Following are the minutes of the July 24-25 meeting of the Division III Management Council at the Boston Back Bay Hilton 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. Announcements. Walter J. Johnson, chair, reviewed the Management Council schedule and welcomed a new member, Karen L. Johnson, to the Council.

2. Review of Roster, Committee Assignments and Future Meeting Schedule. The Management Council reviewed the roster, future meeting schedule and committee assignments. It was noted that vacancies exist for Management Council representatives on the Division III Interpretations and Legislation Committee and the Management Council Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee.

3. Previous Minutes. The Management Council reviewed the minutes of its April 9-10, 2000, meeting; the April 27, 2000, Presidents Council meeting; the April 28, 2000, Executive Committee meeting; and the May 10 and 19, June 13 and July 6, 2000, Administrative Committee teleconferences.

It was voted that the minutes of the Management Council's April 9-10, 2000, meeting be approved as amended.

4. Division III Strategic Plan.

a. Updated Committee Operations Plans and Scorecards. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council:

(1) Approve the updated values, goals and priorities chart.

(2) Approve Sections II -- Vision, III -- Mission and IV -- Timeline of the strategic plan.

(3) Approve Section V -- Planning Priorities with the following revisions:

(a) Move financial aid from student-athlete welfare priority to membership requirements, education and compliance section.

(b) Eliminate student-athlete health insurance (beyond NCAA catastrophic insurance) inasmuch as it viewed as an extra benefit, based on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) recommendation.

(c) Add new subsection under student-athlete welfare -- championships area "to review access to automatic qualification for individual/team sports (i.e., golf, tennis, wrestling, cross country, track, swimming and diving, and rowing)," based on SAAC recommendation.

(d) Add new initiative under governance process to require Division III student-athletes serving on Division III general committees to report directly to SAAC, based on SAAC recommendation.

(4) Approve Section VI -- Accomplishments.

(5) Approve Section VII -- Strategic Planning Scorecards.

b. Division III Initiatives Task Force. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council:

(1) Endorse the proposed timeline with the addition of membership feedback and dialogue at the 2001 Convention.

(2) Approve the addition of $100,000 to the 2000-01 budget to assist with the development of initiatives for 2001-02 and 2002-03.

The Management Council also noted that the term "conference" does not necessarily imply direct control of programs and allocations by commissioners; rather, it reflects an allocation formula to distribute resources to member institutions, many of which are grouped by conference.

(3) Approve a three-year compilation of initiatives, noting recommended task force additions in bold.

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 request that the committee consider identifying "professional medical services" (for example, EMTs) as an alternate means of health and safety coverage for member institutions in the revised "Athletic Training and Its Impact" document relative to the charge of the Executive Committee.

(b) Supported review of the issue of eye protection and referred to the Women's Lacrosse Committee for reaction and implementation timetable. Also recommended that the Women's Lacrosse Committee work with USWLA (rules-making body) to resolve the issue.

(c) Accepted information that the committee established its priorities for the next round of Association-wide resource allocation as:

(i) Injury Surveillance System updated.

(ii) Drug-testing expansion.

(iii) Supplement education.

The Management Council noted its belief that these items require Association resources (both financial and staff) for implementation.

(d) Accepted information that the committee considered a response to the AMCIA guidelines that have been recently released and recommended re-emphasizing guidelines on emergency plans and coverage as found in the NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook.

(e) Accepted information from the committee noting the significant concern of the national Student-Athlete Advisory Committees on the issue of nutrition and eating disorders, and the competitive-safeguards committee's recommendation to form a project team of selected members of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports, as well as Champs/Life Skills representatives and professionals with insight on effective education or intervention programs.

(f) Accepted information that the committee heard concerns about "contamination" and other issues involved when an outside body declares an athlete's drug test positive and that athlete is then recruited by an NCAA institution.

(g) Accepted information that the committee appointed a project team to explore the consideration of grading penalties for different banned substances.

(h) Accepted information that the committee reviewed recommendations from the NCAA general counsel to address potential weaknesses in appeals processes.

(i) Accepted the information and took no further action on its previous request to review winter and spring season start dates.

(j) Accepted information that the committee will report Division III drug-use data following the administration of the 2001 (publishing date) NCAA Study of Substance Use and Abuse Habits of College Student-Athletes.

(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 accepted information that the committee:

(a) Elected Eugene Marshall as vice-chair. The vice-chair will be responsible for assisting the chair in his or her duties. It is anticipated that the vice-chair will succeed the chair.

(b) Would like to continue advertising its positive accomplishments. The committee and other groups [for example, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA), the Collegiate Commissioners Association and the Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee] will collaborate to foster better relationships.

(c) Reviewed and made recommendations regarding its long-range plan, including further clarification regarding the certification process as it relates to diversity requirements.

(d) Will join with the Committee on Women's Athletics to develop a five-year budget plan.

(4) National Youth Sports Program Committee. The Management Council agreed to sponsor noncontroversial legislation endorsed by the Presidents Council and Executive Committee that would, effective immediately, delete Bylaw 21.1.6 (NYSP Committee) and eliminate the NCAA's Association-wide committee. The Management Council also noted that the ultimate objective is for complete NCAA structural separation from NYSP administration and related federal funding.

(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 approved the recommendations to:

(a) Revise the current selection process for redistribution of awards to allow for a seasonal approach in which all sports would be grouped together based upon the season in which the NCAA championship occurs. The Council also encouraged the committee to consider increasing the award amount to $7,500 in light of rising costs of graduate education.

(b) Change the current five-year period allowed for scholarship awardees to begin their postgraduate work to a three-year time frame for the original recipient, with an additional three-year window for an alternate, if necessary. The revised time frame applies to students who enroll in a full-time or part-time capacity.

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

(8) Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct. The Management Council accepted information that the committee:

(a) Will focus on the development of the following items during the 2001-02 academic year:

(i) A package of basic materials or a "sportsmanship action kit."

(ii) Public service announcements on sportsmanship and ethical conduct that would be broadcast during the Division I Men's Basketball Championship.

(iii) Will contact conference offices and member institutions to encourage them to include a "sportsmanship moment" public service announcement in each of their regular-season sports telecasts.

(iv) Will discuss with the Collegiate Commissioners Association conference officers' roles in promoting and fostering sportsmanship and ethical conduct.

(b) Received presentations from the executive directors of the American Football Coaches Association, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, about what the associations were doing to promote and teach sportsmanship and ethical conduct.

(c) Reviewed a number of items regarding gambling related issues.

(d) Appointed Bob Frederick, University of Kansas, as chair.

(9) Walter Byers Scholarship Committee. The Management Council encouraged the committee to pursue funding ($5,000) to reward the four finalists not selected, inasmuch as this is the Association's highest academic honor for a student-athlete.

(10) Committee on Women's Athletics. The Management Council:

(a) Recommended that the Presidents Council support in concept and forward to the Executive Committee Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity Issues for evaluation and action the Committee on Women's Athletics' recommendation to address the issue of homophobia in intercollegiate athletics as it affects coaches, administrators and student-athletes.

(b) Accepted the information that the Knight Commission will reconvene to determine what progress has been made since the early 1990s related to its reform recommendations and to outline issues still requiring attention, noting that Cedric W. Dempsey, NCAA president, had been appointed to the commission.

(c) Accepted information that the committee discussed plans for a meeting to follow up the NCAA Summit on Athletics Opportunities for Minority Women.

(d) Accepted information that as directed by the Executive Committee Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity Issues, the committee approved a draft of the five-year budget plan to address gender and diversity issues within the NCAA.

(e) Accepted the information that the committee voted to reinforce its position to support the hiring of a female senior vice-president at the national office who would have significant policy, hiring and management decisions, including the areas of gender equity and diversity.

(f) Accepted the information that the committee voted to approve the proposed guidelines for selection of committee member(s) for the Woman of the Year Selection Committee.

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 actions from February 16 through May 31, 2000, noting the absence of rationale for Case No. 3912.

(3) Convention Planning Subcommittee. The Management Council:

(a) Recommended that the Presidents Council approve the following proposed Division III Convention schedule and topics:

Friday, January 5, 2001

* Management Council Meeting (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.)

Saturday, January 6, 2001

* Management Council Meeting (8 a.m. - noon)

* FARA/Commissioners Group Meetings (noon - 2 p.m.)

* Association-Wide Menu Sessions (2 - 3:30 p.m.) -- NACUA Legal Issues and Violence in Athletics (on- and off-field issues)

* NAD3AA programming (3:45 - 5:15 p.m.) -- Pragmatic Approach to the Implementation of Athletic Training Services for Division III.

* Additional menu sessions (3:45 - 5:15 p.m.)

* Delegates Reception (6 - 8 p.m.)

Sunday, January 7, 2001

* Presidents Council Meeting (8 a.m. - 10 a.m.)

* Conference meetings (8 a.m. - noon)

* CEO session (10 a.m. - noon)

* Joint PC/MC luncheon (noon - 1:30 p.m.)

* Division III Issues Forum (1:30 - 3:45 p.m.) -- Building Positive Relationships Between Student-Athletes, Coaches, Faculty and Administration -- How Student-Oriented Programs and Services Can Enhance the Campus Athletics Environment.

* Opening Business Session (4:15 - 6 p.m.)

* CEO/Honors Reception (6:30 - 7:30 p.m.)

* Honors Dinner (7:30 - 9:30 p.m.)

Monday, January 8, 2001

* Division III Business Session (8 a.m. - 6 p.m.)

* MC/PC Reports

* Strategic Planning Update

* Discussion topic #1 -- Division III Initiatives Task Force Update

* Discussion topic #2 -- Amateurism Task Force Forum

* Discussion topic #3 -- Update on the Legislative Services Database

* Discussion topic #4 -- Discussion of Proposed Legislation to Simplify Financial Aid Requirements

* Delegates Luncheon (noon - 1 p.m.)

* Voting (roll call/paddle)

* Discussion topic #5 -- Division III Championships Issues

* Automatic-Qualification Update and Timeline

* How to Host an NCAA Championship

* Site-Selection Principles

Tuesday, January 9, 2001

* Management Council Meeting (7:30 - 9 a.m.)

* Executive Committee Meeting (9 - noon)

(b) Approved the recommendation that two issues be carried over for consideration at the 2002 Convention: Sexual Orientation, and the Role of the Chief Executive Officer in Division III Athletics. The Council also recommended the addition of the role of conferences in Division III. The Council requested the Membership Committee to review the issues in preparation for the 2002 Convention.

(c) Approved the following timeline for the 2001 Convention:

June 29 Programs/session topics developed and

forwarded to Management Council/

Presidents Council.

July/Aug. Recommendations reviewed and approved

by Management and Presidents Councils.

Sept./early Oct. Subcommittee review of Management

Council/Presidents Council action related

to program/session recommendations;

discuss involvement and communication

with affiliated groups and committee

structure.

Oct. 25-Nov. 1 Management and Presidents Councils

final review of schedule/programs.

Nov. 6-10 Communicate with affiliate groups,

committee structure and staff liaisons.

Nov. 13 - Dec. 1 Subcommittee conference call --

status update; preparation of presentation

outline/content by committee structure

and affiliate groups.

Dec. 8 Outline/content of presentation,

identification of participants due.

Dec. 15 Draft of multimedia presentation and

handouts due.

Dec. 22 Final draft of remarks and handouts due.

(d) Accepted the information regarding the appointment of subcommittees:

(i) Education/professional development programs: Gary Karner, Division III Commissioners Association; Robert Malekoff, NAD3AA.

(ii) Division III Forum: Brandon Graham, SAAC; Christopher Walker, FARA; Oscar Page, CEO.

(iii) Division III business session: Donna Ledwin, commissioner; Walter Johnson, chair, Management Council; Joy Reighn, vice-chair, Management Council and chair, Championships Committee; Thomas Courtice, vice-chair, Presidents Council; and Bridget Belgiovine and Dan Dutcher, NCAA staff.

The Council noted that Brandon Graham will replace Katelin Chmielinski as the SAAC representative.

(4) Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee. The Management Council reviewed the subcommittee recommendations on the proposals submitted by the membership for the 2001 Convention. (See Minute No. 6-b.)

The Management Council also took no action on winter and spring season start dates.

c. Division III Committees.

(1) Amateurism Task Force. The Management Council received an oral report of the work of the committee.

(2) Budget Committee. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council approve the proposed 2000-01 budget as amended to add:

(a) $100,000 to develop Division III task force initiatives for 2001-02 and 2002-03.

(b) $5,000 to permit SAAC to meet with Division III student-athletes serving on Division III general committees.

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

(a) Approve the timeline outlining the review process for automatic-qualification and selection principles.

(b) Amend Bylaw 31.1.4.1 to address conflicts of championships dates and commencement dates for teams participating in Division III team sport championships.

(c) Sponsor legislation to establish an NCAA Women's Volleyball Rules Committee composed of eight members (four Division I, two Division II and two Division III members) plus a nonvoting secretary-rules editor.

(d) Approve the recommendation to schedule a special forum/discussion session regarding championship site selection and hosting at the 2001 NCAA Convention.

The Management Council also:

(e) Agreed to amend Bylaw 31.1.4.1 pursuant to the authority granted in Constitution 5.2.3 as amended:

(i) Broaden title to "religious reasons."

(ii) Eliminate Bylaw 31.1.4.1.1 (authority of sports committee and Championships Committee to deny a waiver request).

(f) Approved the recommendation that the NCAA Corporate Partner Program more actively support Division III championships and that the following language be used in future contracts with the NCAA corporate partners:

"There must be basic support for all Division III championships in exchange for corporate partner exclusivity to the Division III championships program."

(4) Financial Aid and Awards Committee. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council:

(a) Sponsor legislation to simplify Bylaw 15, effective August 1, 2001, for the following reasons:

(i) To be more consistent with the principles espoused in the Division III philosophy statement; to award no athletically related financial aid to any student; and ensure that athletics participants are not treated differently from other members of the student body.

(ii) To eliminate the award review process for awards of circumstance and nonathletics achievement awards.

(iii) To retain and enforce consistent financial aid package requirements.

(iv) To ensure athletics department staff members are not involved with arranging or modifying a student-athlete's financial aid package.

(v) To establish a review process to enforce institutional compliance.

(b) Approve a timeline for the current awards review process and the implementation of a new compliance review process, as amended. The Management Council directed the committee to recommend a detailed compliance and enforcement process for consideration during its October meeting. The Council noted its commitment to institutional compliance with all financial aid and awards legislation and encouraged the Financial Aid and Awards Committee to consider:

(i) A plan to incorporate existing institutional external audits into the financial aid review process.

(ii) Development of a plan to link the audits with the Association's compliance and enforcement processes.

(iii) Development of a process to demystify "perceived abuses."

The Management Council also:

(c) Amended the approved awards of circumstance and nonathletics achievement awards to delete Evergreen State College (withdrew from provisional membership).

(d) Approved the status report of the current awards review process, noting that an update will be provided at the 2001 Convention.

(5) Committee on Infractions. The Management Council agreed to amend Bylaw 32.3.8 (Recording of Interview Proceedings).

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

(a) Sponsor legislation to amend Bylaw 17.5.5.2 (Annual Exemptions) to exempt contests played in a conference season-ending tournament in the sport of basketball. A prior motion on the recommended proposal, a motion to sponsor legislation to reduce the maximum number of contests in men's and women's basketball by one to 24 failed.

(b) Sponsor legislation to amend Bylaws 17.4.5.1 (Baseball -- Maximum Limitations) and 17.19.5.1 (Softball -- Maximum Limitations) to modify the maximum number of contests in the sports of baseball and softball from 36 contests in the traditional segment and nine in the nontraditional segment to 40 contests in the traditional segment and five contests in the nontraditional segment and to eliminate the tournament date exemptions in Bylaws 17.4.5.1.1 and 17.19.5.1.2.

(c) Approve sponsorship of 16 employment deregulation proposals based on a comprehensive legislative review:

(i) No. 1 -- Conduct and Employment of Personnel -- General Principle.

(ii) No. 2 -- Personnel -- Definitions.

(iii) No. 3 -- Personnel -- Comprehensive Limits.

(iv) No. 4 -- Promotional Activities -- Privately Owned Summer Camp.

(v) No. 5 -- Media Activities.

(vi) No. 6 -- Recruiting -- Talent Scout.

(vii) No. 7 -- Employment Conditions of High-School/College-Preparatory/Two-Year College Coaches.

(viii) No. 8 -- Employment -- High-School/Preparatory School and Two-Year College Coach.

(ix) No. 9 -- Publicity -- Announcer for High-School Broadcast.

(x) No. 10 -- Tryouts -- Competition in Conjunction with a High School, Preparatory School or Two-Year College.

(xi) No. 11 -- Camps and Clinics -- Employment and Compensation.

(xii) No. 12 -- High School All-Star Games -- Previous Contractual Agreement.

(xiii) No. 13 -- Published Recruiting Services.

(xiv) No. 14 -- Postseason Football -- Division III.

(xv) No. 15 -- Football Television Plans and Regulations -- Division III.

(xvi) No. 16 -- Financial Administration of Postseason Football.

The Management Council also:

(d) Approved sponsorship of the following noncontroversial legislative proposals: NCAA Division I Proposal Nos. 98-37 (Amateurism -- Developmental Training Expenses), 99-65 (Institutional Awards Banquet), 2000-9 (Awards -- Olympic Games) and 2000-10 (Permissible Benefits -- Olympic Games) for NCAA Division III.

(e) Approved the recommendation that 2000 NCAA Convention Proposal No. 52 not be applied retroactively.

(f) Deleted the provisions of 2000 NCAA Convention Proposal No. 86 (Bylaw 17.28.3.2 -- Annual Exemptions).

(g) Approved modification of Bylaw 31.3.6.2-(c) based on intent to indicate that a conference must "have" (as opposed to "had") seven-active members eligible to receive automatic qualification for the NCAA championship.

(h) Referred to the Championships Committee the recommendations to review Bylaw 17.11.5.2.4-(g) (East-West All-Star Golf Match) to determine the nature of revision to be made. The Council also noted its concern with such an event being held in conjunction with an NCAA championship. The Council also recommend that the Championships Committee review all exempted all-star events contained in Bylaw 17 and the impact of the Division III prohibition of student-athletes with remaining eligibility from participating in any all-star events.

(i) Approved the following interpretations:

(i) "Recruiting Publication Web Site -- Advertisements. An institution may advertise its camp/clinic on a recruiting publication's Web site provided that the format of such advertisements is identical, and the Web site's camp directory includes multiple listings of summer camps. The committee noted that the half-page size restriction applicable to advertisements in printed publications is not applicable to advertisements placed on the Internet."

(ii) "4-2-4 Transfers - Multiple Two-Year Colleges. It is permissible for a 4-2-4-transfer student-athlete who attended multiple two-year colleges to use credits earned at the two-year colleges to satisfy the credit-hour requirement of Bylaw 14.5.4.3. Further, the student-athlete may combine terms of part-time or full-time attendance at any of the two-year colleges to satisfy the minimum two semesters or three quarters attendance requirement."

(j) Referred the recommendation to review use of correspondence courses for full-time enrollment to the Division III Management Council Subcommittee on Academic Issues.

(k) Accepted the information that the committee reviewed examples of the new interpretations database that is scheduled to be available to the NCAA membership August 1.

(l) Accepted information that the committee discussed the current legislative cycle at great length. Because of this discussion, the committee added "Assessment of the Legislative Process" to its operations plan.

(m) Accepted the information that the committee began the process of formulating a glossary of frequently used NCAA terms. The committee plans to add this section to the NCAA Division III Manual.

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

(a) Sponsor legislation for the 2001 Convention to standardize the penalties associated with failure to meet the four-sport/three-season requirement.

(b) Move the following institutions into their second year of provision membership: Huntingdon College, Louisiana College, Newbury College, New York City Technical College, Northland College, Piedmont College and Thomas College.

The Management Council also:

(c) Approved the deletion of Constitution 4.12.1, noting that the Association-wide Postgraduate Scholarship Committee will continue its work through district selections.

(d) Agreed to editorially revise NCAA Bylaw 20.02.3 to specify that provisional membership shall "not be less than four years" as opposed to being "limited to four years," as the legislation currently indicates.

(e) Agreed to grant active conference status to: the Commonwealth Conference (voting), the Freedom Conference (voting) and the Middle Atlantic Conference (voting).

(f) Approved a waiver request from Stevens Institute of Technology per Bylaw 20.11.3.2.

(g) Referred to the Division III Interpretations and Legislation Committee an interpretation of Constitution 3.2.1.4 clarifying that institutions do not have to sponsor at least one team sport per season.

(h) Accepted the following as provisional members: Alverno College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky.

(i) Granted the following institutions active-membership status: Concordia University at Austin, Texas; University of Mary-Hardin Baylor; and Trinity College (District of Columbia).

(j) Moved the following institutions forward into their final year of provisional membership: East Texas Baptist University and Lesley College.

(k) Moved the following institutions into their third year of provisional membership: Baptist Bible College (Pennsylvania) [Note: Approval was contingent on the institution submitting its Institutional Self-Study Guide (ISSG) Action Plan documenting its progress to address "no" answers in its ISSG previously submitted]; Bay Path College; Becker College; D'Youville College; Dominican University (Illinois); Husson College; LeTourneau University; Medaille College; Mt. Ida College; Peace College; Pennsylvania State University, Altoona; Philadelphia College of Bible; University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg; University of Texas at Dallas; Schreiner College (Note: Schreiner College is in the "old" three-year provisional cycle. The institution is eligible for active membership beginning with the 2002-03 academic year.); and State University of New York at Farmingdale.

(l) Approved the recommendation that LaGrange College repeat year two of the provisional membership process.

(m) Denied LeTourneau University's request for a waiver of year three of the provisional membership process.

(n) Denied the University of Texas at Dallas' request for a waiver of year three of the provisional membership process.

(o) Denied New York City Technical College's request for a waiver of year two of the provisional membership process.

(p) Approved and forwarded to the membership services staff the recommendation that there would be six sessions devoted specifically to Division III at the 2001 NCAA Regional Seminars. One of these sessions would be only for independent members of the division. The other five sessions would be on the following subjects: (1) playing and practice seasons, (2) recruiting/transfers, (3) governance issues, (4) camps and clinics, and (5) financial aid.

(q) Accepted the information that the committee agreed to conduct on-campus visits for the two new provisional members rather than one meeting at a neutral site. In addition, the committee will conduct the educational session for first-year provisional members usually held at the NCAA Convention during its on-campus visit.

(r) Accepted the information that the committee reviewed the results from the survey sent in addition to the videotape to all institutions and conferences of the 1999 video conference. Of the 57 surveys that were returned, only 13 indicated that they had watched the session live. The committee agreed, after much discussion, that it will not conduct an additional video conference during the 2000-01 academic year and will revisit the issue next summer.

(s) Accepted the information that the committee elected Donna Ledwin, commissioner of the New Jersey Athletic Conference, as the new committee chair.

(t) Accepted the information that the committee reviewed a rules examination that was created by the National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators to consider whether it should be provided to Division III institutions.

(u) Accepted the information that the committee discussed the need for greater education for CEOs, especially those new to the NCAA. The committee agreed to explore the option of working with the current CEO education program conducted by Harvard University.

(8) Nominating Committee. The Management Council approved the following sports committee appointments and requested an update of the conference representation chart at its October meeting:

(i) Division III Men's Baseball Committee -- John Edwards, Central College, and Scott McQuillkin, Whitworth College.

(ii) Division III Men's Basketball Committee -- Ira Zeff, Nebraska Wesleyan University, and John Quattrocchi, Skidmore College.

(iii) Division III Women's Basketball Committee -- Becky Geyer, Trinity University (Texas), and Jack Surridge, North Park University.

(iv) Division III Field Hockey Committee -- Jennifer Crispen, Sweet Briar College, and Charlyn Robert, Nichols College.

(v) Division III Football Committee -- Jim Moretti, Alfred University.

(vi) Division III Men's Ice Hockey Committee -- Steve Nelson, University of Wisconsin, Superior.

(vii) Division III Men's Lacrosse Committee -- Jim Berkman, Salisbury State University.

(viii) Division III Men's Soccer Committee -- Tony Ladd, Wheaton College (Illinois) Kim Strable, Greensboro College, and George Nazario, The College of New Jersey.

(ix) Division III Women's Soccer Committee -- Greg Ruark, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

(x) Division III Women's Softball Committee -- Cindy Zelinshky, Washington University (Missouri).

(xi) Division III Men's and Women's Tennis Committee -- Ed Hegmann, Washington University (Missouri), and Maxanne Retzlaff, Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges.

(xii) Division III Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee -- Monica Severson, Wartburg College, and Finn Pincus, Roanoke College.

(xiii) Division III Women's Volleyball Committee -- Marsha Graef, Bates College.

(xiv) Football Rules Committee -- Robert Bierie, Loras College.

(xv) Women's Basketball Rules Committee -- Julie Goodenough, Hardin-Simmons University (reappointment).

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

(a) Approved the following recommendations:

(i) Division III Strategic-Planning Priorities for 1999-01 (Section V -- Student-Athlete Welfare):

* Add new subsection (d) under 1-(a)-(1) to review access to automatic qualification for individual/team sports (i.e., golf, tennis, wrestling, cross-country and track, swimming and diving, and rowing).

* Eliminate subsection 1-(c)-(2) since student-athlete health insurance (beyond the NCAA catastrophic-injury health insurance) is viewed as an extra benefit.

(ii) Division III Strategic Planning Priorities for 1999-01 (Section V -- NCAA Governance Process) -- Add an initiative under subsection 7-b-(4) to require Division III student-athletes (who are non-SAAC members) to report directly to SAAC after each Division III committee meeting they attend. Further, the committee recommends that these individuals attend the July in-person SAAC meeting to present an oral report of their committee's activities. The budget impact for 2000-01 is $5,000.

(iii) Endorsement of the recommendation of a conference grant for financial aid compliance and enforcement.

(b) Endorsed the concept of regional leadership conferences and referred the recommendation to the Division III Initiatives Task Force. The Management Council also recommended:

(i) Attendance of institutional representatives who are not student-athletes should be limited.

(ii) Curriculum discussion topics and focus should specifically center on Division III.

(iii) Focus of the conference must be on student-athletes.

(c) Referred the recommendation that the Management Council's Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee review the consistent application of scrimmages in every sport prior to the first contest to the subcommittee.

(d) Endorsed the recommendation that the committee continue to meet in-person every January, in conjunction with the annual NCAA Convention.

(e) Accepted the information that the committee selected Megan Stevens (State University College at Cortland) as its new chair and Dewayne Barnes (Whittier College) as its new vice-chair.

(f) Accepted the information that the committee reviewed a document that paired conferences for the purpose of better communication between Division III SAAC members between meetings. The committee endorsed the document and will send it to the Division III Nominating Committee to use as a guide in targeting conferences from which to select future SAAC nominees. In conjunction with this partnership, a Division III SAAC e-mail listserve will be established to create a communications network of Division III student-athletes across the country. The Council noted that the partnership chart should be amended to reflect the location of the New Jersey Athletic Conference.

(10) Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council sponsor legislation to:

(a) Make violations of Bylaw 13.16.1.2 (Fund-Raising for High-School Athletics Program) de minimis, which would not affect a student-athlete's eligibility but would still be classified as an institutional violation.

(b) Make violations of Bylaw 13.16.1.5.1 (Athletics Equipment) de minimis.

(c) Make violations of Bylaw 13.13.2.1.2-(b) (Employment in own Institution's Camp or Clinic -- Sports Other Than Division I Football) de minimis. Specifically, this would make violations that occur due to an administrative error or oversight de minimis (failed to obtain athletics director's signature before commencing employment), as long as the employment is otherwise permissible.

(d) Make violations of Bylaw 15.2.8.1.2-(d) (Summer Financial Aid -- Prior to Initial, Full-Time Collegiate Enrollment) de minimis. Specifically, in those instances in which an institution fails to obtain the faculty athletics representative's and the director of financial aid's signature due to an administrative error or oversight, the prospective or student-athlete's eligibility would not be affected provided the institution subsequently obtains the appropriate signatures, and the aid is otherwise permissible.

(e) Amend Bylaw 16 cites that permit restitution to increase the limit to $50 for which an institution does not have to declare an individual (prospect or enrolled student-athlete) ineligible and seek reinstatement when the individual receives an improper benefit, provided the individual repays the value of the benefit to a charity of his or her choice. The current rule has a limit of $25.

(f) Create a general principle for restitution of all Bylaw 16 violations. Restitution violations do not affect the student-athlete's eligibility provided the value of the improper benefit or award received by the student-athlete is $25 or less ($50 or less if a related recommendation is adopted). The student-athlete remains ineligible for competition until the institution documents that he or she has repaid the value of the benefit to a charity of the student-athlete's or the institution's choice. Currently, confusion exists among the membership as to which violations within Bylaw 16 are restitution.

(g) Make violations of Bylaw 13.7.6 (Entertainment on Official Visit for Spouse, Parent or Legal Guardian of Prospect) restitution.

(h) Amend Bylaws 10.3 (Gambling Activities) and 10.4 (Disciplinary Action) to establish a two-tiered process of sanctions for violations of gambling and sports wagering legislation. The Management Council also recommended that each institution discuss this issue with its student-athletes on an annual basis.

The Management Council also:

(i) Agreed to editorially revise Bylaw 30.6.1.1.

(j) Approved proposed changes to the committee's policies and procedures.

(k) Accepted information that the committee directed the student-athlete reinstatement staff to require full repayment of benefits in cases in which a student-athlete receives impermissible financial aid. The committee noted that the institution may appeal the staff's decision to the committee when it believes that relief would be appropriate.

(l) Accepted information that the committee directed the staff not to permit institutions to stagger reinstatement conditions. The committee noted that staggering would dilute the impact of the reinstatement condition. In rare cases of extreme hardship or cases in which the health or safety of student-athletes may be affected, the institution could appeal the staff's decision if it believes relief is warranted.

6. NCAA Legislation.

a. Legislation for the 2001 Convention Proposed by the Governance Structure. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council sponsor legislation to:

(1) Amend Bylaw 14.2.3 to permit a student-athlete who has exhausted his or her 10 semesters/15 quarters of eligibility to practice, but not compete, for 30 consecutive-calendar days provided the institution has filed a 10-semester/15-quarter extension request per NCAA Bylaw 30.6.1 with the NCAA national office.

(2) Amend Bylaw 18.2.4.1 to specify that at least 28 institutions must sponsor the sport in order to create a Division III championship in an emerging women's team sport.

(3) Amend Bylaws 18.3.1, 18.3.4 and 21.8.7 to establish an NCAA Division III Women's Rowing Championship and to establish a Division III Women's Rowing Committee.

(4) Amend Bylaws 18.3.1, 18.3.4 and 21.8.7 to establish an NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship and to create a Division III Women's Ice Hockey Committee.

b. Proposals submitted by the membership for the 2001 Convention. The Management Council:

(1) Took no position on Proposal No. 1-7 -- Eligibility -- Minimum Amount of Competition -- Bylaw 14.2.4.1 to eliminate "redshirting" in Division III intercollegiate athletics by specifying that any athletics participation during or after the start of the first regular-season contest shall exhaust a season of eligibility.

The Management Council also recommended that the Presidents Council:

(2) Support Proposal No. 1-8 -- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Nontraditional Segment -- Field Hockey, Soccer, Volleyball, Lacrosse, Baseball & Softball -- Bylaw 17, to place playing and practice season limitations on the sports of field hockey, soccer, volleyball, lacrosse and softball as specified.

Rationale:

* Supports minimal control for sports that currently utilize nontraditional segments in which buses may often occur.

* Responds to membership request for some practical limitations to nontraditional segments.

The Council also suggests that the sponsors agree to modify the proposal (Bylaws 17.4.5.1 and 17.4.5.2 -- baseball and Bylaws 17.19.5 and 17.19.5.2 -- softball) consistent with sponsorship of legislation to eliminate tournament exceptions for baseball and softball and establishment of further contest limitations, as proposed by the Interpretations and Legislation Committee.

(3) Oppose Proposal No. 1-9 -- Playing and Practice Seasons -- Practice and Competition in the Nontraditional Segment -- Bylaw 17, to permit an institution to conduct practices supervised by coaches or captain's practices (but not both) on two days during a given week and participate in competition on a weekend day (for example, Saturday, Sunday) during a four-week period in the nontraditional segment.

The Council expressed concern with the proposal and recommended the sponsors address the following:

* Impact on golf and tennis.

* Two practices may be not sufficient preparation for competition.

* Liability and interpretation concerns regarding captain's practices.

The Council also noted that the last statement of intent restates current legislation and should be deleted and that the reference to nontraditional in Bylaws 17.19.5 and 17.19.5.2 should be changed to traditional.

(4) Support Proposal No. 1-10 -- First Permissible Practice Date -- Basketball -- Bylaw 17.5.2.1, to permit an institution to commence on-count preseason basketball practice sessions on October 15.

(5) Oppose Proposal No. 1-11 -- Three-Day Noncontact, Conditioning Practice Period -- Football -- Bylaw 17.10.2.3, to permit the use of shoulder pads during the three-day, noncontact conditioning practice period in football.

(6) Oppose Proposal No. 1-12 -- First Permissible Contest Date -- Football -- Bylaw 17.10.3, to permit an institution to play its first football contest on the Thursday before the Labor Day weekend.

c. Review of Noncontroversial Legislation Adopted by the Management Council per NCAA Constitution 5.3.1.1.1 for the 2001 Convention. The Management Council approved the following draft noncontroversial legislative proposals:

(1) Proposal No. 1 -- Membership Moratorium -- to establish a moratorium on the election of new provisional members in Division III (Constitution 3.1.3).

(2) Proposal No. 2 -- Provisional Membership Application Deadline -- to amend Constitution 3.6.3.2 to specify that NCAA provisional membership applications must be received in the NCAA national office by June 15.

(3) Proposal No. 3 -- Provisional Membership -- Annual Report -- to amend Constitution 3.6.4.2 to specify that NCAA provisional members must submit an annual report, as defined in the provisional member education program, by the June 15 deadline.

(4) Proposal No. 4 -- Provisional Membership -- Convention Attendance -- to amend Constitution 3.6.4.4 to specify that NCAA provisional members must be represented at the NCAA Convention by the institution's chief executive officer and one athletics administrator during each year of provisional membership.

(5) Proposal No. 8 -- Expenses for Competition -- to amend Bylaws 16.7.1, 16.7.2.1 and 16.8.1.2 for permissible actual and necessary expenses and departure/return regulations by reformatting the legislation.

(6) Proposal No. 9 -- Expenses for Practice and Competition -- During Vacation Period -- to amend Bylaw 16.8.1.5 relating to permissible team transportation that may be provided by an institution to a student-athlete that occurs during a vacation period.

(7) Proposal No. 10 -- Championships -- Eligibility -- Division III -- to amend Bylaw 18.4.1.5.1 to clarify the reinstatement conditions for a student-athlete rendered ineligible through a positive drug test, who later transfers and competes at non-NCAA institutions.

(8) Proposal No. 12 -- Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports -- Composition -- Bylaw 21.1.2.1 -- to amend Bylaw 21.1.2.1 to specify that the position allocated for secondary interests be filled by the National Federation of State High School Association's (NFSHSA) staff liaison to the Sports Medicine Advisory Board.

(9) Proposal No. 14 -- Nominating Committee -- Composition -- to amend Bylaw 21.8.1.4.2 to eliminate the requirement that administrators who also serve as coaches may serve only as administrators on NCAA committees.

(10) Proposal No. 15 -- Interpretations and Legislation Committee -- Composition -- to amend Bylaw 21.8.6.5 to expand the Interpretations and Legislation Committee by one member.

(11) Proposal No. 18 -- Banned Drug List -- to amend Bylaw 31.2.3.1 to specify that the banned-drug list is subject to change and that institutions and student-athletes shall be held accountable for all banned-drug classes on the list.

The Management Council also:

(13) Withdrew Proposal No. 13 -- Association-Wide Committees -- National Youth Sports Program Committee -- Bylaw 21.1.6.1, noting recommendation by NCAA legal counsel to eliminate the NYSP Committee.

d. Review of Intent-Based Revisions Approved by the Management Council per NCAA Constitution 5.4.1.1.1 for the 2001 Convention. The Management Council approved the following draft modifications based on intent:

(1) Amend Bylaw 3.6.1.1.1 to specify that provisional membership shall not be less than four years.

(2) Amend Bylaw 14.5.5.3.8 to clarify that for a four-year college transfer student to use the two-year nonparticipation exception, the student-athlete for a consecutive two-year period immediately before the date on which the student begins participation must have neither practiced nor competed in the involved sport and must have neither practiced nor competed in organized noncollegiate amateur competition while enrolled as a full-time student.

e. Review of editorial revisions approved by the Management Council per NCAA Constitution 5.4.1.1.1 for the 2001 Convention. The Management Council approved the following draft editorial revisions:

(1) No. 1 -- NCAA Membership -- Affiliated Memberships -- to amend Constitution 3.4.3 to specify that the Association's president has the authority to approve NCAA affiliated and corresponding membership applications.

(2) No. 6 -- Season of Competition -- Preseason Scrimmage -- to amend Bylaw 14.2.4.1 to specify that a student-athlete will not be charged with a season of competition when the student-athlete participates only in a preseason scrimmage and that preseason scrimmages are not to be counted when determining whether a student-athlete meets the conditions for a hardship waiver.

(3) No. 11 -- Enforcement -- Secondary Violations -- to amend Bylaw 19.02.2.1 to clarify the definition of a secondary violation and to emphasize that secondary violations are distinct from and exclusive of significant recruiting inducements and extra benefits.

(4) No. 12 -- Drug-Testing Consent Form -- Procedures -- to amend Bylaw 30.5 to clarify the procedures used in the administration of the drug-testing consent form and to specify that failure to follow such procedures shall not affect a student-athlete's eligibility but shall be considered an institutional violation.

(5) No. 13 -- Waiver of Commitment to Participate -- to amend Bylaw 31.2.1.1.1 to eliminate the opportunity for a waiver of the commitment to participate, specific to the 1999 NCAA Division III baseball championships, due to the baseball bat issue.

(6) No. 14 -- Committee on Infractions Summary Disposition -- to amend Bylaw 32.6.2.4.2 to clarify that institutions and involved parties have the right to appeal major infractions cases handled through the summary-disposition process.

7. Division III Conference Meetings. The Management Council endorsed a letter to be distributed to Division III conferences for 2000-01 that to date have not been visited by the Division III governance staff.

8. Chair/Vice-Chair Elections. The Management Council:

a. Elected Joy Reighn, director of athletics, Rowan University, chair effective January 2001. (Term expiration January 2002.)

b. Elected Oscar Page, president, Austin College, vice-chair effective January 2001. (Term expiration January 2002.)

9. Litigation Update. Elsa Kircher Cole, NCAA general counsel, provided an update on the status of the Association's litigation.

10. Other Business. President Dempsey provided an update including:

a. USOC structure and impact on the NCAA Olympic Sports Liaison Committee.

b. Athletics/higher education, including the reconvening of the Knight Commission.

c. Amateurism/deregulation.

d. Basketball issues: Status of new contract and discussions with CBS/ISL.