Following are the minutes of the November 1, 2000, meeting of the Division III Presidents Council at the NCAA national office in Indianapolis. All actions taken by the Presidents Council are included. Highlights of the meeting were reported in the November 20 issue of The NCAA News.

1. Announcements. Ann Die, chair, noted a new member, Kevin LaGree, who unfortunately was unable to attend the meeting, and reviewed the meeting schedule.

2. Review Roster, Future Meeting Schedule, Division III Newsletter. The Presidents Council reviewed all documents. No action was necessary.

3. Previous Minutes. The Presidents Council reviewed the minutes of the following meetings: August 10, 2000, Presidents Council meeting, July 24-25, 2000, Management Council meeting, and August 23 and September 15, 2000, Administrative Committee meetings.

It was voted that the minutes of the August 10, 2000, Presidents Council meeting and August 23 and September 15, 2000, Administrative Committee meetings be approved as distributed.

4. Report of the August 11, 2000, NCAA Executive Committee Meeting. The Presidents Council reviewed the minutes of the August 11, 2000, Executive Committee meeting.

5. Division III Strategic Planning. The Presidents Council:

a. Approved the updated Division III planning priorities and updated strategic-planning scorecards.

b. Approved the Division III Initiatives Task Force three-year plan, noting the importance of clear articulation of the process for membership access to resources during the 2001 Convention discussion. The Council also noted that the plan will be presented to the Executive Committee at its January meeting.

6. Report of the October 25-26, 2000, Division III Management Council Meeting.

a. Association-Wide Committees.

(1) Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.

(2) Committee on Women's Athletics. The Presidents Council:

(a) Approved the selection of Marilyn McNeil, Monmouth University, as the next chair of the committee and forwarded to the Executive Committee for ratification in January, noting that Divisions I and II also approved the selection.

(b) Endorsed the Management Council action regarding the NCAA Executive Committee Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity Issues Audit Report Update, noting that the identification of a senior woman administrator has occurred with the recent appointment of the vice-president for championships.

b. Management Council Subcommittees.

(1) Academic Issues Subcommittee. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.

(2) Administrative Review Subcommittee. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.

(3) Convention Planning Subcommittee. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.

c. Division III Committees.

(1) Amateurism Task Force. M. Lee Pelton and Thomas Weingartner provided the Council with an update on the work of the task force. The Council approved the following topics for 2001 Convention discussions:

(a) Entering the draft -- pre-enrollment.

(b) Signing of professional contract -- pre-enrollment.

(c) Permissible forms of payment (for example, expenses, prize money, educational stipend, salary) -- pre-enrollment.

(d) Acceptance of pay for athletics reputation -- pre-enrollment.

(e) Competition with professionals -- pre-enrollment.

(f) Organized-competition rule.

(2) Budget Committee. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.

(3) Championships Committee. The Presidents Council:

(a) Endorsed the Management Council's recommendation to deny the Men's and Women's Basketball Rules Committee shot clock and game clock recommendations and agreed to forward to the Executive Committee a request for a Division III exemption to the rule change, consistent with Bylaw 21.3.1.5.1, at its January meeting.

(b) Requested that the Championships Committee discuss and articulate the process and rationale for determining NCAA championships game start times. The Council encouraged greater flexibility and commitment to reduce missed class time, particularly for early round games held on campus sites.

(4) Financial Aid and Awards Committee. The Presidents Council:

(a) Approved sponsorship of Amendment-to-Amendment 2-49-1 to delay the effective date of the legislation until August 1, 2002. The Council noted that the current awards review process must continue through August 1, 2002.

(b) Co-sponsored Amendment-to-Amendment 2-49-2 -- Resolution -- Approval of Financial Aid Compliance Process -- as submitted in concept by the University Athletic Association.

(c) Approved the Management Council recommendation to request that the Financial Aid and Awards Committee develop a comprehensive compliance and enforcement process.

(5) Committee on Infractions. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.

(6) Interpretations and Legislation Committee. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.

(7) Membership Committee. The Presidents Council referred the issue of women's colleges and their role in Division III to the committee and recommended consideration of a staff presentation at an upcoming Women's College Coalition meeting.

7. Proposed Legislation for the 2001 Convention.

a. Proposals Submitted by the Membership. The Presidents Council:

(1) Approved the Management Council recommendation to sponsor Amendment-to-Amendment 2-49-1.

(2) Agreed to co-sponsor Amendment-to-Amendment 2-49-2 -- Resolution -- Approval of Financial Aid and Compliance Process.

(3) Approved the Management Council's recommendations for 2001 Convention proposal groupings.

(4) Approved the Management Council's recommendation for 2001 Convention speaker assignments, and identified Presidents Council speaker assignments.

b. Legislation Proposed by the Governance Structure. The Presidents Council reviewed all legislative proposals sponsored by the governance structure and identified Presidents Council speaker assignments.

c. Review of Noncontroversial Legislation Adopted by the Management Council per NCAA Constitution 5.3.1.1.1 for the 2001 Convention. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.

d. Review of Intent-Based Revisions Approved by the Management Council per NCAA Constitution 5.4.1.1.1 for the 2001 Convention. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.

e. Review of Editorial Revisions Approved by the Management Council per NCAA Constitution 5.4.1.1.1 for the 2001 Convention. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.

8. Committee/Subcommittee Assignments. The Presidents Council identified the following Council members to serve:

a. Presidents Council Nominations Subcommittee -- Marlene Springer, College of Staten Island.

b. Convention Planning Subcommittee -- Daniel DiBiasio, Wilmington College (Ohio).

9. Marketing, Licensing and Promotions, and CBS Broadcast Agreement. The Presidents Council endorsed the Management Council's actions.

10. Presidents Council Nominations Process. The Presidents Council noted two new members and two reelected members whose terms begin post-Convention January 2001 through January 2005:

a. Kevin LaGree, Simpson College (re-election).

b. John McCardell, Middlebury College.

c. John Roush, Centre College.

d. Jeanie Watson, Nebraska Wesleyan University (re-election).

11. Litigation Update. Elsa Kircher Cole, NCAA general counsel, provided a litigation update for the Council.

12. Other Business. The Presidents Council:

a. Endorsed the Executive Committee Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity Issues resolution and recommended that the Executive Committee forward the resolution to the Executive Committee Budget Committee to address budget allocations for 2001-03. The Council noted that:

(1) Resources should be allocated on an Association-wide basis.

(2) The resolution is consistent with key priorities in the Division III strategic plan and Division III Initiatives Task Force commitment to gender and diversity and its allocation of $3.23 million to that priority over the next three years (2000-03).

b. Endorsed the Management Council's action to adopt noncontroversial legislation to permit the Management Council or Presidents Council to waive the application of Constitution 4.7.2 for Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representatives selected to serve on the Management Council.