The NCAA News - News and Features

January 27, 1997

Bylaw 12

Legislative reference: 12.1.1.4.1

Proposal No. 82-A: Amateurism -- Disabling Injury or Illness

Intent: To clarify that a student-athlete must provide documentation of any insurance policy against a disabling injury or illness regardless of whether a loan is secured to purchase the insurance policy.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted (Paddle)

Legislative reference: 12.1.1.4.1

Proposal No. 83-A: Amateurism -- Disabling Injury or Illness

Intent: To require copies of any loan documents associated with disability insurance to be filed in the office of the director of athletics, regardless of the source of the collateral for the loan.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted (Paddle)

Legislative reference: 12.1.1.4.2 [New]

Proposal No. 79: Amateurism -- Loan Against Future Earnings

Intent: To permit student-athletes who are projected to be selected in the first round of the draft, and who have purchased insurance against a disabling injury or illness per 12.1.1.4.1, to secure a loan from a legitimate lending establishment against future earnings.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Motion to refer to new governance structure adopted (Paddle)

Legislative reference: 12.2.4.2.1

Proposal No. 80: Amateurism -- Basketball Draft

Intent: To preclude a student-athlete in the sport of basketball from being able to enter a professional league's draft without jeopardizing the student's intercollegiate eligibility in that sport.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Defeated (Paddle)

Legislative reference: 12.2.4.2.1

Proposal No. 81: Amateurism -- Basketball Draft

Intent: To specify that a student-athlete who is drafted by a professional basketball team no longer has remaining eligibility in that sport.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted (Paddle)

Legislative reference: 12.5.1.1.1 [New]

Proposal No. 84: Promotional Activities -- Expenses Beyond 100 Miles

Intent: To permit a student-athlete to receive legitimate and normal expenses to participate in promotional activities related to specified competitive events in which the student-athlete has been selected to participate, regardless of the distance of the activity from the member institution's campus.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted (Paddle)

Legislative reference: 12.5.3

Proposal No. 59-A: Amateurism -- Media Activities

Intent: To permit student-athletes greater access to participate in media activities (e.g., film and stage, and writing projects) as specified.

Effective date: Immediately

Result: Adopted (718-13-1)

Legislative reference: 12.5.3 [New]

Proposal No. 59-B, C: Amateurism -- Media Activities

Intent: To permit student-athletes greater access to participate in media activities (e.g., film and stage, and writing projects) as specified.

Effective date: Immediately

Result: 59-B adopted I -- 289-5-0. II -- 187-3-0. 59-C adopted III -- 237-5-3.

Legislative reference: 12.6.1.8 [New]

Proposal No. 85: Professional Sports Organizations -- Sponsorship of Youth Teams

Intent: To permit an individual to participate on a youth team sponsored by a professional organization without jeopardizing intercollegiate eligibility, provided specified conditions are met.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted (Paddle)