NCAA PROPOSED LEGISLATION
The following proposed legislation were voted upon at the annual NCAA Division III meeting in January, 2006. For an explanation of what was really at stake in each of these proposals, you can e-mail SAAC at saac@restech.wustl.edu .
No. 10 Division III Membership -- Philosophy Statement -- Elimination of In-Region Competition Emphasis
Intent: To eliminate the emphasis on in-region competition within the Division III philosophy statement and the championships selection process for all Division III team sports.
Convention action: Withdrawn.
No. 12 Division III Membership -- Maximum Capacity
Intent: To establish a maximum number of active, provisional and reclassifying Division III members as of June 1, 2006; further, to permit all exploratory members as of September 1, 2005, to be included in the membership total and to permit those current NCAA members of Divisions I and II which may choose to reclassify their institutions into Division III as of June 1, 2006, to be included in the membership total.
Convention action: Referred to NCAA Executive Committee Working Group to Study Membership Issues.
No. 15 Executive Regulations -- Selection of Teams and Individuals for Championships Participation -- Automatic Qualification -- Seven Institution Requirement -- Two-Year Grace Period
Intent: To provide conferences with automatic qualification status a two-academic-year grace period to meet the minimum member sponsorship requirement of seven teams, should the conference fall below that minimum; further, to specify that if the conference falls below four core institutions, the grace period would become void and the conference would lose its automatic qualification status.
Convention action: Defeated, 212-194-3. Motion to reconsider adopted, 254-133-1. Adopted upon reconsideration, 228-155-2.
No. 16 Executive Regulations -- Selection of Teams and Individuals for Championships Participation -- Primary Criteria -- Ranking and Selection -- Strength-Of-Season Index
Intent: To specify that the primary selection criteria for Pools B and C must include the results of the statistical standing compilation based on the strength-of-season index.
Convention action: Withdrawn.
No. 18 Playing and Practice Seasons -- Nontraditional Segment Length and Maximum Contest Limitations
Intent: In baseball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball and women's volleyball, to add four days of athletically related activity and two dates of competition to the nontraditional segment, as specified.
Convention action: Withdrawn.
No. 23 Recruiting -- Official Visits -- Meal Location
Intent: To specify that meals provided to the prospective student-athlete and the prospective student-athlete's parents, legal guardians and spouse on an official visit must occur on campus and must be on a scale comparable to normal student life, but may be purchased from on- or off-campus vendors.
Effective date: Immediate as a result of a post-Convention Division III Management Council action.
Convention action: Adopted.
No. 28 Playing and Practice Seasons -- First Contest and Practice Date -- Football
Intent: In football, to permit an institution to play its first contest (game) on the Thursday before Labor Day in years when the first permissible contest date falls during Labor Day weekend; further, to permit a maximum of 25 practice opportunities before the Friday before Labor Day if the institution's first contest (game) is scheduled for the Thursday before Labor Day.
Convention action: Adopted.
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