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Division III legislative actions

Division III legislative actions at the 2011 Convention:

Proposal No. 2011-1  Organization – Presidents Council and Management Council – Authority of Presidents Council and Management Council

Effective date: Immediate.

Source: Presidents Council.

Intent: To authorize the Management Council to adopt noncontroversial and intent-based amendments, administrative bylaws and regulations to govern Division III, sponsor legislative proposals and act in other matters, while the Presidents Council shall retain the authority to ratify, amend or rescind any action of the Management Council.

Convention action: Adopted by roll-call vote, 470-0-0.

Proposal No. 2011-2  Organization – Management Council – Composition – Athletics Direct Report and Increase in Members

Effective date: Immediate.

Source: Presidents Council.

Intent: To establish a definition of an athletics direct report; to increase the number of members of the Division III Management Council from 19 to 21; and to require the composition of the Management Council to include at least two athletics direct reports (non-presidents or chancellors with oversight of intercollegiate athletics).

Convention action: Adopted by roll-call vote, 461-3-1.

Proposal No. 2011-3  Recruiting – Recruiting Materials – Advertisements and Promotions – Nonathletics Institutional Advertisements

Effective date: August 1, 2011.

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

Intent: To permit an institution (or a third party acting on behalf of the institution) to produce nonathletics institutional promotional material (for example, use of signage, kiosks, distribution of printed materials, television and radio advertisements, electronic advertisements) for use at high school or two-year college athletics events or during broadcasts of such events.

Convention action: Adopted by roll-call vote, 412-48-3.

Proposal No. 2011-4  Amateurism – Preferential Treatment – Exception – Designation of Fundraising Money

Effective date: August 1, 2011.

Source: Colonial States Athletic Conference, Little East Conference, New Jersey Athletic Conference and Presidents’ Athletic Conference.

Intent: To allow an institution to designate money earned via fundraising by a student-athlete specifically for that student-athlete up to the actual and necessary expenses for the specific item (for example, transportation, uniforms). Any unearned money would go to the institution, athletics department or team. The proposal also defines earned and unearned money.

Convention action: Adopted by roll-call vote, 281-187-4.

Proposal No. 2011-5  Postseason Events – Division III Championships – Men’s Volleyball

Effective date: August 1, 2011.

Source: City University of New York Athletic Conference and Great Northeast Athletic Conference.

Intent: To establish an NCAA Division III Men’s Volleyball Championship.

Convention action: Adopted by roll-call vote, 432-2-34.

Proposal No. 2011-6  NCAA Membership – Definitions and Applications – Affiliated and Corresponding Membership – Requirements for Affiliated Membership and Elimination of Corresponding Membership

Effective date: August 1, 2011.

Source: Presidents Council.

Intent: To eliminate corresponding membership and modify the requirements for affiliated membership.

Convention action: Adopted by roll-call vote, 466-2-3.

Proposal No. 2011-7  (as amended by Proposal No. 7-1) Playing and Practice Seasons – Athletically Related Activities – Certified Strength and Conditioning Personnel Monitoring and Conducting Workouts – Regular Academic Year

Effective date: August 1, 2011.

Source: Presidents Council [Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee)]

Intent: To permit certified strength and conditioning personnel to conduct voluntary workouts for all student-athletes only during the institution’s regular academic year.

Convention action: Adopted by roll-call vote, 339-128-3.

Proposal No. R-2011-8  Executive Regulations – Administration of NCAA Championships – Squad Limits (Resolution)

Effective date: Immediate.

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

Intent: To study the appropriate squad, travel and bench limits for championship competition. The study and any resultant policy changes would be complete by July 1, 2011. (The resolution itself does not result in a change to current legislation or policy.)

Convention action: Adopted by roll-call vote, 456-8-2.

Proposal No. 2011-9  Executive Regulations – Administration of NCAA Championships – Squad Limits – Bench Size Limits – All Sports

Effective date: Immediate

Source: Empire 8 and Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

Intent: To (1) In all applicable sports, permit an institution to determine how many student-athletes it desires to have dressed, participate in warm-ups and in the bench area for an NCAA championship contest while still adhering to the maximum number of student-athletes eligible to compete in a particular contest as determined by that sports championship policy and maintaining the current per diem policies in all sports; and (2) In football, establish a maximum of 100 student-athletes who may be in the bench area.

Convention action: Withdrawn by the sponsors.

Proposal No. 2011-10  Executive Regulations – Administration of NCAA Championships – Squad Limits – Bench Size Limits – Sports Other Than Football

Effective date: Immediate

Source: Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, Empire 8 and Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

Intent: In all applicable sports other than football, to permit an institution to determine how many student-athletes from its current active roster it desires to dress, participate in warm-ups and be in the bench area for an NCAA championship contest while still adhering to the maximum number of student-athletes eligible to compete in a particular championship as determined by that sports championship policy and while maintaining the current per diem policies in all sports.

Convention action: Defeated by roll-call vote, 112-352-4.

Proposal No. 2011-11  Eligibility – Outside Competition – Exceptions – Triathlon

Effective date: Immediate.

Source: Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference and Empire 8.

Intent: To permit student-athletes to compete in triathlons without affecting their sport (for example, cross country, swimming, track and field) eligibility while still adhering to amateurism standards.

Convention action: Adopted by roll-call vote, 424-32-8.

Proposal No. 2011-12  Playing and Practice Seasons – Wrestling – First Date of Practice and Competition

Effective date: August 1, 2011.

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

Intent: In wrestling, to specify that an institution shall not begin practice sessions before October 10 and shall not engage in its first date of competition with outside competition before November 1.

Convention action: Adopted by roll-call vote, 305-39-121.

Proposal No. 2011-13  Executive Regulations – Administration of NCAA Championships – Restricted Advertising and Sponsorship Activities – Professional Sports Organizations or Teams

Effective date: Immediate.

Source: Presidents Council (Management Council).

Intent: To permit the NCAA [or a third party acting on behalf of the NCAA (for example, host institution, conference or local organizing committee)] to enter into a relationship with a professional sports organization or team for the specific purpose of marketing and promoting an NCAA championship event, activity or program, provided the professional sports organization or team is not identified as a sponsor of the event, activity or promotion.

Convention action: Withdrawn by the Presidents Council to allow the newly restructured championships alliances staff to work cooperatively with the governance and legislative staffs on issues regarding professional sports advertising and sponsorship. To ensure that the 2010-11 championships can continue to operate as planned, the waiver that was granted for the spring 2010 championships was extended to the 2010-11 academic year.

Proposal No. 2011-14  Amateurism – Exception for Prize Money for Enrolled Student-Athletes – Outside the Playing Season During the Institution’s Official Summer Vacation Period – Individual Sports

Effective date: Immediate.

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

Intent: To permit a student-athlete in an individual sport to accept prize money based on his or her place finish or performance in an open athletics event (an event that is not invitation only), provided the competition occurs outside the institution’s playing season during the institution’s official summer vacation period, the prize money does not exceed actual and necessary expenses and is provided only by the sponsor of the open event.

Convention action: Adopted by roll-call vote, 359-105-2.