Telephone Conference No. 1
January 7, 2004

Acting for the Division I Management Council, the Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet Subcommittee on Legislative Review/Interpretations issued the following interpretations:

Administrative Regulations/Certification of Compliance

1. Definition of Athletics Staff Member -- NCAA Proposal No. 2003-27. The NCAA Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet Subcommittee on Legislative Review/Interpretations confirmed that NCAA Bylaw 30.3 and NCAA Proposal No. 2003-27 would require any individual considered by the institution to be an athletics department staff member during the previous academic year (for example, part-time staff members, clerical staff members) to sign the certification of compliance form. [References: Bylaw 30.3.5 (report of NCAA violation involving institution) and Proposal No. 2003-27].

Personnel/Volunteer Coach/Track and Field/Pole Vault

2. Additional Volunteer Coach for Track and Field in Pole Vault -- Proposal No. 2003-64. The subcommittee confirmed that Proposal No. 2003-64 would permit only one additional volunteer coach (as opposed to one additional volunteer coach for each gender) in track and field who is limited to coaching the discipline of pole vault. (Reference: Proposal No. 2003-64.)

Eligibility/Core-Course Time Limitation

3. Prospective Student-Athlete Attending a Local High School while Attending an Institution's Summer Program -- Proposal No. 2003-59. The subcommittee confirmed that Proposal No. 2003-59 would permit a prospective student-athlete who is receiving educational expenses from the certifying institution during the summer before initial full-time enrollment to complete one core course at a high school in the locale of the certifying institution under the conditions specified in Proposal No. 2003-59. [References: Bylaw 15.2.7.1.3 (summer financial aid -- before initial, full-time enrollment at the certifying institution -- basketball and Proposal No. 2003-59.]

Recruiting/Medical Exams

4. Medical Examinations for Prospective Student-Athletes Before Full-Time Enrollment. It is permissible for an institution to conduct a medical exam during a prospective student-athlete's official or unofficial visit to campus. Further, it is permissible to conduct a medical exam after a prospect has been accepted for admission or has signed a National Letter of Intent while the student is on campus for any reason at his or her expense (for example, the prospect is attending summer school at the certifying institution per Bylaw 15.2.7.1.3). [Reference: Bylaw 13.12.2.5 (medical examinations).]

Recruiting/Employment of Prospective Student-Athletes

5. Employment of Prospective Student-Athletes -- Proposal No. 2003-98. The subcommittee confirmed that Proposal No. 2003-98 would not permit an institution's athletics department to employ a prospective student-athlete who is not an athletics award winner, but who is considered recruited by the certifying institution pursuant to Bylaw 13.02.10. [References: Bylaw 13.02.10 (recruiting), Proposal No. 2003-98 and a 05/19/88 official interpretation, Item No. 1).]

Financial Aid/Tuition and Fees to Attend Another Institution

6. Tuition and Course-Related Fees to Attend Another Institution -- Proposal 2003-8. The subcommittee confirmed that it would be permissible for an institution to provide tuition and course-related fees to attend another institution only when the certifying institution does not offer a course required by the student-athlete's degree program during the student-athlete's entire enrollment at the certifying institution (as opposed to a course not available during a particular semester or academic year). (Reference: Proposal No. 2003-8.)