The NCAA News - News and Features

January 27, 1997

Bylaw 30

Legislative reference: 30.1

Proposal No. 8-C: NCAA Membership Restructuring -- Division I Board of Directors/Management Council

Intent: To establish minimal goals for gender representation and ethnic-minority representation on the Division I Board of Directors and the Division I Management Council and to establish a process for attaining those goals.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 311-6-1

Legislative reference: 30.10.4 [New]

Proposal No. 139-1: Contest Exemptions -- Special Events Committee

Intent: To further clarify the role of the NCAA Special Events Committee related to exempted events under the restructured Division I governance system.

Result: Moot

Legislative reference: 30.10.4 [New]

Proposal No. 139: Contest Exemptions -- Special Events Committee

Intent: To clarify the role of the NCAA Special Events Committee under the restructured Division I governance system as specified.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Moot

Legislative reference: 30.12

Proposal No. 135-C: Positive Drug Test -- Non-NCAA Athletics Organization

Intent: To authorize NCAA testing of student-athletes who test positive for banned substances by a non-NCAA athletics organization.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted (Paddle)

Legislative reference: 30.15

Proposal No. 97-C: Exceptions To Outside Competition -- Summer Basketball -- Division II

Intent: In Division II, to remove the restrictions on outside basketball competition that occurs during the summer.

Effective date: August 1, 1997

Result: Adopted 137-91-5