The following are proposals that the NCAA Division III Management Council has agreed to sponsor as an intent-based modifications.The approved revision is consistent with the intent of the original legislation.

Those items the Management Council has not yet reviewed in legislative form are marked with an asterisk.

Bold type indicates new wording; italicized type indicates wording removed.

No. 1 Eligibility -- Two-Year College Transfers -- Two-Year Nonparticipation Exception

Intent: To specify that a two-year college transfer may use the two-year nonparticipation exception, provided for a consecutive two-year period immediately before the date on which the student begins participation that he or she has neither practiced nor competed in organized noncollegiate amateur competition while enrolled as a full-time student.

Bylaws: Amend 14.5.4.1.1, page 100, as follows:

"14.5.4.1.1 Two-Year Nonparticipation Exception. The student transfers to the certifying institution from a two-year college or from a branch school that conducts an intercollegiate athletics program 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 in the involved sport in intercollegiate competition, or and has neither practiced or 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 prior to the student's initial collegiate enrollment."

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

Effective date: Immediately.*

*No. 2 Playing and Practice Seasons -- Sports Subject to Segment Limitations

Intent: To specify that all team and individual sports for which the National Collegiate Championship in the only NCAA championships opportunity are limited to a playing and practice season of 21 weeks.

Bylaws: Amend 17.1.4, page 134, as follows:

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

Effective date: Immediately.*