No. 46 Financial Aid Regulations

Intent: To simplify Division III financial aid legislation by deleting permissible financial aid awards given without consideration of need and the accompanying awards review process. Further, to confirm that financial aid packaging for student-athletes must be consistent with packaging for students in general.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Financial Aid and Awards Committee)].

No. 46-1 Financial Aid Regulations

Intent: To delay the effective date of Proposal No. 46 until August 1, 2002.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council

No. 46-2 Approval of Financial Aid Compliance Process

A resolution stating that the Financial Aid and Awards Committee discuss and articulate by June 1, 2001, the formal compliance and enforcement process intended to implement Proposal Nos. 46 and 46-1; and that the Division III Management and President Councils forward appropriate legislation to the Division III membership for consideration at the 2002 NCAA Convention to implement the formal compliance and enforcement process related to Proposal Nos. 46 and 46-1.

Source: All members of the University Athletic Association and NCAA Division III Presidents Council.

No. 47 Eligibility -- Minimum Amount of Participation

Intent: To eliminate "redshirting" in Division III intercollegiate athletics by specifying that any athletics participation during or after the start of the first regular-season contest shall exhaust a season of eligibility.

Source: All members of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

No. 48 Playing and Practice Seasons -- Practice and Competition in the Nontraditional Segment

Intent: To permit an institution to conduct practices supervised by coaches or captain's practices (but not both) on two days during a given week and participate in competition on a weekend day (for example, Saturday, Sunday) during a four-week period in the nontraditional segment.

Source: All members of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference.

No. 49 Maximum Dates of Competition --

Baseball and Softball

Intent: To eliminate the current legislation permitting baseball and softball tournaments to count as one contest and to specify that the maximum number of contests in the sports of baseball and softball is 40 in the traditional segment and five in the nontraditional segment.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].

No. 50 Playing and Practice Seasons -- Nontraditional Segment -- Baseball, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball and Women's Volleyball

Intent: To place playing and practice limitations on the sports of baseball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball and women's volleyball, as specified.

Source: All members of the New Jersey Athletic Conference.

No. 51 First Permissible Practice Date -- Basketball

Intent: To specify that an institution may commence on-court preseason basketball practice sessions on October 15.

Source: All members of the American Southwest Conference.

No. 52 Contest Exemptions -- Season-ending Tournament -- Basketball

Intent: To exempt contests annually played in a conference championship tournament in the sport of basketball.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].

No. 53 First Permissible Contest Date -- Football

Intent: To permit an institution to play its first football contest on the Thursday prior to the Labor Day weekend.

Source: All members of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

No. 54 Three-Day Noncontact, Conditioning Practice Period -- Football

Intent: To permit the use of shoulder pads during the three-day, noncontact, conditioning practice period in football.

Source: All members of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Ohio Athletic Conference.

No. 55 Division III Championships -- Minimum Number of Institutions

Intent: To specify that at least 28 institutions must sponsor the sport in order to create a Division III championship in an emerging women's team sport.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Championships Committee)].

No. 56 Division III Championships -- Women's Rowing

Intent: To establish an NCAA Division III Women's Rowing Championship and to establish a Division III Women's Rowing Committee as specified.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Championships Committee)].

No. 57 Division III Championships -- Women's Ice Hockey

Intent: To establish an NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship and to create a Division III Women's Ice Hockey Committee.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Championships Committee)].

No. 58 Ethical Conduct -- Gambling Activities

Intent: To establish a two-tiered eligibility-reinstatement process for student-athletes who violate NCAA gambling/sports wagering legislation, as specified.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement)].

No. 59 Membership Requirements -- Five-Sport/Three-Season Requirement -- Penalty

Intent: To specify that an institution that fails to meet the five-sport/three-season requirement shall be placed on probation for one year, moved to restricted membership if the requirement is still not satisfied after the second year and, finally, reclassified to corresponding membership if the requirement is still not satisfied after the third year.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Membership Committee)].

No. 60 Enforcement -- Penalties for Major Violations

Intent: To permit the Committee on Infractions to impose financial penalties in cases involving findings of major violations of NCAA legislation.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Committee on Infractions)].

No. 61 10-Semester/15-Quarter Extension Request -- Eligibility for Practice

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

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee)].

No. 62 Length of Playing Season -- National Collegiate Sports

Intent: To specify that the sports of fencing, gymnastics, rifle, women's rowing, skiing, men's volleyball and water polo shall be limited to a playing and practice season of 21 weeks.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].

No. 63 Out of Season Athletically Related Activities -- Summer Workout Sessions

Intent: To eliminate summer workout sessions in the sports of fencing, gymnastics, rifle, women's rowing and skiing.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].

Division III deregulation package

The NCAA Division III Interpretations and Legislation Committee has identified the following 14 proposals to facilitate the deregulation of the Association's legislation. The NCAA Division III Presidents Council has approved the submission of these proposals to the membership as an "employment deregulation package." Thus, they will be voted on using a single vote unless a proposal is removed from the package.

No 64 (Dereg. 1) Conduct and Employment of Personnel -- General Principle

Intent: To specify through the creation of a new general principle that member institutions shall determine whom to employ and the amount of compensation received by the employee.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].

No. 65 (Dereg. 2) Personnel -- Definitions

Intent: To delete the definitions of "bonus" and "supplemental pay" set forth in NCAA Bylaw 11 relating to compensation.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].

No. 66 (Dereg. 3) Personnel -- Compensation Limits

Intent: To eliminate outside income restrictions for NCAA Division III coaches.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].

No. 67 (Dereg. 4) Promotional Activities -- Privately Owned Summer Camp

Intent: To specify that a privately owned summer camp may use the name or picture of a student-athlete employed as a camp counselor to publicize or promote the camp.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].

No. 68 (Dereg. 5) Media Activities

Intent: To clarify legislation relating to a student-athlete receiving legitimate and normal expenses while participating in media activities.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].

No. 69 (Dereg. 6) Recruiting -- Talent Scout

Intent: To eliminate the prohibition on an institution paying expenses incurred by a talent scout or representative of athletics interests in studying or recruiting prospects.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].

No. 70 (Dereg. 7) Employment Conditions of High-School/College Preparatory/Two-Year College Coaches

Intent: To clarify legislation relating to the employment of a high-school, preparatory school or two-year college coach by a member institution.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].

No. 71 (Dereg. 8) Publicity -- Announcer for High-School Broadcast

Intent: To eliminate the restriction on a member of an institution's coaching staff serving as an announcer or commentator for a high-school broadcast.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].

No. 72 (Dereg. 9) Tryouts -- Competition in Conjunction with a High-School, Preparatory School or Two-Year College Contest

Intent: To clarify legislation relating to intercollegiate competition in conjunction with a high-school, preparatory school or two-year college contest.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].

No. 73 (Dereg. 10) Camps and Clinics -- Employment and Compensation

Intent: To eliminate specified prohibitions on employment and compensation of a high-school, preparatory school or two-year college coach employed in an institutional sport camp or clinic.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].

No. 74 (Dereg. 11) High-School All-Star Games -- Previous Contractual Agreement

Intent: To eliminate the requirement that a coach who has made a contractual commitment to a coach in a high-school all-star game prior to being employed by an institution must disassociate himself or herself from that all-star game.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].

No. 75 (Dereg. 12) Published Recruiting Services

Intent: To eliminate the requirement that a published recruiting service utilized by an institution must make the service available to all institutions and charge the same rate for all subscribers.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].

No. 76 (Dereg. 13) Postseason Football

Intent: To eliminate the restrictions on postseason football opportunities set forth in Bylaws 18.02.4 and 18.7.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].

No. 77 (Dereg. 14) Football Television Plans and Regulations

Intent: To delete the football television plans and regulations set forth in Bylaw 22.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)].