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| April 28-29 | NCAA Title IX Seminar | La Jolla, California |
| April 28-May 1 | Football Certification Subcommittee | San Diego |
| April 29-May 1 | Men's and Women's Basketball Rules Committees | Indianapolis |
| April 30-May 1 | Division I Academic Consultants | Indianapolis |
| April 30-May 1 | Division I Management Council Incentives/Disincentives Working Group | Indianapolis |
| April 30-May 1 | Olympic Sports Liaison Committee | Indianapolis |
| May 5-6 | Certified Contests Subcommittee | Indianapolis |
| May 5-7 | Division I Men's Basketball Committee | San Antonio |
| May 12-13 | Division II Project Team to Review Issues of Diversity | Indianapolis |
STATE LEGISLATION
Four more states sign athlete-agent bill into law
The governors of Kansas, Kentucky, Montana and North Dakota recently signed the Uniform Athlete Agent Act (UAAA) into law, increasing the number of jurisdictions that have adopted the bill to 21.
The UAAA also has passed the Maryland legislature and is awaiting the governor's signature. Eleven other states currently have UAAA legislation under consideration in their state legislatures.
The UAAA is a model state law governing the relationships among student-athletes, athlete agents and academic institutions. The UAAA ensures that agents are held accountable for their actions by eliminating jurisdiction technicalities that have hindered enforcement. The UAAA provides for uniform registration, certification and background checks on sports agents. The NCAA and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws approved the UAAA in 2000.
For additional information on the UAAA, go to NCAA Online (www.ncaa.org), click on "Enforcement and Reinstatement," then "Agents and Amateurism" and then "Agents."
Staff contact: Abe Frank -- afrank@ncaa.org
STATE LEGISLATION
Nebraska pay-for-play bill hinges on OKs from four other states
The Nebraska state legislature approved a bill April 11 that would permit payments to student-athletes at Nebraska institutions.
The bill requires four other states with schools in the Big 12 Conference to pass the legislation before it becomes effective. The only other state to introduce similar legislation this year is Texas. There is no time limit for other states to pass similar legislation.
The bill was amended before passage from the unicameral legislature. The most notable amendment would permit pay for all student-athletes, rather than just football players at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. The amendments also made such payments optional, rather than mandatory. Additionally, the bill would allow the university to limit the number of hours of participation for their student-athletes.
Gov. Mike Johanns has stated that he plans to sign the bill. Sen. Ernie Chambers, the bill's sponsor, had attempted to pass this bill for more than a decade. He said the purpose is to pressure the NCAA and its member institutions to liberalize its rules concerning the amount of money student-athletes can receive.
Staff contact: Abe Frank -- afrank@ncaa.org
DIVISION I
Management Council approves change to annual legislative cycle
The Division I Management Council has approved details of a single annual legislative cycle. The new approach, a concept the Council approved in January, is meant to simplify the legislative process without compromising the legislative authority of the Division I Board of Directors.
The new cycle will begin this summer with the return of the July 15 deadline for conferences to submit proposals -- the same deadline that existed before Division I went to a representative form of governance in 1997.
Staff contact: David Berst -- dberst@ncaa.org
DIVISION I
Incentives/disincentives group reviews data from pilot study
The group developing an incentives/disincentives structure in Division I has reviewed comprehensive data from a pilot study conducted in March.
Data collected from almost 90 percent of Division I institutions on more than 22,000 student-athletes over a six-year period will help the group determine a metric that defines academic-progress standards. It will serve as the foundation upon which rewards and penalties will be based.
Staff contacts: Kevin Lennon -- klennon@ncaa.org.
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