A total of 52 proposals -- 37 in Division II and 15 in Division III -- are included in the Second Publication of Proposed Legislation for the 2003 Convention in Anaheim, California.

The list of legislation is being provided online this year rather than in printed form, which has resulted in a significant cost savings. The proposals are located on NCAA Online.

Among the Division II proposals is a Bylaw 14 deregulation package. Delegates also will consider a proposal (No. 2-15) that increases the minimum number of core course required for initial eligibility from 13 to 14. Also, a continuing-eligibility proposal (No. 2-19) would require a student-athlete to present a cumulative grade-point average of 1.800, 1.900 and 2.000 after the completion of 24, 28 and 72 hours, respectively.

Also in Division II, members will consider a proposal (No. 2-1) to better define the expectations of the senior woman administrator position. The proposal, which originated with the Division II Project Team to Review Issues Related to Diversity, is designed to involve more high-ranking female administrators in the decision-making process for the institution's overall intercollegiate athletics program.

In Division III, a proposal to standardize the length of playing seasons to 19 weeks (No. 2-48) has gained Presidents Council support.

The Division III Presidents Council also has supported Proposal No. 2-51, which provides for a 1:6.5 access ratio and automatic qualification in team sports.

From now until November 1, the Divisions II and III Presidents Councils can submit amendments to a proposal for the 2003 Convention.

Also in Divisions II and III, amendments can be submitted by eight active member institutions (or one active conference on behalf of eight or more conference members).

Amendments-to-amendments at this stage of the legislative calendar must adhere to the traditional Association limitation -- they are not permitted to increase the change in legislation put forth in the circularized proposal.

Amendments-to-amendments must be received in the national office by 5 p.m. (Central time) November 1. No amendments-to-amendments may be submitted after that date, except that the Presidents Councils have the authority to submit amendments-to-amendments at the Convention if deemed necessary.

The Official Notice of the Convention, which will include all proposed legislation and properly submitted amendments-to-amendments, will be printed as in the past and mailed to the Divisions II and III membership by November 15.

Summary of intent statements

Following are the statements of intent for the 37 new Divisions II and III proposals for the 2003 Convention that appear in the Second Publication of Proposed Legislation.

The list includes proposals produced from the Divisions II and III governance structures.

Intent statements for the 15 proposals from the Divisions II and III membership appeared in the August 19 issue of The NCAA News. Those proposals also appear in the Second Publication of Proposed Legislation, but are not repeated in this summary.

The proposals below are numbered as they appear in the Second Publication of Proposed Legislation (the numeral "2" appearing before each proposal refers to the publication).

The Second Publication of Proposed Legislation is available in the news and publications section of NCAA Online (click on "membership").

Division II legislative proposals

No. 2-1 Senior Woman Administrator -- Duties

Intent: To better define the expectations of the senior woman administrator position in Division II and to specify that an institution that has a female director of athletics may designate a different female administrator to serve as the senior woman administrator.

Source NCAA Division II Presidents Council [Management Council (Project Team to Review Issues Related to Diversity)].

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-4 Amateurism -- Definition of a
Professional Team

Intent: To specify that a professional team is an organized team that provides any of its players more than actual and necessary expenses, as specified, or declares itself to be a professional team.

Source: NCAA Division II Management Council (Amateurism Project Team).

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-5 Amateurism -- Educational Expenses -- Professional Team/League

Intent: To permit student-athletes to receive educational expenses from a professional team/league under specified conditions.

Source: NCAA Division II Management Council (Amateurism Project Team).

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-6 Recruiting -- De Minimis Violations

Intent: To specify that violations of Bylaw 13.4.3 (conference restrictions), 13.4.4.2 (NCAA or conference championship posters), 13.7.5.5.2 (multiple hosts), 13.7.5.5.3 (nonqualifier probation), 13.7.5.5.4 (use of automobile), 13.11.6 (photograph of prospects) and 13.14.1 (coach involvement) are de minimus in nature.

Source: NCAA Division II Management Council (Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee).

No. 2-7 Recruiting -- Eligibility Ramifications -- Restitution for Improper Benefits

Intent: To specify circumstances in which an institution does not have to declare ineligible and seek restoration on behalf of a prospective student-athlete who received an improper benefit while a prospect, provided the individual repays the value of the benefit.

Source: NCAA Division II Management Council (Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee).

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-8 Recruiting -- Medical Examinations -- During Campus Visit

Intent: To specify that results of a medical examination conducted by an institution during a prospect's official or unofficial visit may not be used to determine the admission of the prospect.

Source: NCAA Division II Management Council (Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports).

Effective date: August 1, 2004.

No. 2-10 Eligibility -- Full-time Enrollment

Intent: To establish one bylaw for full-time enrollment requirements for practice and competition.

Source: NCAA Division II Presidents Council [Management Council (Legislation Committee)].

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-11 Recruiting -- Participation in Organized Competition -- Academic Year in Residence

Intent: To permit an individual who uses a season(s) of competition per Bylaw 14.2.4.3 (participation in organized competition prior to initial collegiate enrollment) to fulfill an academic year in residence at any NCAA active member institution, provided he/she does not engage in any competition while serving the residence requirement.

Source: NCAA Division II Management Council (Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee).

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-12 Eligibility -- Hardship Waiver -- First Half of Playing Season

Intent: To eliminate the requirement that in order to receive a medical hardship waiver, the injury or illness must occur before the completion of the first half of the playing season.

Source: NCAA Division II Presidents Council [Management Council (Legislation Committee)].

Effective date: August 1, 2003, for any injury or illness occurring on or after August 1, 2003.

No. 2-13 Eligibility -- Hardship Waiver -- Administration

Intent: To permit institutions to appeal a conference denial of a hardship waiver to the NCAA Division II Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee.

Source: NCAA Division II Management Council (Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee).

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-14 Eligibility --
Season of Competition -- Waiver

Intent: To establish a season-of-competition waiver that may be granted due to extenuating circumstances for student-athletes who competed while eligible in a limited amount of competition.

Source: NCAA Division II Presidents Council [Management Council (Administrative Review Subcommittee)].

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-15 Eligibility -- Freshman Academic Requirements -- Core-Curriculum Requirements

Intent: To increase from 13 to 14 the minimum number of core-course units for a qualifier and to require the one additional core-course unit be earned in any core-course area.

Source: NCAA Division II Management Council (Academic Requirements Committee).

Effective date: August 1, 2007, for those student-athletes first entering a collegiate institution full time on or after August 1, 2007.

No. 2-16 Eligibility -- Determination of Freshman and Two-Year College Transfer Eligibility -- Participation before Certification

Intent: To specify that the temporary certification period for recruited and nonrecruited freshman and transfer student-athletes will be a 45-day period.

Source: NCAA Division II Management Council (Legislation Committee).

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-17 Satisfactory-Progress Requirement -- Hours Earned or Accepted for Degree Credit

Intent: To specify that all credits earned during the first two years of collegiate enrollment that are accepted toward any (as opposed to a student-athlete's designated) program at the certifying institution may be used for the purposes of satisfactory-progress requirements.

Source: NCAA Division II Presidents Council [Management Council (Legislation Committee)].

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-18 Satisfactory-Progress Requirements -- Fulfillment of Minimum Grade-Point Average Requirements

Intent: To specify that minimum grade-point average requirements are calculated based on completed credit hours (as opposed to) full-time semester/quarter (terms) of attendance or seasons of competition.

Source: NCAA Division II Presidents Council [Management Council (Legislation Committee)].

Effective date: August 1, 2004.

No. 2-19 Eligibility -- Satisfactory Progress -- Fulfillment of Minimum Grade-Point Average Requirements

Intent: To specify that a student-athlete must present a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 1.800 and 1.900 after a student's first and second seasons of competition.

Source: NCAA Division II Management Council (Academic Requirements Committee).

Effective date: August 1, 2004.

No. 2-20 Satisfactory Progress -- Fulfillment of Grade-Point Average Requirements

Intent: To specify that for purposes of calculating student-athlete minimum grade-point averages the institution must use the calculation method used by the institution for all students.

Source: NCAA Division II Presidents Council [Management Council (Legislation Committee)].

Effective date: August 1, 2003. (For all certifications subsequent to August 1, 2003.)

No. 2-21 Eligibility -- Satisfactory-Progress Requirements -- Regulations for Administration of Satisfactory Progress

Intent: To eliminate the requirement that prior approval be obtained from the certifying institution for courses taken during another institution's summer term that are to be used in determining academic status and allow institutions to apply their own policies to determine whether such courses may be used toward academic standing and satisfactory progress requirements.

Source: NCAA Division II Presidents Council [Management Council (Legislation Committee)].

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-22 Transfer Regulations -- Fulfillment of Residence Requirement in Night School

Intent: To eliminate the requirements relating to a transfer student serving their residence requirement while attending an institution's night school.

Source: NCAA Division II Management Council.

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-23 Two-Year College Transfer Requirements -- Qualifiers, Partial Qualifiers and Nonqualifiers

Intent: To specify that the requirements for competition, practice and athletics aid for two-year college transfers are the same for qualifiers, partial qualifiers and nonqualifiers.

Source: NCAA Division II Presidents Council [Management Council (Legislation Committee)].

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-24 Transfers -- 4-2-4 Transfers

Intent: To specify that 4-2-4 transfers will be certified in the same manner as 2-4 transfers.

Source: NCAA Division II Presidents Council [Management Council (Legislation Committee)].

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-25 Eligibility -- Two-Year College Transfers -- Competition in Year of Transfer

Intent: To specify a two-year college transfer, who has received a waiver of or exception to the transfer residence requirement is not eligible to compete during the segment that concludes with the NCAA championship at the certifying institution if the student-athlete has competed during that segment of the same academic year in that sport at the previous two-year institution.

Source: NCAA Division II Presidents Council [Management Council (Legislation Committee)].

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-26 Eligibility -- U.S. Service Academies, Special Eligibility Provisions --
10-Semester/15-Quarter Rule

Intent: To specify that the NCAA Division II Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee shall administer waiver requests of the 10-semester/15-quarter rule for student-athletes of the national service academies.

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

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-27 Financial Aid -- Books and Supplies -- Restitution for Improper Benefits

Intent: To establish the general principle of restitution for violations of Bylaw 15.2.3 (books and supplies).

Source: NCAA Division II Management Council (Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee).

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-29 Permissible Benefits -- Complimentary Admissions -- Conference Championships

Intent: To permit an institution to provide six complimentary admissions to a student-athlete who participates in or is a member of a team participating in a conference championship.

Source: NCAA Division II Management Council (Legislation Committee).

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-35 Emerging Sports -- Equestrian and Rugby

Intent: To add equestrian and rugby as emerging sports for women.

Source: NCAA Division II Management Council (Championship Committee).

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

Division III legislative proposals

No. 2-38 Amateurism -- Professional Team -- Definition

Intent: To specify that a professional team is an organized team that provides any of its players more than actual and necessary expenses, as specified, or declares itself to be a professional team.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Amateurism Task Force)].

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-39 Recruiting -- Definition of Contact

Intent: To define a recruiting "contact" as specified.

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

Effective date: Immediately.*

No. 2-40 Recruiting -- Eligibility Ramifications -- Restitution for Improper Benefits

Intent: To specify circumstances in which an institution does not have to declare ineligible and seek restoration on behalf of a prospective student-athlete who received an improper benefit while a prospect, provided the individual repays the value of the benefit.

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

Effective date: Immediately.*

No. 2-41 Recruiting -- De Minimis Violations

Intent: To specify that violations of Bylaws 13.7.4 (accommodations on official visits), 13.7.5.5.2 (multiple hosts), 13.11.6 (photograph of prospect), and 13.14.1 (coach involvement) are de minimis in nature.

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

Effective date: Immediately.*

No. 2-42 Eligibility -- Season of Competition -- Waiver

Intent: To establish a season-of-competition waiver that may be granted due to extenuating circumstances for student-athletes who competed while eligible in a limited amount of competition.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Administrative Review Subcommittee)].

Effective date: August 1, 2003 (for competition occurring on or after August 1, 2003).

No. 2-45 Playing and Practice Seasons -- Number of Contests -- Ice Hockey

Intent: In women's ice hockey, to decrease the maximum number of contests from 34 to 25.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee)].

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-47 Playing and Practice Seasons -- Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field -- Length of Playing Season

Intent: To specify that an institution that sponsors indoor or outdoor track and field (but not both) is limited to a playing and practice season of 21 weeks.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee)].

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-48 Playing and Practice Seasons -- Playing Season Regulations

Intent: To revise the playing and practice seasons regulations, as specified.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee)].

Effective date: August 1, 2004.

No. 2-49 National Collegiate Championships -- Women's Bowling

Intent: To establish a National Collegiate Championship in women's bowling, effective 2003-04.

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

Effective date: August 1, 2003.

No. 2-50 Membership -- Emerging Sports -- Rugby

Intent: To add rugby as an emerging sport for women.

Source: NCAA Division III Presidents Council [Management Council (Committee on Women's Athletics)].

Effective date: Immediately.*

No. 2-51 Executive Regulations -- Selection of Teams for Championships Participation -- Automatic Qualification

Intent: To revise automatic qualification policies in team sports, as specified.

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

Effective date: August 1, 2005.

*Convention approval required for immediate effective date.