Following are the minutes of the April 10-11 meeting of the Division III Management Council at the NCAA national office in Indianapolis. All actions taken by the Management Council are included. Highlights of the meeting were reported in the April 24 issue of The NCAA News.

1. Announcements. Walter J. Johnson, chair, welcomed the new members of the Management Council, and reviewed the schedule for the next two days.

2. Review of Roster, Committee Assignments and Future Meeting Schedule. The Management Council reviewed its roster, future meeting schedule and newsletter, and noted that the meeting dates for the Division III Budget Committee, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Financial Aid Committee, and NCAA National Youth Sports Program Committee should be added to the future meeting schedule.

3. Previous Minutes. The Management Council reviewed the minutes of its January 7-8, 2000, meeting; its January 11, 2000, post-Convention meeting; the January 8, 2000, joint Management Council and Presidents Council meeting; the January 9, 2000, Presidents Council meeting; the January 11, 2000, Executive Committee meeting; and the February 16, 2000, Administrative Committee meeting.

It was voted that the minutes of the Management Council's January 7-8, 2000, and January 11, 2000 meetings, and the Administrative Committee's February 16, 2000, meeting be approved as distributed.

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

a. Received an update on the work of the task force and time line related to the development of specific Division III initiatives and budget allocations in areas of student-athlete welfare, diversity and membership education.

b. Reviewed specific initiatives in each strategic area. Agreed to forward the following additional initiatives to the task force:

(1) Student-athlete welfare -- creation of regional student-athlete list servers.

(2) Membership education.

(a) Financial aid -- conference compliance program.

(b) Promoting Division III -- develop a plan to enhance marketing efforts.

5. Committee/Subcommittee Reports.

a. Association-Wide Committees.

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

(a) Expressed interest in principle in pursuing expansion of the drug-testing program in Division III football. The Management Council recommended surveying the Division III membership regarding interest in a voluntary drug-testing program in football, and agreed to reconsider the issue following the survey. The Management Council noted that any resource allocation must be sufficient to address the issue. The Council also noted that the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee opposes singling out football and recommends allocating resources to educational initiatives, not drug testing.

(b) Agreed to adopt noncontroversial legislation to amend NCAA Bylaw 21.1.2.1 to permit a National Federation of State High School Association's Sports Medicine Advisory Board staff liaison to fill the committee position representing secondary school interests as an ex officio, voting member.

(c) Agreed to adopt intent-based legislation to clarify in Bylaw 18.4.1.5.1 that if a student-athlete transfers to a non-NCAA institution while ineligible, the student-athlete will continue to be ineligible for all NCAA competition until the student-athlete has sat out a 365-day period.

(d) Agreed to editorially revise Bylaw 31.2.3.1 to note that the current list of banned drugs is on the NCAA Web site.

(e) Agreed to editorially revise the NCAA drug-testing consent form to insert new subsections and to editorially revise the NCAA drug-testing consent form to include a paragraph articulating the responsibility of the athletics department and student-athlete regarding the list of banned drugs.

(f) Forwarded initiatives to upgrade the NCAA Injury Surveillance System, fund a STARR pilot project at CHAMPS/Life Skills institutions, and fund a dietary supplement Resource Exchange Center to the Division III Initiatives Task Force. The Management Council deferred action on the budget discussion until the Budget Committee report.

(g) Accepted information regarding the establishment of a subcommittee to respond to the October 1999 Executive Committee charge related to athletic trainer and competitive safeguards issues. This group was involved in Divisions II and III educational forum panels at the recent Convention, added an emergency plan template to the NCAA Web site, and has met with representatives of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) along with appointed representatives of the three division Management Councils. This meeting resulted in identifying specific options for NCAA institutions to consider in addressing emergency care and coverage. A team representing both Associations has been established to develop these options with at least a preliminary report anticipated for the July Management Council meetings.

In addition to NATA education reform, the meeting also included discussion on the appropriate medical care guidelines to be released by the NATA. Concerns were expressed regarding several aspects of the document and it has been forwarded to NCAA legal counsel for review and comment.

The committee also reemphasized that past legislation expanded playing and practice opportunities without inclusion of appropriate medical coverage for the increased activities. Consideration of medical resources should be a part of any current or future legislation that impacts playing or practice opportunities in any form.

(h) Accepted information that Elsa Kircher Cole, NCAA general counsel, spoke with the committee regarding the potential ramifications to the work of the committee, sports committees and the Association from the LaRosa lawsuit associated with one of the 1997 wrestling fatalities.

(i) Expressed concern and displeasure regarding information that at the Sugar Bowl, athletics personnel were seen using tobacco during the broadcast of the game. The Management Council was dismayed that the high visibility events are not mandated to adhere to NCAA rules, particularly those in the health and safety area.

(j) Accepted information regarding recent drug-testing results.

(2) Honors Committee. The Management Council:

(a) Accepted information that Kathryn Springsteen will fill the Division III spot on the committee.

(b) Accepted information that the 2000 winter/spring nomination folders were mailed April 1 to all member institutions. A nomination folder and memo was sent to each member institution's athletics director, faculty athletics representative and sports information director, with a copy to each institution's chief executive officer, director of alumni association and senior woman administrator. Nominations will be accepted for the winter/spring Top VIII, Theodore Roosevelt and Silver Anniversary awards. The nomination deadline for the winter/spring nomination forms is July 1, 2000.

(3) Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee. The Management Council:

(a) Deferred action on the budget requests until the Budget Committee report.

(b) Accepted information regarding a committee initiative to resurrect diversity committees within conference offices. For those conference offices that do not have a committee to address the issue of diversity, the committee will encourage the establishment of a committee within the conference office. The purpose of the initiative is to encourage conference offices to develop diversity as a priority.

(c) Accepted information that the committee, in conjunction with the national office broadcast services staff, will develop a PSA on the availability of the various enhancement programs provided by the Association for minorities and women. The theme of the PSA is "Product, Opportunity, and Results."

(4) National Youth Sports Program Committee. The Management Council received an oral report on the work of the committee.

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

(6) Postgraduate Scholarship Committee. The Management Council accepted information that the committee met April 15-16 to review football and basketball scholarship candidates. Of the 68 football student-athlete candidates, 21 were from Division III; of the 34 men's basketball student-athlete candidates, 13 were from Division III; and of the 50 women's basketball student-athletes, 10 were from Division III.

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

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

(a) Accepted information that the committee will postpone the mailing of the notice to the membership about the Sportsperson of the Year Award until late April. In addition to the letter, a notice to the membership also will appear in a spring edition of The NCAA News.

(b) Accepted information that the committee reviewed the reaction of the Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet and the Divisions II and III Management Councils regarding two proposals that were included in the committee's November report, noting that the Management Council had forwarded a response following its January meeting. The proposal would (1) ban any metropolitan site that has a legalized open sports book from serving as an NCAA championship site or certified postseason event, and (2) ban member institutions from lodging their student-athletes in hotels that permit gaming if the travel is in conjunction with an NCAA championship event. The reactions from the governance groups indicated general support for these concepts, but it was clear that more information would be needed before unanimous support for legislation in this area could be generated among all three divisions. Accordingly, the committee asked the NCAA research staff to collect more data on how the proposals would have affected the Association's championships and/or certified postseason events during the previous five-year period.

(c) Accepted information on the committee's review of hazing and other initiation rites associated with intercollegiate athletics. The committee is interested in taking a leadership role in developing strategies and/or action plans to address this problem. In that regard, it has asked the Divisions I, II and III Student-Athlete Advisory Committees to provide guidance and suggestions to the committee as it begins to formulate a plan.

(d) Accepted information that the committee finalized plans for in-person meetings with representatives of various coaches associations during its May meeting.

(9) Walter Byers Scholarship Committee. The Management Council accepted information that the committee will meet May 30 to interview six scholarship finalists. A total of 96 applications was received, with 13 from Division III student-athletes. Of the six finalists, two are from Division III -- one female and one male.

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

(a) Received the committee recommendation that the Association take a leadership role in achieving gender equity by equalizing the number of postseason opportunities for men and women in all NCAA divisions within the next five years and that special emphasis be placed on the expansion of championship opportunities for minority female student-athletes. The committee also recommends that the equalization of postseason opportunities be achieved before any new championships opportunities for men are funded. The Management Council noted that with the implementation of the recommendations from the Championships Committee, Division III championships opportunities will be 51 percent men and 49 percent women by the 2001-02 academic year.

(b) Deferred action on the committee's budget requests until the Budget Committee report. The Council noted that the Division III Initiatives Task Force is addressing gender and ethnic diversity as a priority.

(c) Accepted information that the committee voted to amend the emerging sport guidelines to include language that differentiates between a support activity and a sport. The added language will state that "for purposes of reviewing emerging sports proposals for NCAA member institutions, a sport shall be defined as an institutionalized activity involving physical exertion with the primary purpose of competition within a defined competitive season and standardized rules with rating/scoring systems ratified by official regulatory agencies and governing bodies." In addition, the committee recommends that language be added to state that institutions conducting emerging sports would be required to conduct at least five competitive events. The Council requested clarification from staff for the possible need for legislation to require institutions conducting emerging sports to conduct a minimum of five competitive contests.

(d) Accepted information that the committee took action on the following items that resulted from the NCAA Summit on Athletics Opportunities for Minority Women, noting that Division III plans to address coaching internships within its task force initiatives:

i. Data Collection. The committee recommends that the NCAA research staff develop a survey instrument or other appropriate means to collect data on minority participation by gender and by sport at the youth, high-school and college levels. The committee recommends the research staff conduct a joint initiative with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) to survey high-school participation trends. In addition, the committee recommends that the NCAA database be expanded to include data on the ethnicity of athletics administrators and coaches.

ii. Grass Roots Initiative. The committee recommends that the National Association of Girls and Women in Sport, the Women's Sports Foundation and the NFHS promote federal legislation to reinstate physical education on the high-school level and to develop and implement an active publicity campaign to enforce Title IX at the high-school level.

iii. Diverse Candidate Pool. The committee supports the concept of the NCAA securing outside assistance to develop a competency-based search and screen process that will assist colleges in identifying a diverse pool of qualified candidates for athletics administration and coaching positions.

iv. Minority Coaching Internships. The committee recommends that consideration be given by Divisions II and III to allocate dollars to fund Divisions II and III coaching internships for minority women.

(e) Accepted information that The Executive Committee's Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity Issues directed the committee to develop a five-year plan to address gender equity and diversity within the Association as well as to identify budgetary impact. The committee will submit this information to the subcommittee for review during its April meetings and to the Divisions I, II and III Management Councils for consideration at a future meeting.

(f) Accepted information that the committee requested an update from the NCAA president on the national office plan to achieve gender equity and ethnic minority diversity, and in particular to achieve gender equity at the senior vice-president level within the national office for review at the June committee meetings.

b. Management Council Subcommittees.

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

(2) Administrative Review Subcommittee. The Management Council approved the subcommittee's actions on 10 appeals from November 16, 1999, through February 15, 2000.

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

(a) Support the elimination of the Association-wide keynote speaker for the 2001 Convention, noting the desire to retain an option for a keynote speaker in the future.

(b) Approve the proposed 2001 Convention schedule, including the elimination of the Tuesday morning Division III business session; the addition of a two-hour time slot to Saturday afternoon's schedule (noon to 2 p.m.) to permit FARA, commissioners and other groups the opportunity to meet before menu sessions (2 to 4 p.m.; 4 to 6 p.m.); and a decrease in the time for the opening business session on Sunday (4:15 to 6 p.m.).

The Management Council also:

(c) Referred the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee recommendation for the Sunday forum topic "Developing the Coach/Student-Athlete Relationship" to the subcommittee. Issues would include the hiring/evaluation of coaches, the student-athlete voice on the team and in the program, and sexual harassment.

(d) Accepted information that the subcommittee:

(1) Agreed to attempt to eliminate distribution of agenda/handouts for each session and recommended use of the NCAA Web site to post all Convention session agenda/handouts for access by the membership.

(2) Supported videotaping Convention sessions. The subcommittee will determine the importance of videotaping for sessions as they are developed.

(4) Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council:

(a) Approve sponsorship of legislation for the 2001 Convention to create new legislation in Bylaw 17.1.8 to prohibit missed class time and overnight travel for competition in the nontraditional segment for all sports with the exception of one event annually for golf and tennis. The Management Council agreed to communicate action and provide the membership with information regarding nontraditional segment options via mailing and/or posting on the NCAA Web site. The Council will review any membership sponsored legislative proposals at its July meeting.

The Management Council also:

(b) Approved the recommendation to review draft legislation at its July meeting regarding the elimination of tournament exemption dates in baseball and to limit tournament date exemptions to one in baseball and softball. The Council noted that the subcommittee should consider more inclusive legislation to eliminate tournament date exemptions in all sports and to limit tournament date exemptions to one in all sports. The Management Council also noted that the current tournament date exemptions have resulted in increased numbers of contests exceeding the maximum allowable limits for the sports of baseball and softball, and referred to the Interpretations and Legislation Committee a request to review and clarify the definition of tournament, with a response for the Council's July meeting.

(c) Referred the issue of the establishment of an October 15 practice start date for winter sports to the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports for review to ensure adequate practice and preparation time before competition.

(d) Referred the issue of the establishment of a February 1 practice start date for winter sports to the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports for review to ensure adequate practice and preparation time before competition.

c. Division III Committees.

(1) Amateurism Task Force. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council:

(a) Endorse the following core values for Division III amateurism rules:

i. Clarity, common sense and consistency of rules.

ii. Prospective student-athlete welfare.

iii. Competitive fairness.

iv. Consistency with Division III philosophy.

(b) Endorse a review of amateurism standards applicable to prospective student-athletes before initial full-time enrollment with a focus on the Division III philosophy and student-athlete welfare. The Council noted that the rules review should be done in light of impact on institutional recruiting, competitive fairness and knowledge that current rules may not be an absolute predictor for future rules.

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

(a) Approve in principle that the balance of cash on hand (including reserve and unallocated funds) represent no more than 35 percent of the annual Division III allocation.

(b) Approve the Division III 2000-01 preliminary operating budget ($9,857,000) and recommended new initiatives ($565,700).

(c) Forward to the Executive Committee concerns that the current Association-wide budget allocation for diversity and student-athlete welfare is insufficient. Further recommend that the Executive Committee consider funding additional initiatives identified by the Committee on Women's Athletics, Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee and Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports given that gender and ethnic diversity and student-athlete welfare are key priorities in the Division III strategic plan and for the Association, as identified by the Executive Committee. The Management Council also noted its desire for evaluation of existing programs that are supported by Association-wide resources.

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

(a) Sponsor legislation for the 2001 Convention to amend Bylaw 18.2.4.1 with an immediate effective date to permit the establishment of a Division III championship in an emerging women's team sport if at least 28 institutions sponsor that sport.

(b) Sponsor legislation for the 2001 Convention to establish a Division III Women's Rowing Championship and sports committee to commence with the 2001-02 academic year.

(c) Sponsor legislation for the 2001 Convention to establish a Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship and sports committee to commence with the 2001-02 academic year.

(d) Approve the recommendation to increase championships squad sizes in the following sports effective for the 2000-01 academic year:

* Field Hockey 20 to 22

* Football 48 to 52

* Women's Lacrosse 24 to 28

* Men's Soccer 18 to 22

* Women's Soccer 18 to 22

* Softball 18 to 20

* Women's Volleyball Unlimited to 17

(e) Approve the recommendation to increase officials fees in women's softball, effective with the 2001 championship, from $400 to $500 for the four umpires working at the three six-team first-round sites.

(f) Approve the recommendation to provide an honorarium of $1,500 to the diving selection coordinator for both men's and women's swimming and diving championships ($750 for each championship).

(g) Approve the recommendation to increase the number of participants in women's outdoor track and field from 331 to 344 effective with the 2001 NCAA Division III Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

(h) Approve the recommendation to provide awards to the top eight finishers in men's and women's swimming, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field and wrestling effective with the 2000-01 championships. [Note: After the meeting it was determined that it is not necessary to apply the change in men's and women's indoor track and field.]

The Management Council also:

(i) Approved the following sports committee appointments:

i. Baseball -- Matt McDonald, coach at St. Olaf College, as the Midwest region representative.

ii. Women's Lacrosse -- Ann Van Hueuen, coach at Ithaca College, as the New York region representative.

iii. Softball -- Chad Yowell, director of athletics at Wheaton College (Massachusetts), as the New England region representative.

(j) Approved, in priority order, the budget initiatives for 2000-01:

i. Sports Committee Requests ($24, 661).

ii. Women's Squad Size Increases at $60 per diem ($178,000).

iii. Men's Squad Size Increases at $60 per diem ($121,000).

iv. Additional awards ($6,500).

(k) Deferred action until the July meeting on the budget initiatives for 2001-02 that would establish a Division III Women's Rowing Championship, establish a Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship, and allow for a per diem increase for all championships from $60 to $65. The Management Council noted that the Division III Initiatives Task Force will address championships initiatives as a component of the student-athlete welfare area.

(l) Took no further action on championship dates and noted that the Management Council subcommittee on playing and practice seasons will be addressing season start dates for all sports at its July meeting.

(m) Referred to the Convention-Planning Subcommittee the recommendation to sponsor a seminar focus group at the 2001 NCAA Convention on "How to Host an NCAA Championship."

(n) Accepted information that the committee reviewed the 1999-00 sports sponsorship report, championship field sizes and championship access ratios. The Championships Committee discussed the importance of Division III being proactive in seeking opportunities to expand championship access and to identify new emerging sports. It was noted that women's equestrian (25) and women's squash (22) are the highest-sponsored emerging sports after women's rowing and women's ice hockey.

(o) Accepted information that the committee reviewed the list of institutions that indicated a specific policy or made some mention of an institutional philosophy to decline to compete on Sunday for religious reasons. The committee identified Bethel College (Minnesota), Calvin College, Greenville College, Hope College, Maranatha Baptist Bible College, Messiah College and Wheaton College (Illinois) as institutions that meet the guidelines set forth in Bylaw 31.1.4.1. Sports committees will be directed to change championship schedules to accommodate those institutions' policies that prohibit Sunday competition.

(p) Accepted information that the Executive Committee Subcommittee to Review Diversity Issues has recommended to the Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet the development of NCAA officiating clinics in soccer and an NCAA rules committee and officiating clinics for women's volleyball. The Championships Committee expressed its support of investigating the need for these programs and the potential allocation of resources associated with the establishment of these programs. The investigation must include an assessment of current officiating programs conducted by the National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association (NISOA) and the Professional Association of Volleyball Officials (PAVO).

(q) Accepted information that the committee would continue to meet annually with the sports committee chairs to discuss championships issues. The team sport chairs will be invited to meet with the committee in 2000 and subsequent even years. Individual-team sport chairs will be invited to meet in 2001 and subsequent odd years.

(r) Accepted information regarding the committee's desire to simplify the automatic-qualification process. The staff was directed to review all mailings/forms and to eliminate any reference to completing conference competition before the selection date or early on selection day from the mailings/forms. It was determined that with the adoption of the AQ principles that the automatic-qualification form is not technically an application. It will, in the future, be referred to as an "AQ declaration." NCAA staff will work with conference commissioners to simplify the form as much as possible. Staff also was directed to continue to simplify the process as much as possible (forms on the Web page, etc.) while ascertaining necessary information.

(s) Accepted information that the committee began preliminary discussions on the entire championship experience for student-athletes and other participants. The committee will resume discussions of this issue at its June meeting.

(4) Financial Aid and Awards Committee. The Management Council received an oral report of the work of the committee.

(5) Committee on Infractions. The Management Council:

(a) Agreed to editorially revise Bylaw 19.0.2.2 to clarify secondary violations.

(b) Agreed to editorially revise Bylaw 32.6.2.4.2 -- infraction findings and Bylaw 32.6.2.4.3 -- infractions penalties not approved.

(6) Interpretations and Legislation Committee. The Management Council:

(a) Recommended that the Presidents Council sponsor legislation for the 2001 Convention to amend Bylaw 21.8.6.5.1 to increase the size of the committee by one member to provide better gender representation.

(b) Supported the recommendation to distribute the 2001 NCAA Convention schedule to the membership as soon as possible to permit delegates sufficient time to make proper travel arrangements.

(c) Referred to the Convention-Planning Subcommittee the recommendation to conduct a 2001 Convention session focusing on the use of technology in the Division III legislative process and updating the membership on items that were raised at the 2000 Convention.

(d) Deferred action on a recommendation to grant permission to conduct a third in-person meeting during the 2000-01 academic year focusing on the committee's deregulation project until the review of all committee meeting waivers.

(e) Endorsed the recommendation to send the Division III newsletter electronically in an effort to better use technology to communicate with the membership, noting that due to the process of updating the membership database, full implementation may be delayed.

(f) Agreed to adopt noncontroversial legislation to amend Bylaws 16.7.1 and 16.8.1.2 to modify legislation relating to permissible actual and necessary expenses and departure/return regulations. The Council noted that championships travel is exempt from this legislation.

(g) Agreed to adopt noncontroversial legislation to amend Bylaw 16.8.1.5 to modify legislation relating to permissible team transportation that may be provided by an institution to a student-athlete that occurs during a vacation period.

(h) Agreed to editorially revise Bylaw 14.2.5-(c) to indicate that, consistent with Proposal No. 52, preseason scrimmages are not to be counted when determining whether a student-athlete meets the conditions for a hardship waiver. It was noted that exhibition contests should be counted.

(i) Agreed to editorially revise Bylaw 14.2.4.1 to clarify that student-athlete participation in scrimmages after the first contest or date of competition must be counted as a season of competition.

(j) Declined to support legislative changes related to commercial logo restrictions. The Council expressed concern that the elimination of all logo restrictions may create significant problems/issues, but also noted that the inclusion of bench personnel is not necessary in Division III due to minimal incidence of sponsorships.

(k) Approved the modification of Bylaw 14.5.5.3.8 based on intent to clarify that, in order to use this transfer exception, the student-athlete must satisfy both conditions.

(l) Approved the deletion of Bylaw 3.1.2.1.1.1 from the Division III Manual.

(m) Agreed to editorially revise Bylaw 32.7.6.4 to indicate that at least three members of the NCAA Division III Committee on Infractions must be present to constitute a quorum, consistent with Bylaw 19.1.1.1.

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

(a) Approve and forward to the Executive Committee the recommendation to establish, through noncontroversial legislation, a moratorium on Division III membership for a period of two years, effective immediately. If adopted, the moratorium would preclude the addition of provisional Division III member institutions until September 1, 2002. The recommendation would not affect current provisional members and would not preclude the reclassification of current active members into Division III.

Rationale:

i. Membership growth is an Association-wide issue. Growth and membership requirements in one division affect significantly the membership of another division. Other divisions are actively pursuing a similar moratorium.

ii. The moratorium will provide the Division III governance structure time to better prepare for the implementation of legislation, effective August 1, 2001, to increase the minimum number of sponsored sports to five for men and five for women. This will include the education of administrators at active and provisional Division III member institutions and the disposition of issues related to schools that do not meet the new requirements.

iii. The two-year moratorium period will enable the Division III governance structure to focus on issues related to strengthening active membership rather than focusing on a large class of provisional members.

iv. The moratorium will allow the Division III governance structure an opportunity to enhance its plan to provide necessary services to provisional and active members, including the direct support of provisional members through the division's provisional member education process.

v. The moratorium will allow the Division III governance structure more time to examine future championships opportunities that will be available to active Division III members.

(b) Grant a moratorium exception to two institutions (Transylvania University and Alverno College) due to the submission of provisional application forms, and the acceptance of application fees before moratorium discussions, as well as significant steps taken by the institutions in reliance of anticipated provisional membership.

(c) Approve a requirement that the CEO and at least one athletics administrator from every Division III provisional member institution attend the NCAA Convention during each year of the provisional membership period.

(d) Approve a recommendation to conduct educational opportunities (for example, round-table discussions) for provisional member CEOs at the Convention. It was requested that at least two members of the NCAA Division III Presidents Council participate in these sessions.

(e) Approve a recommendation for 2000-01 that the NCAA staff explore the creation of a Division III Web site (or link from the NCAA home page) containing information specific to Division III. The Management Council noted that the request may require additional funding and possible outsourcing.

The Management Council also:

(f) Requested that the Financial Aid and Awards Committee place the review of provisional member awards as a high priority, given the time sensitive nature of the provisional education program.

(g) Requested the Financial Aid and Awards Committee provide a detailed report to the Management Council for its July meeting, including:

i. Time line for completion of financial aid awards review process (for example, December 2000).

ii. Recommended plans for a membership vote on amendments to Bylaw 15 (for example, January 2001).

iii. Process and time line for enhanced enforcement of financial aid legislation (for example, August 2001).

The Management Council noted that the time line presented in the financial aid and awards operations plans has not been met.

(h) Approved the incorporation of the minimum guidelines for institutional alcohol, tobacco and other drug-educational programs into the "student services" section of the NCAA Division III Institutional Self-Study Guide (ISSG).

(i) Approved a recommendation that the Division III provisional member educational program clearly define a completed annual report (for example, list of required components).

(j) Agreed to adopt noncontroversial legislation to amend Constitution 3.6.4.2 to indicate that a completed annual report, as defined in the Division III provisional member educational program, must be received in the NCAA national office not later than June 15.

(k) Agreed to editorially revise Constitution 3.6.1.1.1 to indicate that provisional membership "shall not be less than four years" as opposed to being "limited to a four-year period."

(l) Agreed to editorially revise Constitution 3.6.3.2 to indicate that completed applications for Division III provisional membership must be received in the NCAA national office by June 15.

(m) Referred to the Division III Management Council Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee a recommendation to review the permissible number of contests in all sports in relation to potential or perceived abuse of those limitations.

(n) Referred to the Convention-Planning Subcommittee a recommendation to consider sexual harassment, amateurism and nutrition/eating disorders as topics for educational opportunities at the 2001 NCAA Convention.

(o) Approved the concept of regional educational seminars beginning in 2001-02 and referred to the Division III Initiatives Task Force to determine funding allocation.

(p) Endorsed the recommendation to emphasize the Division III identity and unique nature as a component of the NCAA public affairs plan.

(q) Agreed, at the request of the Executive Committee, to editorially revise Constitution 3.4.3.3 and 3.5.3.3 to indicate that the NCAA president has the authority to approve applications for affiliated and corresponding membership.

(r) Accepted information that the committee created a provisional membership application specific for Division III and a checklist for provisional members to indicate that the proper information is being submitted with each annual report.

(s) Accepted information that the committee recently sent a reminder letter to each Division III member institution's (active and provisional) CEO, alerting the CEO to the upcoming increase in the sports-sponsorship requirements.

(t) Accepted information that the committee reviewed various educational initiatives currently being conducted for the Division II membership. This review began a long discussion as to how the committee can improve its plan to educate current active Division III member institutions. The committee identified four avenues of communication: video conferences, Convention sessions, conference meetings and regional educational seminars.

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

(a) Approve sponsorship of legislation to amend Bylaw 21.8.1.4.2 to delete the requirement that administrators (directors of athletics and senior woman administrators) who also coach in a sport may only serve as administrators on Division III sport committees in that sport.

The Management Council also:

(b) Approved the appointment of Linda Rankin, senior woman administrator, Washington and Lee University, to serve on the Division III Men's and Women's Tennis Committee.

(c) Accepted information that the committee supports the "concept" of the proposal that at least 50 percent of the total positions on Association-wide and common committees with rules administration responsibilities shall be filled by coaching staff members. Division III has three or fewer representatives on those standing committees. When appointing the Division III representatives, the Nominating Committee would consider the importance of having persons currently coaching in the sport.

(d) Accepted information that the committee approved a change to extend the length of time nominees remain in the database from one to two years. A letter was also approved that will be sent to all nominees who were considered for appointments but were not selected. The letter will include a section in which individuals can communicate with the national office any change to their current information or status.

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

(a) Deferred action on the committee's request to permit three meetings during the 2000-01 academic year until review of all committee meeting waiver requests.

(b) Referred to the Convention-Planning Subcommittee a recommendation that a third session for the Division III forum topics at the 2001 NCAA Convention be developed, titled "The Coach-Athlete Relationship" and to make that a top priority when planning the Convention forum sessions. The committee also endorsed the following two topics: "Conference SAAC programs That Work" and "Championships Automatic-Qualification Process Review."

(c) Referred a recommendation to enhance communication with student-athletes through the creation of a regional e-mail listserver to the Division III Initiatives Task Force for inclusion in the student-athlete welfare area.

(d) Affirmed that team travel is an institutional issue; however, it encouraged all Division III institutions to:

i. Review/evaluate current institutional team travel plan/policies.

ii. Require the use of seat belts at all times.

iii. Consult with risk management or insurance carriers to assist with policy review.

The Council also suggested a possible NCAA News article regarding team travel policies.

(e) Accepted information regarding discussions the committee had about hazing and how to address the implications and ramifications arising from such activities. The committee recommended better education of coaches and student-athletes through speakers from institutions that have been involved in hazing incidents and developing an informational packet to distribute to Division III campuses. The committee further recommended that more positive team-building activities and/or retreats occur under the direction of an institution's coaching staff. Finally, the committee recommended that specific guidelines be drafted to help determine what is and what is not acceptable with respect to hazing and other rituals.

(f) Accepted information that the committee agreed to write a formal letter to Division III conference commissioners explaining that the committee and the NCAA national office can serve as resources in helping conferences set up conference committees. The committee further agreed to draft an article for publication in The NCAA News to educate the entire membership. The Council noted that the Division III Initiatives Task Force is also addressing this issue.

(g) Accepted information that the committee did not endorse or support the expansion of drug testing for Division III football student-athletes, since it did not want to single out that sport. However, the committee did note that it is important to include an overall drug-testing educational component on the Division III Task Force priorities list.

(h) Accepted information that the committee reviewed the three divisional initiatives of diversity, membership education, and student-athlete welfare, noting that it will play a large role in the student-athlete welfare initiative. The committee will be involved with developing and implementing conference grants to support student-athlete advisory committees, regional leadership conferences for student-athletes, speaker's grants, and institutional STARR alcohol education grants and will continue discussions on these topics at its July in-person meeting.

(i) Accepted information that the committee heard a presentation on Division III amateurism deregulation efforts by Julie Roe-Sumner and Jennifer Strawley of the NCAA student-athlete reinstatement staff.

(10) Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee. The Management Council:

(a) Approved legislation with an immediate effective date to amend Bylaw 30.6.1 to permit a student-athlete who has exhausted his or her 10-semester period of eligibility to practice, but not compete, for 30 consecutive calendar days beginning on the date of the institution's letter requesting the extension in those instances in which the institution has filed a 10-semester extension request with the NCAA national office.

(b) Agreed to amend student-athlete reinstatement policies and procedures to permit NCAA student-athlete reinstatement staff members to recuse themselves in proceedings connected with a case when they are directly involved with the institution.

(c) Accepted information that the committee determined that in the emerging sport of women's bowling, individuals who accept prize money before August 1, 2001, shall be withheld from the next 10 percent of the institution's regularly scheduled contests as a minimum condition for reinstatement. For any prize money accepted by an individual after August 1, 2001, the minimum condition for reinstatement shall be the repayment of the prize money accepted. At any time, if an individual declines the acceptance of prize money and the prize money is not disbursed to an institution, the individual shall be reinstated without conditions.

(d) Accepted information that the committee directed the staff to not reinstate student-athletes in cases involving academic fraud. The committee noted that although this was a serious reinstatement condition, these types of violations should be dealt with harshly, and the committee was available to provide relief, if appropriate. Finally, in cases in which student-athletes engage in competition under an assumed name, the committee directed the staff to impose a one for one reinstatement condition if an institutional staff member was involved in the violation, and a two for one reinstatement condition if the student-athlete acted independently.

(e) Accepted information that the committee directed that in cases where the reinstatement condition(s) includes a student-athlete being withheld from competition, exhibition contests and scrimmages should not be used to satisfy this requirement.

(f) Accepted information that the committee noted that in extra benefit violations involving telephone abuse and textbook fraud, the dollar value of the violations should be the basic guideline used to determine reinstatement conditions. Additionally, the committee noted that the dollar values associated with reinstatement conditions for these types of violations be consistent. The committee directed the staff to establish the dollar values and to notify the membership of the dollar values. The following values were established for cases in which a student-athlete arranges for an extra benefit without the knowledge of the institution:

i. $50-$299 -- ineligibility in 10 percent of the institution's contests;

ii. $300-$500 -- ineligibility for 20 percent of the institution's contests;

iii. $501 and up -- ineligibility for 30 percent of the institution's contests.

6. NCAA Legislation.

a. Review of Proposed Legislation for the 2001 Convention. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council:

(1) Approve sponsorship of Proposal No. 1, which would limit all sports that conclude with a National Collegiate Championship to a playing and practice season of 21 weeks.

(2) Approve sponsorship of Proposal No. 2, which would eliminate summer workout sessions in the sports of fencing, gymnastics, rifle, women's rowing and skiing.

(3) Approve sponsorship of Proposal No. 3, which would permit the Committee on Infractions to impose financial penalties in cases involving findings of major violations of NCAA legislation.

b. Review of Noncontroversial Legislation Adopted by the Management Council per NCAA Constitution 5.3.1.1.1 for the 2001 Convention. The Management Council:

(1) Approved a draft noncontroversial legislative proposal to amend Bylaw 4.7.3 to clarify that the NCAA Division III Administrative Review Subcommittee may hear an appeal only when another committee does not have jurisdiction to address the matter.

(2) Approved a draft noncontroversial legislative proposal to amend Bylaw 12.1.1.4.11 to permit student-athletes with eligibility remaining to receive commemorative items incidental to participation in the Olympic Games, World University Games, Pan American Games, World Championships and World Cup events.

(3) Approved a draft noncontroversial legislative proposal to amend Bylaw 20.02.5 to remove the sport of equestrian as an emerging sport for women.

(4) Approved a draft noncontroversial legislative proposal to amend Bylaw 21.1.6.1 to expand the National Youth Sports Program Committee from five to nine members.

(5) Approved a draft noncontroversial legislative proposal to amend Bylaw 21.8.6.8.2 to specify that a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee may serve a three-year nonrenewable term and may not serve more than one year beyond the completion of his or her eligibility. Further, to specify that committee terms shall begin on September 1 and end on August 31.

(6) Approved a draft noncontroversial legislative proposal to amend Bylaw 30.14.10.2 to permit all-star competition between sanctioned summer baseball leagues, provided specific conditions are satisfied.

c. Review of Intent-Based and Editorial Revisions Approved by the Management Council per NCAA Constitution 5.4.1.1.1 for the 2001 Convention. The Management Council:

(1) Approved a draft legislative editorial revision to amend Bylaw 13.02.5 to clarify the definition of an enrolled student-athlete.

(2) Approved a draft legislative editorial revision to amend Bylaw 13.02.10 to clarify the definition of a prospective student-athlete.

(3) Approved a draft legislative editorial revision to amend Bylaw 14.02.2 to clarify the certification of eligibility requirements by moving current Bylaw 14.10.1 into the General Principle section of Bylaw 14.

(4) Approved the draft legislative editorial revision to amend Bylaw 14.1.5 to clarify that the International Student-Athlete Eligibility Form is a required compliance form that must be maintained on file at the institution with other eligibility documents (for example, student-athlete statement, drug-testing consent form). Further, to specify that the form must be completed before practice or competition.

(5) Approved a draft legislative editorial revision to amend Bylaw 17.4.4 to specify that the end of the regular playing season during the nontraditional segment shall be the first day of final examinations. The Council noted the impact on Division III sports that divide traditional/nontraditional segment (Bylaw 17.1.11.3).

(6) Approved a draft legislative editorial revision to amend Bylaw 17.14.3, noting all references should be amended to specify that the sport of lacrosse is a "contest" sport.

(7) Approved a draft legislative editorial revision to amend Bylaw 32.7.6.3 to specify that the Committee on Infractions must have at least three committee members present to establish a quorum, and noted that the reference to "subcommittee" should be removed from the intent statement.

7. Possible Moratorium on New Members. The Management Council addressed this as part of the Membership Committee report. [See Minute Nos. 5-c-(7)-(a) and (b).]

8. Committee Meeting Requests. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council:

(a) Approve a waiver request for a third in-person meeting for 2000-01 for the Division III Financial Aid and Awards Committee, the Interpretations and Legislation Committee, and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. The Management Council noted that stronger rationale and accomplishments should be included in future waiver requests.

(b) Recommend that the Executive Committee approve three in-person meetings including the Summit for 2000-01 for the Committee on Women's Athletics and the Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee.

(c) Recommended that the Executive Committee approve three in-person meetings for 2000-01 for the National Youth Sports Programs Committee.

9. NATA Update. The Management Council discussed implications and the time line related to the release of the NATA Recommendations and Guidelines for Appropriate Medical Coverage of Intercollegiate Athletics and formal review by NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports. The Council expressed concern that the NATA guidelines address the treatment of men and women in like sports differently in relation to assignment of ATCs and requested Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports review the issue as part of its full review.

10. Litigation Update. NCAA General Counsel Elsa Kircher Cole provided an update on the status of the Association's litigation.

a. Baseball Bats. The Management Council accepted information regarding new issues pertaining to baseball bat certification, and noted that the next meeting of the Baseball Research Panel is in May and therefore there will be no changes to baseball bat certification through the spring of 2000.

b. NACUAA. The Management Council accepted information that a 10-member advisory group of university attorneys is being established to provide feedback, assistance, and communication between NCAA national office legal counsel and campus legal counsels.