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*No. 1 Eligibility -- Student-Athletes Participating in Division III Sport While Enrolled in Division II Institution

Intent: To eliminate the provision that a student-athlete who participates in a sport classified in Division III while enrolled in a Division II institution before August 1, 1993, and who enrolled in that institution, shall remain subject to the applicable Division III eligibility legislation.

Bylaws: Amend 14.01.4, page 104, as follows:

"14.01.4 Student-Athlete Participating in Division III Sport While Enrolled in Division II Institution. A student-athlete who participated in a sport classified in Division III while enrolled in a Division II institution before August 1, 1993, and who remains enrolled in that institution, shall remain subject to the applicable Division III eligibility legislation."

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

Effective date: Immediately.*

*No. 2 Eligibility -- General Eligibility Requirements -- Student-Athlete Statement -- Drug-Testing Consent Form

Intent: To delete the administrative references relating to the Student-Athlete Statement and Drug-Testing Consent Forms.

A. Bylaws: Amend 14.1.3, page 106, as follows:

"Student-Athlete Statement.

"14.1.3.1 Content and Purpose. Before participation in intercollegiate competition each academic year, a student-athlete shall sign a statement in a form prescribed by the Management Council in which the student-athlete submits information related to eligibility, recruitment, financial aid, amateur status, previous positive drug tests administered by any other athletics organization and involvement in organized gambling activities related to intercollegiate or professional athletics competition under the Association's governing legislation. Failure to complete and sign the statement shall result in the student-athlete's ineligibility for participation in all intercollegiate competition. Details about the content, administration and disposition of the statement are set forth in Bylaw 30.12. Violations of this bylaw do not affect a student-athlete's eligibility if the violation occurred due to an institutional administrative error or oversight and the student-athlete subsequently signs the form; however, the violation shall be considered an institutional violation per Constitution 2.8.1.

"14.1.3.2 Administration. The institution shall administer this form individually to each student-athlete before the individual's participation in intercollegiate competition each year. Details about the content, administration and disposition of the statement are set forth in Bylaw 30.12."

[14.1.3.3 renumbered as 14.1.3.2, unchanged.]

B. Bylaws: Amend 14.1.4, page 106, as follows:

"Drug-Testing Consent Form.

"14.1.4.1 Content and Purpose. Each academic year a student-athlete shall sign a form prescribed by the Management Council in which the student consents to be tested for the use of drugs prohibited by NCAA legislation. Failure to complete and sign the consent form before practice or competition in Divisions I and II sports in which the Association conducts year-round drug testing and before competition in all other sports in Divisions I, II and III shall result in the student-athlete's ineligibility for participation (i.e., practice and competition) in all intercollegiate athletics (see also Constitution 3.2.4.6). Details about the content, administration and disposition of the consent form are set forth in Bylaw 30.5. Violations of this bylaw do not affect a student-athlete's eligibility, if the violation occurred due to an institutional administrative error or oversight, and the student-athlete subsequently signs the form; however, the violation shall be considered an institutional violation per Constitution 2.8.1.

"14.1.4.1.1 Exception-Nonrecruited Student-Athlete. A nonrecruited student-athlete in sports other than those involved in the Association's year-round drug-testing program may participate in preseason practice activities before the team's first contest/date of competition without signing the drug-testing consent form.

"14.1.4.2 Administration. The institution shall administer the consent form individually to each student-athlete (including recruited partial qualifiers and nonqualifiers) each academic year. Details about the content, administration and disposition of the consent form are set forth in Bylaw 30.5."

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

Effective date: Immediately.*

*No. 3 Eligibility -- Satisfactory-Progress Requirements -- Hours Earned During Regular Academic Year -- Waiver or Exception -- Prorating Hours

Intent: To remove the example relating to the application of the missed term exception for a freshman student-athlete is not permitted to use the "missed term" exception to the satisfactory-progress rule during his or her first year of residence at the certifying institution.

Bylaws: Amend 14.4.3.1.2.3, page 120, as follows:

"14.4.3.1.2.3 Waiver or Exception-Prorating Hours. A student-athlete who qualifies for an exception to or waiver of the satisfactory-progress rule set forth in Bylaws 14.4.3.4 and 14.4.3.5 may prorate the 75-percent requirement based on the number of hours the student-athlete must earn to meet satisfactory-progress requirements. For example, a student-athlete beginning his or her second year of enrollment at the certifying institution who qualifies for a missed term during the freshman year must earn nine (12 x .75 = 9) of those hours during the regular academic year."

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

Effective date: Immediately.*