Following are legislative interpretations that the Division II Management Council approved at its July 22-23 meeting:

1. NCAA Division I or III Institution Reclassifying to NCAA Division II. The NCAA Division II Management Council determined that a Division I or Division III institution reclassifying to Division II may not count for purposes of conference sports-sponsorship requirements or the conference sport-revenue distribution formula during the institution's two-year reclassification period. [Reference: NCAA Bylaws 3.3.2.2.3 (sports-sponsorship requirement) and 20.5.2 (requesting reclassification).]

2. Division II Institution Reclassifying to Division I. The Division II Management Council determined that a Division II institution reclassifying to Division I may not count for purposes of Division II conference sports-sponsorship requirements or the Division II sports-revenue distribution formula during the four-year Division I reclassification period after the exploratory period. [Reference: NCAA Bylaw 3.3.2.2.3 (sports-sponsorship requirement).]

3. Division II Provisional Membership Period. The Division II Management Council determined that an institution, during its four-year Division II provisional membership period, may not count for purposes of conference sports-sponsorship requirements or the sport-revenue distribution formula. [Reference: NCAA Bylaws 3.3.2.2.3 (sports-sponsorship requirement) and 3.6.1.1.1 (four-year provision).]

4. Sports-Sponsorship Requirements -- Indoor Track and Field. The Division II Management Council determined that an institution using indoor track and field for Division II sports-sponsorship requirements must compete in the minimum number of contests per Bylaw 20.10.3.5 in an indoor facility. [Reference: NCAA Bylaws 20.10.3 (sports sponsorship) and 20.10.3.5 (minimum contests and participants requirements for sports sponsorship).]

The following legislative interpretation was approved by the Interpretations Subcommittee of the Division II Legislation Committee during its August 26 telephone conference:

Prepaid College Tuition Plans. The Interpretations Subcommittee of the NCAA Division II Legislation Committee determined that tuition funds from a state-sponsored or private prepaid college tuition plan, purchased by an immediate family member or legal guardian and paid to an institution on behalf of a student-athlete, are considered to be aid from a parent or legal guardian (as opposed to aid from an outside source). Thus, such aid is not countable against an individual's financial aid limit and is exempt from institutional team limits in the applicable sport. [References: NCAA Bylaws 15.2.5.1 (financial aid from outside sources -- parents and legal guardians) and 15.2.5.2 (financial aid from outside sources -- no relationship to athletics ability).]