NCAA Bylaws 30 and 31: Pursuant to NCAA Constitution 4.6.2-(c), revisions to administrative regulations may be recommended by the Division II Management Council, subject to ratification by the Division II Presidents Council. Following Presidents Council approval, the revisions will be published in The NCAA News.

The items marked with an asterisk have been approved by the Management Council and Presidents Council in concept, but have not yet been approved in legislative form. Other items have previously been approved in legislative form. The page numbers in the proposals refer to the 2000-01 NCAA Division II Manual. Bold type indicates new wording; italicized type indicates wording removed.

No. 1 NCAA Championships -- Religious Conflicts

Intent: To allow Division II sports committees to adjust starting times for championships events when appropriate.

Bylaws: Amend 31.1.4.1, page, as follows:

"31.1.4.1 Institutional Policy. If a participating institution has a written policy against competition on a particular day for religious reasons, it shall inform the governing sports committee before the beginning of the championship the NCAA national office prior to September 1 of each academic year in order for it or one of its student-athletes to be excused from competing on that day. The championship schedule shall be adjusted to accommodate that institution, and such adjustment shall not require its team or an individual competitor to compete before the time originally scheduled."

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

No. 2 NCAA Championships -- Travel Party Sizes

Intent: To establish travel party sizes for women's ice hockey, women's water polo and women's lacrosse.

Bylaws: Amend 31.4.6.4, page, as follows:

Baseball 28

Men's and Women's Basketball 20

Field Hockey 24

Football 70

Women's Ice Hockey 31

National Collegiate Women's Lacrosse 30

National Collegiate Women's Rowing 31

Men's and Women's Soccer 23

Women's Softball 23

Men's Volleyball 18

Women's Volleyball 17

Men's Water Polo 19

Women's Water Polo 19"

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

No. 3 Enforcement -- Submission of Written Material

Intent: To specify that all written materials to be considered by the Committee on Infractions at an infractions hearing must be received at least 10 days before the hearing.

Bylaws: Amend 32.5 by adding new 32.5.13, page, as follows:

"32.5.13 Deadline for Submission of Written Material. Unless specifically approved by the Committee on Infractions, all written material to be considered by the committee at the infractions hearing must be received by the committee an the enforcement staff at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing. Evidence may be submitted a the hearing, but subject to the limitations set forth in Bylaw 32.7.5.5."

Source: NCAA Division II Presidents Council [Management Council (Committee on Infractions)].