At its June 10 meeting, the Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet Subcommittee on Legislative Review/Interpretations conducted a comprehensive review of official interpretations issued by the subcommittee since January 7 and agreed to incorporate the following six into the 2004-05 NCAA Division I Manual.

Bold copy indicates text added; italicized copy indicates text removed.

Proposal No. 04-9 Administrative Regulations -- Certification of Compliance --
Report of NCAA Violation

Administrative: Amend 30.3.5, page 392, as follows:

"30.3.5 Report of NCAA Violation Involving Institution. A current statement has been filed with the chief executive officer, as a part of the institution's annual certification, which is signed by each athletics department staff member (including part-time and clerical staff members), attesting that the individual has reported any knowledge of an involvement in any violations of NCAA legislation involving the institution."

Source: NCAA Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet Subcommittee on Legislative Review/Interpretations (January 7, 2004, Item No. 1).

Effective date: Immediately.

Proposal No. 04-10 Recruiting --
Tryout -- Medical Examinations

Bylaws: Amend 13.12.2.5.2, page 118, as follows:

"13.12.2.5.2 After Signing or Acceptance for Enrollment. It shall be permissible to administer medical examinations at any time to prospects who either have signed the National Letter of Intent with the involved institution or have been accepted for enrollment in a regular full-time program of studies at that institution, provided the examinations occur during an official paid visit, attendance at summer school per Bylaw 15.2.8 or a visit to the institution at the prospect's own expense for this any purpose. Such an examination may take place before or after, but not during, a prospect's visit to the campus to attend a general orientation session pursuant to Bylaw 13.16.2.4."

Source: NCAA Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet Subcommittee on Legislative Review/Interpretations (January 7, 2004, Item No. 4).

Effective date: Immediately.

Proposal No. 04-11 Recruiting -- Offers and Inducements -- Employment --
Nonathletics Award Winners

Bylaws: Amend Proposal No. 03-98, Bylaw 13.2.4.1, as follows:

"13.2.4.1 Prior to Completion of Senior Year -- Nonathletics Award Winners. An institution's athletics department may employ a prospective student-athlete who is not an athletics award winner and not recruited by the institution, provided the employment was arranged through normal institutional employment procedures (for example, local newspaper, bulletin board listings). Any compensation received by the prospect must be for work actually performed and commensurate with the going rate for such services in that locale."

Source: NCAA Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet Subcommittee on Legislative Review/Interpretations (January 7, 2004, Item No. 5).

Effective date: Immediately.

Proposal No. 04-12 Eligibility -- Test-Score Time Limitation -- Nonathletics Award Winners -- Definition of Full-Time Enrollment

Bylaws: Amend 14.3.1.3.1, page 149, as follows:

"14.3.1.3.1 Test-Score Time Limitation. The minimum required SAT or ACT score shall be achieved before the individual's first registering for a minimum full-time enrollment in program of studies (as determined by the institution) and attending classes in a regular term (for example, semester or quarter) of an academic year at a collegiate institution."

Source: NCAA Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet Subcommittee on Legislative Review/Interpretations (March 3, 2004, Item No. 5).

Effective date: Immediately.

Proposal No. 04-13 Financial Aid -- Aid from Outside Sources -- Pre-College Tuition Plans

Bylaws: Amend 15.2.6.1 by adding new 15.2.6.1.1, page 197, as follows:

"15.2.6.1 Parents and Legal Guardians. A student-athlete may receive financial aid from anyone upon whom the student-athlete is naturally or legally dependent.

"15.2.6.1.1 Prepaid College Tuition Plans. A state sponsored or private prepaid college tuition plan, purchased by a family member and paid to an institution on behalf of a student-athlete, is not considered aid from an outside source. Such aid is considered financial aid from someone upon whom the student-athlete is naturally or legally dependent."

Source: NCAA Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet Subcommittee on Legislative Review/Interpretations [April 19, 2004, Item No. 9-b-(2)-(a)].

Effective date: Immediately.

Proposal No. 04-14 Financial Aid -- Certification of Outside Aid Unrelated to Athletics Ability

Bylaws: Amend 15.2.6.2 by adding new 15.2.6.2.1.1, page 197, as follows:

"15.2.6.2 No Relationship to Athletics Ability. A student-athlete may receive financial aid awarded solely on bases having no relationship to athletics ability.

[15.2.6.2.1 unchanged.]

"15.2.6.2.1.1 Exception -- Certification of Outside Aid Unrelated to Athletics Ability. A student-athlete may receive as an outside financial aid award unrelated to athletics ability per Bylaw 15.2.6.2 any aid for which he or she included athletics participation on the application form provided:

"(a) The application form for the award did not request the applicant list athletics participation, achievements, extracurricular activities or any other category in which athletics may be relevant (for example, honors); and

"(b) The awarding agency verifies that it does not consider athletics participation in selecting the recipient for the award."

Source: NCAA Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet Subcommittee on Legislative Review/Interpretations (October 22, 2003, Item No. 1).

Effective date: Immediately.