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It is the first time since the federated governance structure in 1997 that a legislative concept has been overridden twice.
The original proposal, which was among four adopted from the Baseball Academic Enhancement Working Group in April, required individual financial aid packages for baseball student-athletes to include at least 33 percent athletics aid. After the first membership override, the Board decided to lower the percentage of required aid to individual players to 25 percent and to allow all countable aid — not just athletics aid — to be included in the calculation toward the minimum.
The Board kept some provisions in the original proposal, including the retention of the financial aid model of 11.7 equivalencies and limits on counters and squad size.
The Board has the following options at its November 1 meeting: (1) Accept the override, in which case the legislation would be rescinded; or (2) take no additional action and permit a vote by Division I delegates at the 2008 NCAA Convention in Nashville; or (3) revise the proposal again, which would subject the legislation to a third override by at least 30 institutions that would delay final resolution of the issue until the 2009 Convention.
The Division I membership will consider two other proposals at Convention: one that confines electronic communication with recruits to fax and e-mail and another governing the dates of competition for golf.
An examination of year-by-year data shows that the GSR rose from 67.6 percent for male student-athletes who began college in 1995 to 71.5 percent for those who started their studies in 2000. The GSR for women rose from 84.9 percent to 87.3 percent from 1995 to 2000.
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By Jack Copeland
The NCAA News
The NCAA News
Division I
Institutions request override of latest baseball proposal
The NCAA national office has received the 30 necessary override requests to require the Division I Board of Directors to review its August action to amend legislation regarding financial aid packages for baseball student-athletes.It is the first time since the federated governance structure in 1997 that a legislative concept has been overridden twice.
The original proposal, which was among four adopted from the Baseball Academic Enhancement Working Group in April, required individual financial aid packages for baseball student-athletes to include at least 33 percent athletics aid. After the first membership override, the Board decided to lower the percentage of required aid to individual players to 25 percent and to allow all countable aid — not just athletics aid — to be included in the calculation toward the minimum.
The Board kept some provisions in the original proposal, including the retention of the financial aid model of 11.7 equivalencies and limits on counters and squad size.
The Board has the following options at its November 1 meeting: (1) Accept the override, in which case the legislation would be rescinded; or (2) take no additional action and permit a vote by Division I delegates at the 2008 NCAA Convention in Nashville; or (3) revise the proposal again, which would subject the legislation to a third override by at least 30 institutions that would delay final resolution of the issue until the 2009 Convention.
The Division I membership will consider two other proposals at Convention: one that confines electronic communication with recruits to fax and e-mail and another governing the dates of competition for golf.
Academics
Graduation Success Rate trend shows improvement
Graduation Success Rates increased from 1995 to 2000 in many sports, including high-profile men’s sports such as basketball, football and baseball, and high-profile women’s sports such as basketball, volleyball and soccer.An examination of year-by-year data shows that the GSR rose from 67.6 percent for male student-athletes who began college in 1995 to 71.5 percent for those who started their studies in 2000. The GSR for women rose from 84.9 percent to 87.3 percent from 1995 to 2000.
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