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September 15, 1997

Administrative Committee minutes

Division II Administrative Committee
Conference No. 2
August 26, 1997

1. Acting for the Division II Presidents Council, the committee:

a. Reviewed in legislative form the proposals it had agreed to sponsor for the 1998 Convention and accepted the proposals as drafted, with the following modifications:

(1) Changed the effective date from August 1, 1998, to immediately for the proposal that modifies the conditions a student-athlete must meet to enroll in a joint college/high-school program for outstanding high-school students and not start his or her eligibility "clock."

(2) Changed the effective date from August 1, 1998, to August 1, 2000, for the proposal that sets the financial aid equivalency limits at six for women's cross country and five for men's cross country when an institution does not also sponsor track and field.

b. Agreed to sponsor legislation for the 1998 Convention that adds staff members of conference offices to the list of individuals who must adhere to the restrictions set forth in Bylaw 10.3 (gambling activities).

c. Agreed to forward 1998 Convention Proposal Nos. 1-1 and 1-3 through 1-7 to the Division II Legislation Committee for review, Proposal No. 1-2 to the Division II Academic Requirements Committee for review and Proposal No. 1-8 to the Division II Eligibility Committee for review per Constitution 5.3.8.

d. Agreed that those individuals whose terms on the Presidents Council expire in 1998 but who are eligible for re-election should be asked if they are willing to be re-elected, and those names then will be forwarded to the Presidents Council for consideration.

2. Acting for the Division II Presidents Council and the Management Council, the committee:

a. Ratified Thomas R. Shirley, Philadelphia College of Textiles and Sciences, as the Division II Management Council liaison to the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics.

b. Elected Frederick O. Okumu, Fayetteville State University, as the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association's representative to the Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

c. Elected Frances A. Nee, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, as a Division II representative to the Olympic Sports Liaison Committee.

d. Approved the terms of office for Mary K. Lisko, Robert T. Becker and David O'Toole on the Divisions I and II Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse Committee.

3. Acting for the Division II Management Council, the committee:

a. Elected Marvin Lester Kay, Colorado School of Mines, and Larry J. Marfise, Ferris State University, as the West region's and Northeast region's representatives to the Division II Football Committee.

b. Elected Sharon Taylor, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, as the at-large representative to the Division II Field Hockey Committee.