The following editorial revisions approved by the Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet Subcommittee on Legislative Review/Interpretations will be reflected in the 2001-02 Division I Manual. Bold type indicates new wording; italicized type indicates wording removed.

1. A. Bylaws: Amend 3.2.4.3, page 9, as follows:

"3.2.4.3 Certification of Eligibility/Declaration of Ineligibility. The active member is responsible for certifying the eligibility of student-athletes under the terms of the constitution, bylaws or other legislation of the Association before permitting a student-athlete to represent the institution in intercollegiate competition. Procedures for eligibility certification shall be approved by the chief executive officer, who may designate an individual on the institution's staff to administer proper certification of eligibility. The institution shall be obligated immediately to apply all applicable rules and withhold ineligible student-athletes from all intercollegiate competition (see Bylaw 14.11). See Bylaw 14.12 for procedures regarding restoration of eligibility."

B. Bylaws: Amend 14.01.1, page 129, as follows:

"14.01.1 Institutional Responsibility. An institution shall not permit a student-athlete to represent it in intercollegiate athletics competition the student-athlete meets all applicable eligibility requirements and the institution has certified the student-athlete's eligibility."

C. Bylaws: Amend 14.10.1, page 164, as follows:

"14.10.1 Institutional Responsibility for Eligibility Certification. The chief executive officer is responsible for approving the procedures for certifying the eligibility of an institution's student-athletes under NCAA legislation. The chief executive officer may designate an individual on the institution's staff to administer proper certification of eligibility. Certification of eligibility must occur prior to allowing a student-athlete to represent the institution in intercollegiate competition. See Bylaw 14.01.1."

Source: NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions.

2. Bylaws: Amend 11.01, pages 55-56, as follows:

"11.01 Definitions and Applications

[11.01.1 unchanged.]

"11.01.2 Coach, Head, or Assistant. A head or assistant coach is any coach who is designated by the institution's athletics department to perform coaching duties and who serves in that capacity on a volunteer or paid basis with no NCAA limitations on earnings.

[Remainder of 11.01 unchanged.]

Source: NCAA Division I Championships/
Competition Cabinet (Bylaw 11 Deregulation Subcommittee).

3. Bylaws: Amend 11.2.3, page 58, as follows:

"11.2.3 Contractual Obligations Honored Subsequent to Adoption of Limits on Numbers. Limitations on the number of coaches do not apply in circumstances where academic tenure, enforceable contracts or formal security-of-employment commitments make it impossible to comply with such limits. These exceptions, which apply only to written commitments, continue until the end of the contract period or normal attrition makes it possible to comply with limitations. Normal attrition shall be defined as the death, retirement or voluntary resignation of an employee or the discharge or transfer of an employee from the athletics department by the institution."

Source: NCAA Division I Championships/
Competition Cabinet (Bylaw 11 Deregulation Subcommittee).

4. Bylaws: Amend 16.01, page 201, as follows:

"16.01 General Principles

"16.01.1 Eligibility Effect of Violation. A student-athlete shall not receive any extra benefit. Receipt by a student-athlete of an award, benefit or expense allowance not authorized by NCAA legislation renders the student-athlete ineligible for athletics competition in the sport for which the improper award, benefit or expense was received. If the student-athlete receives an extra benefit not authorized by NCAA legislation or an improper award or expense allowance in conjunction with competition that involves the use of overall athletics skill (for example, 'superstars' competition), the individual is ineligible in all sports."

"16.01.2 Exception for Benefits Available to Other Students. The receipt of a benefit by a student-athlete or his or her relatives or friends that is not authorized by NCAA legislation is not a violation if it is demonstrated that the same benefit generally is available to the institution's students, their relatives or friends or to a particular segment of the student body (e.g., foreign students, minority students) determined on a basis unrelated to athletics ability."

"16.01.3 Money for Unspecified Expenses. A payment to a student-athlete for unspecified, unitemized, excessive or improper expenses is not permitted."

"16.01.4 Compliance with Legislation for Emerging Sports. Beginning with the 1995-96 academic year, a member institution sponsoring an emerging sport for women (see Bylaw 20.02.5) shall comply fully in that program with all applicable awards and benefits legislation set forth in Bylaw 16."

Source: NCAA Division I Championships/
Competition Cabinet (Bylaw 16 Deregulation Subcommittee).

"16.1.1.1 Prior to Enrollment. Awards received by an individual prior to enrollment shall conform to the rules of the amateur sports organization that governs the competition and shall not include cash. Such awards may include gift certificates, but may not include cash and items that are not personalized, provided the awards are permitted by the rules of the amateur sports organization.

"16.1.1.2 Awards Received by a Student-Athlete Representing Institution while Enrolled as a Full-Time Student. The awards limitations of Bylaw 16.1 apply to awards received by a student-athlete while enrolled during the academic year (that is, from the beginning of the fall term through completion of the spring term, including any intervening vacation period) as a regular student in a minimum full-time academic load, or awards received by a student-athlete while representing the student-athlete's institution at any other time. Such awards may not include cash, gift certificates, a cash-equivalent award (that is, an item that is negotiable for cash or trade or other services, benefits or merchandise) for athletics participation, or a country club or sports club membership.

"16.1.1.3 Student-Athlete Not Regularly Enrolled. Awards received by a student-athlete participating in an event while not enrolled as a regular student during the academic year, or received during the summer while not representing his or her institution, shall conform to the regulations of the recognized amateur organization that governs the competition and may not include cash. Such awards may include gift certificates, but may not include cash and items that are not personalized, provided the awards are permitted by the rules of the amateur sports organization.

"16.1.1.4 Subsequent to Completion of Athletics Eligibility. Awards limitations apply to enrolled student-athletes who have exhausted their collegiate athletics eligibility. An institution shall be held responsible through the Association's enforcement procedures for the provision of improper awards to graduating seniors by the institution or its booster organizations. Awards to graduating seniors may not include cash, gift certificates, a cash-equivalent award (that is, an item that is negotiable for cash or trade or other services, benefits or merchandise) for athletics participation, or a country club or sports club membership.

[16.1.2 unchanged.]

"16.1.3 Nonpermissible Awards. The following awards are prohibited unless received per Bylaw 16.1.1.1 or 16.1.1.3, except that receipt of a cash award is not permitted under any circumstance.

"16.1.3.1 Cash or Equivalent. An individual may not receive a cash award for athletics participation. An individual may not receive a cash-equivalent award (i.e., an item that is negotiable for cash or trade or other services, benefits or merchandise) for athletics participation.

"16.1.3.2 Gift Certificates. Gift certificates shall be prohibited.

"16.1.3.3 Country Club or Sports-Club Memberships. An award of a country club or sports-club membership is strictly prohibited, even if the cost of the membership is below the maximum award value permitted by NCAA legislation."

[Remainder of 16.1 unchanged.]

Source: NCAA Division I Championships/
Competition Cabinet (Bylaw 16 Deregulation Subcommittee).

6. Bylaws: Amend 16.10, page 214-215, as follows:

"16.10 OTHER Permissible Travel Expenses PROVIDED BY THE INSTITUTION Not Related to Practice or Competition. It is permissible for an institution to provide the following travel expenses not related to practice or competition:

"16.10.1 Permissible

"16.10.1.1 Awards or Recognition Meetings. An institution or representatives of its athletics interests (through the institution) may provide actual and necessary expenses to transport a team to awards or recognition meetings specified in Bylaws 16.1.6, 16.1.7.3 and 16.1.7.4.

"(a) 16.10.1.2 Goodwill Tours. The institution may pay the a Actual and necessary expenses for a student-athlete to participate in a preseason goodwill tour to promote its intercollegiate athletics program, provided the tour does not involve more than two student-athletes in the same sport who have eligibility remaining and is confined to the state in which the institution is located, or within 100 miles of the institution's main campus, if out of state.

"(b) 16.10.1.3 Local Media Appearances. The institution may provide a Actual and necessary transportation expenses for local media appearances (for example, radio, television, print media) within a 30-mile radius of the institution's campus if the student-athlete's appearance is related to athletics ability or prestige. It is not permissible to pay such expenses for a student-athlete to attend special or single-team promotional media events that are not regularly established local media functions. The institution may pay actual and necessary expenses for its student-athletes to attend local or regional conference-sponsored media days.

"16.10.1.4 Medical Treatment. The institution may pay transportation and related expenses for travel to the location of medical treatment as specified in Bylaw 16.4.1.

"16.10.1.5 Life-Threatening Injury or Illness. The institution may pay transportation and housing expenses for the spouse and the parents (or legal guardians) of a student-athlete and for the student-athlete's teammates to be present in situations in which a student-athlete suffers a life-threatening injury or illness, or, in the event of a student-athlete's death, to provide these expenses in conjunction with funeral arrangements.

"16.10.1.5.1 Immediate Family Member of Student-Athlete. An institution may pay transportation, housing and meal expenses for a student-athlete and the student-athlete's teammates to be present, within a 100-mile radius of the institution's campus, in situations in which an immediate family member of the student-athlete (i.e., spouse, parent and legal guardian, sister, brother) suffers a life-threatening injury or illness or, in the event of an immediate family member's death, to provide the student-athlete and the student-athlete's teammates with expenses in conjunction with funeral arrangements. A preexisting relationship must exist between the student-athlete's teammates and the deceased or injured individual.

"16.10.1.6 Media Days. The institution may pay actual and necessary expenses for its student-athletes to attend conference-sponsored media days and regularly established local or regional media functions.

"16.10.1.7 Promotional, Educational, Charitable or Nonprofit Activities. The institution may provide a student-athlete legitimate and normal expenses related to participation in activities set forth in Bylaw 12.5, provided such participation occurs within the state or, if outside the state, within a 100-mile radius of the institution's campus.

"(c) 16.10.1.8 National Girls and Women in Sports Day/National Student-Athlete Day. An institution may pay a Actual and necessary expenses for a student-athlete to participate in activities and events associated with National Girls and Women in Sports Day and National Student-Athlete Day, provided such activities and events are conducted either in the state in which the institution is located or in Washington, D.C., as part of a national celebration.

"16.10.1.9 National Student-Athlete Day. An institution may pay actual and necessary expenses for a student-athlete to participate in activities and events associated with National Student-Athlete Day, provided such activities and events are conducted either in the state in which the institution is located or in Washington D.C., as part of a national celebration."

[16.10.1.10 renumbered as 16.9-(d) unchanged.]

"(e) 16.10.1.11 Local Transportation. Staff members may provide r Reasonable local transportation to student-athletes on an occasional basis.

"16.10.2 Nonpermissible

"16.10.2.1 Automobile. An institution may not provide the student-athlete with an automobile, under any circumstances.

"16.10.2.2 Returning Home to Receive Award. An institution may not pay the expenses of any student-athlete returning home to receive an award for athletics accomplishments or for other personal purposes.

"16.10.2.3 Summer Job. An institution may not pay a student-athlete's transportation expenses to or from his or her summer job, unless such expenses are paid for all employees in that situation. (See Bylaw 13.13.2.1.1 for additional restrictions governing the employment of student-athletes by camps or clinics.)

"16.10.2.4 Outside Event. An institution may not pay transportation or other expenses for a student-athlete to attend any athletics event when he or she is not representing the institution, except for established national championships (including junior national championships); Olympic, Pan American, World Championships, World Cup and World University Games qualifying competition.

"16.10.2.5 Fellowship of Christian Athletes. An institution may not pay transportation or other expenses for a student-athlete to attend Fellowship of Christian Athletes encampments (see Bylaw 16.11.1.3).

"16.10.2.6 Single-Game Promotional Media Events. An institution may not pay transportation or other expenses for a student-athlete to attend special or single-game promotional media events that are not regularly established local media functions.

"16.10.2.7 Reimbursement for Transportation. An institution or its staff member may not provide transportation (e.g., a ride home with a coach) to an enrolled student-athlete even if the student-athlete reimburses the institution or its staff member for the appropriate amount of the gas expense."

[16.10.2.8 renumbered as 16.10.1 unchanged.]

Source: NCAA Division I Championships/
Competition Cabinet (Bylaw 16 Deregulation Subcommittee).

7. A. Bylaws: Amend 16.12.1.4, page 217, as follows:

"16.12.1.4 Disabling-Injury Insurance. A student-athlete may borrow against his or her future earnings potential from an established, accredited commercial lending institution, exclusively for the purpose of purchasing insurance (with no cash surrender value) against a disabling injury that would prevent the individual from pursuing his or her chosen career, provided a third party (including a member institution's athletics department staff members or representatives of its athletics interests) is not involved in arrangements for securing the loan. The student-athlete shall report any such transactions to the member institution and shall file copies of any loan documents associated with disability insurance and insurance policy with the member institution, regardless of the source of the collateral for the loan. The student-athlete also shall file copies of the insurance policy with the member institution, regardless of whether a loan is secured to purchase the insurance policy."

B. Bylaws: Amend 16.12.1.5, page 217, as follows:

"16.12.1.5 Promotional Activity Prize. A student-athlete from a member institution, selected through a random drawing open to the general public or the student body, may receive a prize as part of a promotional activity conducted by a member institution or held on a member institution's campus.

"16.12.1.5.1 Use of Athletics Ability. Use of athletics ability (e.g., making a half-court basketball shot) to win such a prize in the promotional contest or activity does not affect a student-athlete's eligibility."

C. Bylaws: Amend 16.12.1.7, page 218, as follows:

"16.12.1.7 Local Transportation. Staff members may provide reasonable local transportation to student-athletes on an occasional basis."

D. Bylaws: Amend 16.12.2.3, page 218, as follows:

"16.12.2.3 Other Prohibited Benefits. An institutional employee or representative of the institution's athletics interests may not provide a student-athlete with extra benefits or services, including, but not limited to:

"(a) A loan of money;

"(b) A guarantee of bond;

"(c) The An automobile or the use of an automobile; or

"(d) Transportation (for example, a ride home with a coach), except as permitted in 16.10.1.11, even if the student-athlete reimburses the institution or its staff member for the appropriate amount of the gas or expense; or

"(de) Signing or cosigning a note with an outside agency to arrange a loan."

E. Bylaws: Amend 16.12.2.4, page 219, as follows:

"16.12.2.4 Preferential Treatment. A student-athlete may not receive preferential treatment, benefits or services for his or her athletics reputation or skill or pay-back potential as a future professional athlete (see Bylaw 16.12.1.4 for disabling-injury insurance exception."

Source: NCAA Division I Championships/
Competition Cabinet (Bylaw 16 Deregulation Subcommittee).

8.A. Bylaws: Amend 16.2.2.2, page 206, as follows:

"16.2.2.2 Payment to Third Party. Individuals designated by the student-athlete to receive complimentary admissions are not permitted to receive any type of payment for these admissions or to exchange or assign them for any item of value. Receipt of payment for complimentary admissions by such designated individuals is prohibited and considered an extra benefit not available to the general student body, which would render the student-athlete ineligible for participation in intercollegiate athletics."

B. Bylaws: Amend 16.2.2.5, page 206, as follows:

"16.2.2.5 Professional Sports Tickets. An institution or any representative of its athletics interests may not purchase or otherwise obtain tickets to a professional sports contest and make these tickets available to student-athletes enrolled in an NCAA member institution. Such a gift of tickets would represent an unacceptable extra benefit."

Source: NCAA Division I Championships/
Competition Cabinet (Bylaw 16 Deregulation Subcommittee).

9. Bylaws: Amend 16.6, pages 209-210, as follows:

"16.6.1 Permissible. An institution may not provide any expenses to a student-athlete's relatives or friends, except as permitted in 16.6.1 and 16.13.

"16.6.1.1 Expenses for Spouse/Children to Postseason Football Game/NCAA Championship. The institution may provide the cost of actual and necessary expenses (for example, transportation, lodging, meals and expenses associated with team entertainment functions) for the spouse and children of an eligible student-athlete to accompany the student-athlete to a certified postseason football game or an NCAA football championship in the sport of football which the student-athlete is a participant, and in other sports, to one round (conducted at one site) of any NCAA championship in which the student-athlete is a participant.

"16.6.1.2 Expenses for Spouse/Children to NCAA Championship. An institution may provide the cost of actual and necessary expenses (e.g., transportation, lodging, meals and expenses associated with team entertainment functions) for the spouse and children of an eligible student-athlete to accompany the student-athlete to one round (conducted at one site) of any NCAA championship in which the student-athlete is a participant.

[16.6.1.3 through 16.6.1.4.1 renumbered as 16.6.1.2 through 16.6.1.3.1 unchanged.]

"16.6.1.5 Family to Established Recognition Event. An outside organization (other than a professional sports organization) may provide actual and necessary expenses for the student-athlete and the student-athlete's spouse, parents or other relatives to attend a recognition event where the student-athlete receives an established regional, national or international award (permitted by NCAA legislation) for his or her accomplishments as an athlete.

[16.6.1.6 and 16.6.1.7 renumbered as 16.6.1.4 and 16.6.1.5 unchanged.]

"16.6.2 Nonpermissible

"16.6.2.1 Expenses for Visits by Friends and Relatives. An institution or any of its athletics representatives may not provide payment of any expenses (e.g., room, board, transportation) for friends or relatives to visit a student-athlete at the institution where he or she is enrolled.

"16.6.2.2 Expenses for Friends and Relatives to Attend Recognition Events. An institution or any of its athletics representatives may not provide the friends or relatives of student-athletes free admissions or meals in conjunction with the institution's or booster club's recognition banquet.

"16.6.2.3 Expenses for Spouse to Attend All-Star Game. An institution or any of its athletics representatives may not provide payment of expenses for the student-athlete's spouse to accompany him or her to a postseason all-star football or basketball game. Provision of such expenses is considered an extra benefit to the relative of a student-athlete that is not available to the relatives of the general student body.

"16.6.2.4 Other Expenses. An institution may not provide any other expenses (except as permitted in Bylaws 16.6.1 and 16.13) to a student-athlete's friends or relatives."

[16.6.2.5 renumbered as 16.6.2 unchanged.]

Source: NCAA Division I Championships/
Competition Cabinet (Bylaw 16 Deregulation Subcommittee).

10. Bylaws: Amend 16.7, pages 210-211, as follows:

[16.7.1 and 16.7.1.1 unchanged]

"16.7.2 Departure/Return Restrictions. It is not permissible for a team to depart more than 48 hours prior to or to remain more than 36 hours after an event or to transport the team to another area for entertainment purposes."

"16.7.2.1 Exceptions. The time limitations related to the provisions of travel expenses do not apply in the following circumstances:

"(a) Travel prior to and following contests in Hawaii or Alaska;

"(b) Travel prior to and following contests in the 48 contiguous states for member institutions located in Hawaii and Alaska;

"(c) Travel prior to and following regular-season competition that takes place during the institution's official vacation period during the academic year;

"(d) Travel prior to contests in NCAA championship events, NGB championship events in an emerging sport or certified postseason football games;

"(e) Travel prior to the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame benefit game or the American Football Coaches Retirement Trust benefit game;

"(f) Travel prior to and following regular-season competition that takes place during the institution's summer-vacation period;

"(g) Travel prior to and following regular-season competition that takes place in one or more foreign countries on one trip during the prescribed playing season and limited to not more than once every four years; or

"(h) Travel prior to the United States Gymnastics Federation (USGF) collegiate championships.

"16.7.3 Films/Movies/Videotapes. The institution may rent a film or movie, provide pay-per-view movies in the student-athletes' hotel rooms or take its intercollegiate team to the movies in conjunction with the student-athletes' home or away-from-home contest (immediately before or during the road trip), the night before a contest without the film or movie being considered an extra benefit not available to the student body. Such entertainment the night before a contest is considered a benefit incidental to the student-athlete's participation.

Source: NCAA Division I Championships/
Competition Cabinet (Bylaw 16 Deregulation Subcommittee).

11. Bylaws: Amend 13.6.2.4, page 104, as follows:

"13.6.2.4 From Airport. During the official visit, any member of an institution's athletics department staff may provide transportation for the prospect and the prospect's parents or legal guardians between the campus and the bus or train station or major airport nearest the campus."

12. Bylaws: Amend 16.10.1.5, page 214, as follows:

"16.10.1.5 Life-Threatening Injury or Illness. The institution may pay transportation, and housing and meal expenses for the spouse and the parents (or legal guardians) of the student-athlete and the student-athlete's teammates to be present in situations in which a student-athlete suffers a life-threatening injury or illness, or, in the event of a student-athlete's death, to provide these expenses in conjunction with funeral arrangements."

13. Bylaws: Amend 14.5.4.6.7, page 157, as follows:

"14.5.4.6.7 Competition in Year of Transfer. A transfer student from a two-year college is not eligible for regular season or NCAA championship competition in a sport during the academic year if the student-athlete has competed at the two-year college in any competition other than regularly scheduled scrimmages in that sport during the same academic year. Such scrimmages must meet the following criteria:"

[14.5.4.6.7-(a) through 14.5.4.6.7-(f) unchanged.]

14. Bylaws: Amend 17.1.5.3.6, page 225, as follows:

15. Bylaws: Amend 13.11.3.1, page 112, as follows:

"13.11.3.1 Announcer for High School Broadcast of Prospect's Athletics Contest. A member of the athletics staff of a member institution may not serve as an announcer or commentator for a high-school, college preparatory school or two-year college any athletics contest in which a prospective student-athlete is participating, or appear (in person or by means of film, audio tape or videotape) on a radio or television broadcast of such contest. This restriction does not apply to contests involving national teams in which prospective student-athletes may be participants, including the Olympic Games."

16. Bylaws: Amend 12.2.4.2.1, page 76, as follows:

"12.2.4.2.1 Exception -- Professional Basketball Draft. An enrolled student-athlete (as opposed to a prospective student-athlete) in the sport of basketball may enter a professional league's draft one time during his or her collegiate career without jeopardizing eligibility in that sport, provided the student-athlete is not drafted by any team in that league and the student-athlete declares his or her intention to resume intercollegiate participation within 30 days after the draft. The student-athlete's declaration of intent shall be in writing to the institution's director of athletics."

17. Bylaws: Amend 11.6.2, page 61, as follows:

"11.6.2 Sports Other Than Basketball, Football and Women's Volleyball. In sports other than basketball, football and women's volleyball, a member institution shall not pay or permit the payment of expenses incurred by its athletics department staff members or representatives (including professional scouting services) to scout its opponents or individuals who represent its opponents except as provided in 11.6.1.1.1 11.6.2.1.

11.6.2.1 Regular-Season or Postseason Tournaments. An institution may pay the expenses of a member of its coaching staff to attend a regular-season or postseason tournament in which the institution's intercollegiate team is a participant. Under such circumstances, the individual may scout future tournament opponents also participating in the same tournament at the same site.

[11.6.2.1 renumbered as 11.6.3 unchanged.]

[11.6.2.1.1 through 11.6.2.1.3 renumbered as 11.6.3.1 through 11.6.3.3, unchanged.]

18. Bylaws: Amend 14.7.3.1-(d), page 163, as follows:

[14.7.3.1-(a) through (c) unchanged.]

[Remainder of 14.7.3.1 unchanged.]

"14.3.4 Residence Requirement -- Partial Qualifier or Nonqualifier. A partial qualifier must fulfill an academic year of residence in order to be eligible to compete and to practice away from the institution. A nonqualifier must fulfill an academic year of residence in order to be eligible for practice, competition and athletically related financial aid (See Bylaw 14.3.2.2.1.1.). The requirements that must be met to fulfill an academic year of residence are set forth in Bylaw 14.5.1.1. A partial qualifier or nonqualifier admitted after the 12th class day may not use that semester or quarter for the purpose of establishing residency."

B. Bylaws: Amend 14.5.1.1, page 153, as follows:

[14.5.1.1-(a) and 14.5.1.1-(b) unchanged.]

Any student-athlete (for example, partial qualifier, nonqualifier, transfer student) admitted after the 12th class day may not use that semester or quarter for the purpose of establishing residency."

20. Bylaws: Amend 15.2.7.1.2, page 184, as follows:

"15.2.7.1.2 Summer Financial Aid -- Before Initial Full-Time Collegiate Enrollment -- Sports Other Than Basketball. In sports other than basketball, the following conditions apply to the awarding of financial aid to a prospective student-athlete to attend an institution in the summer before the prospect's student's initial, full-time collegiate enrollment:"

[Remainder of 15.2.7.1.2 unchanged.]

21. Bylaws: Amend 15.3.4.1-(d), page 186, as follows:

[15.3.4.1-(a) through (c) unchanged.]

22. Bylaws: Amend 14.4.3.1, page 147 as follows:

"14.4.3.1 Fulfillment of Credit-Hour Requirements. Eligibility for competition for a midyear transfer student-athlete for a student-athlete subsequent to the student-athlete's first academic year in residence or after the student-athlete has utilized one season of eligibility in any sport at the certifying institution shall be determined by the student-athlete's academic record in existence at the beginning of the fall term or at the beginning of any other regular term of that academic year, based upon:

(a) Satisfactory completion before each fall term of a cumulative total of academic semester or quarter hours equivalent to an average of at least 12-semester or quarter hours during each of the previous academic terms in academic years in which the student-athlete had been enrolled in a term or terms.

[Remainder of 14.4.3.1 unchanged.]

23. Bylaws: Amend Bylaw 14.2.4.5.1, page 142, as follows:

"14.2.4.5.1 Track and Field and Cross Country. A prospective student-athlete who participates in outside competition after the student's 21st birthday and before initial full-time enrollment in a collegiate institution during a cross country, indoor track and field or outdoor track and field sports season (as opposed to general road racing events) would be charged with at least one season of competition in the sport in which the student participated."

24. Bylaws: Amend Bylaw 14.2.4.5.2, page 143, as follows:

25. Bylaws: Amend Bylaw 14.5.5.3, pages 165-166, as follows:

14.5.5.3 Exceptions or Waivers for Transfers from Four-Year Colleges. A transfer student (other than one under disciplinary suspension per 14.5.1.4) from a four-year collegiate institution is not subject to the residence requirement for intercollegiate competition, provided the student does not have an unfulfilled residence requirement at the institution from which he or she is transferring and one of the following exceptions are satisfied. During the student-athlete's first academic year of full-time collegiate enrollment, such conditions may serve as a basis for a waiver of or an exception to the residence requirement only for Division I and Division II transfer students who, at the time of initial collegiate enrollment, met the requirements for "qualifiers" (set forth in 14.3.1) in the division to which they are transferring.

[14.5.5.3.2 through 14.5.5.3.7 unchanged.]

"14.5.5.3.8 Two-Year Nonparticipation Exception. The student transfers to the certifying institution from another four-year college and, for a consecutive two-year period immediately prior to the date on which the student begins participation (practice and/or competition), the student has neither practiced nor competed nor engaged in other countable athletically-related activities in the involved sport in intercollegiate competition, or has neither practiced nor competed in organized noncollegiate amateur competition while enrolled as a full-time student in a collegiate institution. This two-year period does not include any period of time before the student's initial collegiate enrollment."

"14.5.5.3.9 Return to Original Institution without Participation Exception. The student enrolls at a second four-year collegiate institution, does not practice or compete or engage in other countable athletically-related activities in the involved sport at the second institution and returns to the original institution."

"14.5.5.3.10 Nonrecruited Student Exception. The student transfers to the certifying institution and the following conditions are met:

(a) The student-athlete was not recruited by the certifying institution (per 13.02.11.1);

(b) No athletically related financial assistance has been received by the student-athlete; and

(c) The student-athlete has neither practiced nor competed nor engaged in other countable athletically-related activities in intercollegiate athletics before transfer, except that a student may have participated in limited preseason tryouts."

[Remainder of 14.5.5.3 unchanged.]

"17.18.3 First Contest or Date of Competition. A member institution shall not play its first contest or engage in its first date of competition (game) with outside competition in soccer before the following dates:

(a) Women's Soccer. Eleven weekends The Friday before the 11th weekend before the start of the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, except that an alumni contest may be played the previous weekend as provided in Bylaw 17.18.5.1.1."

[Remainder of 17.18.3 unchanged.]

27. Bylaws: Amend Bylaw 17.1.6.5.2, as follows:

"17.1.6.5.2 Preseason Off-Campus Intrasquad Games and Practice Activities Prohibition. Preseason off-campus intrasquad games and preseason publicized off-campus practice activities conducted at a site not normally used by the institution for practice shall be prohibited in all sports."

28. Bylaws: Amend Bylaw 13.1.3.6.1, page 96, as follows:

"13.1.3.6.1 Collect and Toll-Free Telephone Calls. Institutional staff members may accept collect and toll-free (for example, 1-800, 1-888) telephone calls place by prospects and prospects' parents or legal guardians, provided the calls are placed not earlier than July 1 following completion of the prospect's junior year in high school. The institution may utilize a toll-free (1-800) number to receive telephone calls by prospective student-athletes, prospects' parents or legal guardian(s)."

29. Bylaws: Amend Bylaw 13.16.2.2.1, page 124, as follows:

"13.16.2.2.1 Collect and Toll-Free Telephone Calls. Institutional staff members may accept collect and toll-free (for example, 1-800, 1-888) telephone calls place by prospects and prospects' parents or legal guardians, provided the calls are placed not earlier than July 1 following completion of the prospect's junior year in high school. The institution may utilize a toll-free (1-800) number to receive telephone calls by prospective student-athletes, prospects' parents or legal guardian(s)."

30. Bylaws: Amend Bylaw 14.5.4.4.8, page 164, as follows:

"14.5.4.4.8 Competition in Year of Transfer. A transfer student from a two-year college is not eligible for any regular season competition (that is, during either the segment that concludes with the NCAA championship or the other segment) or NCAA championship competition in a sport if the student-athlete has competed at the two-year college in any competition other than regularly scheduled scrimmages in that sport during the same academic year. Such scrimmages must meet the following criteria:"

[Remainder of 14.5.4.4.8 unchanged.]

31. Bylaws: Amend Bylaw 14.1.6.2, page 138, by adding new 14.1.6.2.7, as follows:

14.1.6.2.7 Correspondence Courses. A student-athlete may not use a correspondence course to meet the minimum 12-hour enrollment requirement.

32. Bylaws: Amend Bylaw 13.4.2.2, page 104, as follows:

"13.4.2.2 Videotapes/Audio Tapes/Electronically-Produced Information (Nonathletics) Available to All Students. Official academic admissions and student-services videotapes/audio tapes/electronically-produced information produced by the institution and available to all students may be provided to prospects."

33. Bylaws: Amend Bylaw 16.5.1, page 214, as follows:

"16.5.1 Permissible. Identified housing and meal benefits incidental to a student's participation in intercollegiate athletics that may be financed by the institution are:

[16.5.1-(a) through 16.5.1-(d), unchanged.]

(e) Vacation-Period Expenses. The institution may provide the cost of room and board to student-athletes during official institutional vacation periods in the following circumstances. If an institution does not provide a meal to its student-athletes under such circumstances, a cash allowance may be provided, not to exceed the amount provided by the institution to institutional staff members on away from campus trips.

(1) Student-athletes who are required to remain on the institution's campus for organized practice sessions or competition during the institution's official vacation period during the regular academic year. If the student-athlete lives at home during the vacation period, the cost of room and board may not be provided by the institution, other than to permit the student-athlete to participate in team meals incidental to practice sessions. If an institution does not provide a meal to its student-athletes, a cash allowance may be provided, not to exceed the amount provided by the institution to institutional staff members on away from campus trips.

(2) Student-athletes who return to campus during the institution's official vacation period occurring during a regular academic term (for example, not including vacation periods between terms) from competition as outlined in 16.8.1.2-(a) through 16.8.1.2-(e). Under such circumstances, room and board expenses may be provided beginning with the student-athlete's arrival on campus until the institution's regular dormitories and dining facilities reopen. If the student-athlete lives at home during the vacation period, the cost of room and board may not be provided by the institution.

(3) Student-athletes who return to campus during the institution's official vacation period between regular academic terms (for example, summer vacation period) from competition as outlined in 16.8.1.2-(a) through 16.8.1.2-(e). Under such circumstances, room and board expenses may be provided for no more than a 48-hour period, beginning with the student-athlete's return to campus. If the student-athlete lives at home during the vacation period, the cost of room and board may not be provided by the institution."

34. Bylaws: Amend Bylaw 17.5.4, page 245, as follows:

"17.5.4 End of Playing Season. A member institution's last contest (game or scrimmage or postseason tournament contest) with outside competition in the sport of basketball shall not be played after the National Collegiate Division I Men's Basketball Championship game. However, an institution may not continue to practice (or compete against outside competition) in the sport of basketball beyond its last regular-season contest, including the conference championship (if any), unless it has reason to believe it is under consideration for selection to participate in an NCAA championship or other postseason national championship event. An institution not selected to participate in the championship or an institution that loses in the championship may not continue to practice until the conclusion of the championship event."

35. Bylaws: Amend Bylaw 11.6.1.1.1, page 61, as follows:

"11.6.1.1.1 Regular-Season Tournaments, Double-Header Events or Postseason Tournaments. An institution may pay the expenses of a member of its coaching staff to attend a regular-season or postseason tournament or, in the sport of basketball, a doubleheader event in which the institution's intercollegiate team is a participant. Under such circumstances, the individual may scout future tournament opponents also participating in the same tournament at the same site or, in the sport of basketball, the same doubleheader event at the same site, without being subject to the scouting prohibition."

36. Bylaws: Amend Bylaw 31.3.5.7.2, page 428, as follows:

"31.3.5.7.2 Men's Basketball. In men's basketball, subject to the championships-access guarantee afforded to the members of subdivisions I-AA and I-AAA as set forth in Constitution 4.01.2.3.1 (for example, all contests that are part of the championship shall be administered and funded by the NCAA and broadcast on television and any team that participates in the championship shall be awarded at least one financial unit), there shall be a minimum of 34 at-large selections limit of 30 automatic-qualifying positions, and the remainder of the championship field shall be automatic qualifying positions at-large selections. All competition in the championship is to be administered by the NCAA championships staff."