Federal Relations Report.

FYI: Received a report of key congressional and governmental activities of interest to the NCAA and took no action.

9. Cabinet Reports.

a. Report of June 27-29 Championships/Competition Cabinet Meeting.

MC ACTIONS:

(1) Division I Budget Process.

(a) Considered a recommendation from the cabinet that the chair and one other member of the Championships/
Competition Cabinet be appointed as voting members to the Division I Budget Subcommittee.

(b) Agreed to replace one of the Management Council representatives on the Budget Subcommittee with the chair of the Championships/Competition Cabinet for a one-year trial period. (For 28, against 19.5, abstain 1, not present 2.5.) [See Vote No. 3.]

(2) Collegiate All-Star Contests -- Division I Football (Bylaws 11.1.6 and 30.2.2.). Requested that the Board use its authority to adopt emergency, noncontroversial legislation to eliminate the certification process for Division I-A all-star football games, effectively immediately. (Unanimous voice vote -- Division I-A only.)

[Note: The Division I-AA Football Governance Committee took the same action to eliminate the certification process for all-star football games, which may include Division I-AA student-athletes. (Unanimous voice vote.) See Item No. 14-a below.]

(3) Cabinet Authority to Waive Sports Committee Requirements (Bylaw 21.6.6.3.3.3.3.1).

(a) Reviewed a recommendation that the Management Council ask the Division I Board of Directors to adopt emergency legislation to allow the cabinet to waive legislated composition requirements for sports committees, and to stagger or extend committee terms, when necessary, due to an insufficient number of nominations or nominations that do not satisfy the legislative requirements.

(b) Agreed to request that the Board use its authority to adopt emergency, noncontroversial legislation that establishes a process for the cabinet to request Management Council Administrative Committee approval of waivers of sports committee composition requirements, except subdivisional requirements, and to stagger or extend terms for sports committees members when necessary, effective immediately. (For 48, against 3.) [See Vote No. 4.]

(4) Automatic Qualification -- Division I Women's Basketball (Constitution 4.01.2.3.1).

(a) Reviewed a recommendation from the cabinet to establish a minimum of 34 at-large selections and to add a 65th team to the Division I Women's Basketball Championship, which was supported by the Women's Basketball Committee to have the same number of at-large selections and bracket size as the 2001 Division I Men's Basketball Championship.

(b) Expressed concerns regarding this recommendation, including the financial impact on the institutions selected for the opening round, championship budget priorities, the need for a constitutional amendment to accomplish this change and the potential erosion of the constitutional guarantees.

(c) Did not support the recommendation to request the Board to schedule a Division I vote at the NCAA Convention to amend the constitutional guarantees for Divisions I-AA and I-AAA championship access. (For 21.5, against 27.5, abstain 2.) [See Vote No. 5.]

(5) Incidental Expenses -- Certified Bowl Games (Proposal No. 99-61).

(a) Tabled until October a recommendation that the Management Council not support Proposal No. 99-61, which would permit an institution to allocate $20 per day in incidental expense money to student-athletes who remain on campus to practice for a postseason bowl game.

(b) Requested that the Legislative Review/Interpretations Subcommittee of the Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet submit, for Management Council review in October, an interpretation to address situations when the site of a championship or bowl game does not require an institution to travel to the competition site, consistent with the cabinet's recommendation to handle this issue through interpretation.

(6) Protective Eyewear in Women's Lacrosse. Referred a recommendation, which would require some form of eye protection in women's lacrosse, to the Women's Lacrosse Committee with instructions to work with the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports to re-examine the data applicable to women's lacrosse and evaluate the rules for the sport, and to forward a recommendation to the Championships/Competition Cabinet. (Unanimous voice vote.)

(7) Key Cabinet Issues. Received a report of key cabinet agenda topics for the future, including: bracket expansion criteria, awards, per diem/squad size/travel party, travel policies, ticket pricing for championship events, sportsmanship, automatic qualification, fan fests at championships and budget process and communication issues.

(8) Ticket Pricing for Championships. Expressed concern about the lack of flexibility for host institutions to determine ticket prices for certain rounds of certain championships and that there is no opportunity to establish discounted or student tickets.

b. Report of June 6-7 Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet Meeting.

MC ACTIONS:

(1) Interpretation Regarding Proposal No. 99-120-C -- Summer Financial Aid -- Division I Basketball.

(a) Reviewed a request to reconsider a Management Council interpretation from April 2000 that a prospective student-athlete only needs to be enrolled in six credit hours, as opposed to have completed the summer courses, to receive financial aid to attend the institution's summer term before the prospective student's initial, full-time enrollment at the certifying institution, provided he or she is enrolled in a minimum of six hours of academic course work (other than physical education activity courses) that is acceptable degree credit toward any of the institution's degree programs.

(b) Expressed concerns about changing the interpretation, including the practicalities of applying the rule and processing violations, the fact that there is no similar requirement placed on enrolled student-athletes for summer school courses, and the potential for forcing prospective student-athletes to begin their collegiate careers with a failing grade rather than a withdrawal in order to receive the financial aid; and noted that any abuses can be evaluated after the first year.

(c) Did not support the cabinet's recommendation to change the interpretation. (For 11, against 39, abstain 1.) [See Vote No. 6.]

(2) Amateurism Deregulation Timeline.

(a) Reviewed a recommendation from the cabinet to support an amended timeline for review of the amateurism proposals, which would provide for final adoption of the proposals in October 2001 at the earliest.

(b) Agreed that the Council intends to give initial approval to the amateurism proposals in October, solely for the purpose of initiating the membership comment period and without any substantive position; that there would be a opportunity for conferences to submit alternative proposals for review by the Management Council in January 2001; and that the Management Council would review all proposals for a second time in April 2001.

(3) Educational Expenses Disclosure on Student-Athlete Statement.

(a) Reviewed a recommendation to adopt a policy requiring full disclosure on the student-athlete statement of all educational expenses received for high school and/or preparatory school.

(b) Agreed that it would be premature to require this information before the issues regarding educational expenses have been resolved and did not support the recommendation. (For 16, against 31, abstain 2, not present 2.) [See Vote No. 7.]

(4) Annual Report. Received a report of the work of the cabinet during the past year, including: amateurism deregulation; the impact of technology on recruiting; educational expenses and limited amnesty; examination of continuing-eligibility rules and data, and the numbers of waivers for initial-eligibility, satisfactory-progress, continuing-eligibility and student-athlete reinstatement cases.

c. Minutes of Subcommittee on Legislative Review/Interpretations.

MC ACTIONS:

(1) Minutes and Interpretation Regarding Reasonable Living Expenses. Approved the minutes of telephone conferences Nos. 3, 4, 6 and 7 and the June 6 in-person meeting, including an official interpretation permitting a prospective student-athlete to receive normal and reasonable living expenses, under certain circumstances, from an individual with whom the prospect has an established relationship. (Unanimous voice vote.)

(2) Video Conference and Electronic Mail. Revised two previous Council-approved interpretations, consistent with the authority set forth in Constitution 5.4.1.2.1.5, as follows:

(a) An institution's coaching staff member is permitted to engage in face-to-face contact with a prospect via video conference, provided such contact is considered a recruiting contact and occurs during a permissible contact period. (Replaces Official Interpretation No. 2, 9/9/98.) (Unanimous voice vote.)

(b) An institution's coaching staff member may include color attachments with electronic mail correspondence sent to prospective student-athletes. (Replaces Official Interpretation No. 5, 8/27/98.) (Unanimous voice vote.)

d. Presentation Regarding Amateurism Issues.

(1) Received a report regarding the current recommendations of the Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet and the Subcommittee on Amateurism and Agents and the reactions and concerns from the various membership constituencies.

(2) Provided reactions to the proposals and requested the subcommittee to provide for review in October a summary of the remaining concerns expressed by the high-school associations and the National Federation of State High School Associations.

(3) Requested circulation of the following rationale provided by the subcommittee for the revisions to amateurism rules:

* Why have rules and regulations if we cannot enforce them? It is difficult to investigate what prospective student-athletes have done before enrollment.

* Tracking pre-enrollment activities is difficult for domestic student-athletes and nearly impossible for international student-athletes.

* There are inconsistent reinstatement consequences due to a lack of accurate data, particularly between domestic and international student-athletes.

* Current NCAA rules are penalizing prospects for actions that give them no competitive advantage.

* Institutions are primarily concerned with penalizing prospects who have gained a competitive advantage over their peers.

* Regarding the question of money, the NCAA is currently penalizing the vast majority of prospects who will not cover their expenses because of a concern that a small minority of prospects may earn more than their expenses.

* Institutions are increasingly requesting reinstatement of student-athletes who have violated one of the amateurism rules, but who they believe should be eligible.

* Unless there is sound rationale for prohibitive pre-enrollment legislation, the NCAA should not restrict activities of prospective student-athletes.

* Prospects and their parents will be able to make more informed decisions with clearer information about the consequences.

10. Report Regarding Discussions of the Initial-Eligibility Consultants.

FYI: Received a report of the continuing discussions of the initial-eligibility consultants and took no action.

11. Discussion Regarding Apparent Trust Gap Between Student-Athletes and Administrators.

MC ACTIONS:

a. Discussed perceptions that exist among student-athletes and administrators that have led to an apparent trust gap and inadequate communication.

b. Agreed that the Management Council Administrative Committee should appoint an ad hoc subcommittee, including student-athletes, to discuss the scope of the problem and potential solutions and to submit an interim report in October and a full report in January. (Unanimous voice vote.)

c. Agreed that it would helpful to ask Division I conferences to discuss this issue with their conference student-athlete advisory committees and to provide the Management Council ad hoc subcommittee with information regarding the scope of the problem and potential solutions.

12. Committee Reports.

a. Committee on Athletics Certification.

FYI: Received summary of the most recent certification decisions and took no action.

b. Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

MC ACTIONS:

(1) Recommendation to Sponsor Legislation to Define Voluntary Workouts. Referred the recommendation to the new Management Council ad hoc subcommittee reviewing the apparent trust gap between student-athletes and administrators to recommend a definition for voluntary workouts either through an interpretation or proposed legislation. (For 46, against 5.) [See Vote No. 2.]

(2) Enforcement of Voluntary Workout Legislation. Approved a request to direct the NCAA enforcement staff to focus more resources on voluntary workouts and possible violations. (Unanimous voice vote.)

(3) Review of Policies Regarding Voluntary Workouts. Approved a request that the Committee on Athletics Certification and its staff liaisons determine how to include in the certification process an analysis of institutional policies to ensure compliance with voluntary workout legislation. (Unanimous voice vote.)

(4) Transportation Safety. Referred to the Management Council Administrative Committee a recommendation to establish a grant to assist schools in student-athlete transportation. (Unanimous voice vote.)

c. Postgraduate Scholarship Committee.

MC ACTIONS:

(1) Time Frame to Use Scholarship Money. Approved a request that the current five-year period allowed for scholarship awardees to begin their postgraduate work be changed to a three-year time frame for the original recipient, with an additional three-year window for an alternate, if necessary. (Unanimous voice vote.)

(2) Redistribution of Awards. Approved a request that the current selection process be revised to allow for a seasonal approach, based upon the season in which the NCAA championship occurs, as follows: (Unanimous voice vote.)

* Fall: cross country, football, soccer, men's water polo, volleyball and field hockey,

* Winter: basketball, fencing, gymnastics, ice hockey, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, and wrestling,

* Spring: baseball, golf, lacrosse, rowing, softball, tennis, volleyball, outdoor track and field, and women's water polo.

d. Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee.

FYI: Received a report and took no action.

e. Committee on Women's Athletics.

MC ACTION:

Addressing Homophobia in Intercollegiate Athletics. Referred to the Executive Committee Subcommittee on Gender and Ethnic Diversity a request to establish an ad hoc committee to address the issue of homophobia in intercollegiate athletics as it affects coaches, administrators and student-athletes. (Unanimous voice vote.)

f. Committee on Infractions.

MC ACTION:

Recording of Interview Proceedings. Approved the modifications to Bylaw 32.3.8 regarding the recording of interview proceedings, as recommended by the committee, to provide more explicit guidance regarding the recording of interviews conducted during the course of NCAA inquiries and the handling of information obtained from these interviews and to provide the enforcement staff discretion in deciding whether or not to tape record an interview. (Unanimous voice vote.)

13. Reports from Management Council Subcommittees.

a. Membership Subcommittee.

MC ACTIONS:

(1) Requests for Exceptions to the Membership Moratorium. Reviewed requests from the institutions listed below for exceptions to the moratorium that was established by the NCAA Executive Committee on April 28, 2000. In reviewing each request, the Council noted the date of the publication of the Division I Management Council's recommendation to establish a moratorium (April 12, 2000) and whether there was:

* Before April 12, 2000, clear written or oral manifestation to the NCAA of the institution's intent to begin the reclassification/multidivisional classification compliance period in the 2000-01 academic year;

* Acknowledgement of such manifestation from the NCAA national office; and

* Reasonable reliance by the institution on this acknowledgement that potentially operated to the detriment of the institution.

(a) Approved the requests from the following institutions for exceptions to the membership moratorium as these institutions had forwarded to the national office clear notification of intent to reclassify before April 12, 2000, and satisfied the criteria set forth above: (Unanimous voice vote.)

* University of Findlay (men's and women's ice hockey)

* Gardner-Webb University (all sports from Division II to Division I, Division I-AA football)

* University of North Florida (women's swimming and diving)

(b) Denied a Request from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, for an exception to the membership moratorium as the institution had not forwarded clear notification to the national office before April 12, 2000, declaring its intent to begin to reclassify to Division I in the 2000-01 academic year and also did not satisfy the other criteria set forth above. (Unanimous voice vote.)

(2) Provisional Member Annual Reports.

(a) Approved the provisional member annual report from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and agreed that the institution should be moved into year three of the four-year provisional membership period. (Unanimous voice vote.)

(b) Approved the provisional member annual report from Birmingham Southern College and Lipscomb University and agreed that each institution should be moved into year two of the four-year provisional membership period. (Unanimous voice vote.)

(3) Waiver of the Sports-Sponsorship Criteria. Approved a request to waive minimum sports-sponsorship requirements for Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi for the 2000-01 academic year, under Bylaw 20.9.3.2.1, based on a staff reliance issue from 1997. (Unanimous voice vote.)

(4) Waiver of the Four-Sport Requirement. Approved a request to waive the four-sport sponsorship requirement for women for the Virginia Military Institute, under Constitution 3.2.4.11.5. (Unanimous voice vote.)

(5) Waiver of Scheduling Requirements (Bylaws 20.9.4.1 and 20.9.4.1.3.).

(a) Approved a request to waive Division I scheduling requirements in the sports of men's and women's cross country for East Carolina University during the 1999-00 season due to Hurricane Floyd. (Unanimous voice vote.)

(b) Approved a request to waive Division I scheduling requirements in the sport of softball for the State University of New York at Albany during the 1999-00 season due to inclement weather. (Unanimous voice vote.)

(6) Waiver of Minimum Contest Requirements. Approved a request to waive Division I minimum contest requirements in the sport of men's outdoor track for Oklahoma State University during the 1999-00 season due to the cancellation of a meet due to inclement weather. (Unanimous voice vote.)

(7) Reclassifying Petitions. Approved the reclassifying petitions and the reclassification to Division I of the following programs, effective September 1, 2000: (Unanimous voice vote.)

* University of Alabama, Huntsville -- men's ice hockey.

* Bemidji State University -- men's and women's ice hockey.

* Bentley College -- men's ice hockey.

* Le Moyne College -- women's lacrosse.

* Minnesota State University-Mankato -- women's ice hockey.

* Mercyhurst College -- men's ice hockey.

* St. Cloud State University -- women's ice hockey.

(8) Conference Membership Applications. Approved applications for non-voting conference membership submitted on behalf of the following conferences: (Unanimous voice vote.)

* Atlantic Soccer Conference -- single sport.

* Southern Atlantic Softball Alliance -- single sport.

(9) Division I-A Football Requirements. Noted that the subcommittee tabled consideration of issues related to Division I-A football criteria until the subcommittee's next in-person meeting.

b. Governance Subcommittee.

MC ACTIONS:

(1) Possible Change in Status of the Sun Belt and Big West Conferences.

(a) Requested that NCAA staff draft the appropriate legislative proposal to exchange the subdivision representation of the Sun Belt and Big West Conferences in the Division I governance structure. This action is taken solely to initiate the Management Council's evaluation of the matter in October and with the understanding that it does not represent a substantive position on the merits of the legislative proposal at this time. (Unanimous voice vote.)

(b) Requested that NCAA staff analyze the impact, consequences and potential precedent established if the legislative proposal described above ultimately is adopted.

(c) Noted that the Governance and Membership Subcommittees would meet jointly before the Management Council's October meeting to discuss the potential ramifications and precedent that could be established by the proposed legislation to switch designations of the Sun Belt and Big West Conferences in the governance structure and to formulate recommendations for the Management Council's consideration in October.

(2) Plan for Representation of Women and Minorities on the Management Council and Cabinets.

(a) Endorsed a plan that combines reminders in letters to conferences calling for nominations and the concept of financial incentives to attempt to increase the representation of women and minorities on the Management Council and cabinets. (Unanimous voice vote.)

(b) Agreed that charts summarizing the history of all conference appointments to the Management Council and Academics/Eligibility/Compliance and Championships/
Competition cabinets should be kept up to date and made available to conferences and the Management Council during each appointment cycle. Also agreed that the appointments to the Business/Finance and Strategic Planning Cabinets should be included. (Unanimous voice vote.)

(c) Agreed that NCAA staff should coordinate the review and evaluation of a proposal from the Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee to increase conference grants under the new basketball contract on a competitive basis to support increased opportunities for ethnic minorities and women in intercollegiate athletics. This review should include all appropriate groups, including the Committee on Women's Athletics, Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee, and Division I Budget Subcommittee; should involve an evaluation of alternative proposals; and should ensure that any recommendation makes conferences accountable for the use of the increased funds in programs that are specifically designed to increase opportunities for ethnic minorities and women. (Unanimous voice vote.)

c. Antitrust Subcommittee.

MC ACTION: Received a report from the subcommittee and requested that NCAA staff draft appropriate legislative proposals, for initial review by the Management Council in October, to change/deregulate certain Division I bylaws as recommended by the subcommittee.

d. Strategic Planning Subcommittee.

MC ACTIONS:

(1) Prioritized a list of key issues identified by the subcommittee following review of the priority and goal statements identified by the Executive Committee; and noted that the following four issues were the top priorities:

* Academic standards.

* Basketball and recruiting issues.

* Benefits for student-athletes.

* Revenue allocation and determining the balance among championships, Association-wide initiatives and Division I revenue distribution.

(2) Noted that the subcommittee would provide the Management Council with a preliminary report in October and a final report in January 2001, which will be forwarded to the Board of Directors.

e. Budget Subcommittee.

MC ACTIONS:

(1) Review of 2000-01 Budget. Reviewed the proposed 2000-01 budget.

(2) Discussion of the Budgeting Process and Philosophy Regarding Championship Expansion. Noted that the Championships/Competition Cabinet is looking for guidance from the Division I Budget Subcommittee regarding the funding that will be available for the cabinet to develop a long-range plan for championships and regarding whether the cabinet has the authority to reallocate championships funds for championship expansion or enhancement.

(3) Process for Future Revenue Distribution. Reviewed a solicitation sent to Division I Conference commissioners regarding the timeline and policies to allocate new revenue under the new CBS contract, effective 2002-03.

f. Selection Review Committee.

MC ACTIONS:

(1) Championships/Competition Cabinet. Appointed the following individuals to the cabinet, effective September 1, 2000: (Unanimous voice vote.)

* Nora Lynn Finch, North Carolina State University, Atlantic Coast Conference (reselection).

* Druann Hancock, Big 12 Conference.

* Mike Alden, University of Missouri, Big 12 Conference.

* Ed Manetta, St. John's University (New York), Big East Conference.

* Tim Curley, Pennsylvania State University, Big Ten Conference (reselection).

* Bob Goin, University of Cincinnati, Conference USA (reselection).

* Stephanie McDonald, Mid-American Conference.

* Barbara A. Hedges, University of Washington, Pacific-10 Conference.

* Judy MacLeod, University of Tulsa, Western Athletic Conference.

* Tim Murray, Marist College, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

* Carol Reep, Butler University, Midwestern Collegiate Conference.

* Julie Ruppert, America East Conference (at-large).

(Note: The Southern Conference intends to nominate a faculty athletics representative.)

(2) Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet. Appointed the following individuals to the cabinet, effective September 1, 2000: (Unanimous voice vote.)

* Bob Minnix, Florida State University, Atlantic Coast Conference.

* William C. Perkins, Indiana University, Big Ten Conference.

* Lee Gilbert, California State University, Fullerton, Big West Conference.

* Richard Scarnell, University of Houston, Conference USA.

* Jim Klein, University of Toledo, Mid-American Conference.

* Dudley (Doug) B. Woodward, University of Arizona, Pacific-10 Conference.

* Keith Gill, Vanderbilt University, Southeastern Conference. (Note: The Southeastern Conference will nominate another individual to replace Gill, who is leaving the university to work for the NCAA.)

* Robin Truiett, Loyola College (Maryland), Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

* Bud Haidet, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Midwestern Collegiate Conference.

* Ed Hayward, Florida Atlantic University, Trans America Athletic Conference.

* William Edwards, University of San Francisco, West Coast Conference.

(Notes: -- The Northeast Conference intends to nominate a female; Gita Bolt and Carolayne Henry were reclassified as senior woman administrators; Christine Grant, Ed Hayward and Bob Minnix were classified as directors of athletics.)

(3) Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Appointed the following individuals to the committee, effective September 1, 2000: (Unanimous voice vote.)

Division I-A:

* Big East Conference, Dylan Malagrino, Syracuse University, men's swimming.

* Big West Conference, Brian Dillon, University of the Pacific (California), men's golf.

* Conference USA, Jamie L. Sims, University of Southern Mississippi, women's golf.

* Mid-American Conference, Kathleen Jordan, University of Toledo, women's golf.

* Pacific-10 Conference, Michael Aguirre, Arizona State University, football.

Division I-AA:

* Big Sky Conference, J. T. Nelson, Idaho State University, men's basketball.

* Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Diesa Seidel, Marist College, women's basketball.

* Northeast Conference, Marisa Puga, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, women's tennis.

* Ohio Valley Conference, Lauren Ann Mackey, Morehead State University, women's volleyball.

* Patriot League, Alison Fisher, Lafayette College, field hockey/lacrosse.

* Southern Conference, Jody Lumpkin, College of Charleston, men's basketball.

* Southwestern Athletic Conference, Zeboyee Doctor, Alabama State, football.

Division I-AAA:

* Big South Conference, Alexis Jones, Winthrop University, softball.

* Mid-Continent Conference, Doug Fredrick, University of Missouri, Kansas City, men's track and field.

* Midwestern Collegiate Conference, Fanta Cooper, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, women's soccer.

* Trans America Athletic Conference, Kim Nocosia, Florida Atlantic University, softball.

* West Coast Conference, Michael Cortez, Loyola Marymount University, men's cross country.

(4) Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee. Appointed Thomas Hickman, director of athletics, Winthrop University, Big South Conference to the committee, effective September 1, 2000. (Unanimous voice vote.)

(5) Football Issues Committee. Appointed Steve Pederson, director of athletics, University of Pittsburgh, as the Big East Conference representative to the committee, effective immediately. (Unanimous voice vote.)

g. Administrative Review Subcommittee Report of Decisions.

FYI: Received a report from the subcommittee regarding decisions from February 16 through May 31, 2000.

14. Report of the July 23 Division I-AA Football Governance Committee Meeting.

MC ACTION: Received a report of the following Division I-AA Football Governance Committee actions:

a. Collegiate All-Star Football Contests. Agreed to request the Board of Directors to use its authority to adopt emergency legislation to eliminate the certification process for all-star football games, which may include Division I-AA student-athletes, contingent upon Division I-A supporting the proposal. (Unanimous voice vote.)

[After this action, the Division I-A members of the Management Council also agreed to request the Board to adopt the emergency legislation. (See Item No. 9-a-2) above.]

b. Eligibility for the Division I-AA Football Championship. Requested that NCAA staff draft legislation, for review in October, specifying that Division I-AA institutions that have formally submitted to the NCAA national office declaration of an intent to reclassify to the Division I-A level would no longer be eligible for the Division I-AA Football Championship.

c. Review of Division I-AA Preseason Football Events. Confirmed that any applications for 2001 Division I-AA preseason events are due by October 15, 2000.

15. Basketball Issues.

MC ACTIONS:

a. Update Regarding Appointment of the Committee. Received an update regarding the solicitation of nominations for the committee from Division I conferences and noted that the Board would appoint the committee in August.

b. Referral from Board of Directors Regarding Proposal No. 99-121-A ( proposal to tie graduation rates to financial aid limits). Noted that before Management Council review of the proposal in October, the Administrative Committee will establish a Management Council subcommittee to fine-tune the proposal, including clarification of how to determine the adjusted graduation rate and "good academic standing" for the purpose of excluding some men's basketball student-athletes from the calculation of graduation rates, and to involve representatives from the Faculty Athletics Representatives Association and the Academics/Eligibility/
Compliance Cabinet.

c. Information Regarding Proposal No. 99-124-A (establishing academic eligibility standards for freshmen basketball student-athletes). Noted that this proposal was referred to the Basketball Issues Committee and took no action.

16. Update Regarding the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Report on Athletic Trainers and Emergency Care.

MC ACTIONS:

a. Received a status report from the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports regarding its comprehensive review of the recently changed certification requirements for athletic trainers and of NATA emergency care guidelines.

b. Suggested that Division I athletics administrators attend a meeting of the committee to participate in future discussions regarding this issue.