Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association March 1, 1995, Volume 32, Number 9 Restructuring process goes to oversight committee The Divisions I and II Task Forces to Review the NCAA ommendation regarding the membership’s ovcrridce author- reviewing, but taking no new action upon, matters such as: Membership Structure put a few new twists on their previous ity. H The structure of the Division I board of directors and the proposals in recent meetings but left the main part of their The task force agreed to alter its previous rrcormmenda- management council. recommendations unchanged. tions regarding the ovrnide mechanism for decisions rnatlc H Financial allocations fczr Divisions II and III. The recommendations of the Divisions I and II task forces, by the division’s board of directors (15 chief cxccutive ofli- n The committcc/cabinct substructure for handling spr- along with those of the Division III task force, which met car- cers primarily responsible for the governance of the division). cific topics. lier this month, now will be considered by the Oversight Previously, the task force had rccommrnded that a two- It also briefly reviewed hut took no action in regard to leg- is&on for a proposed “Division IV, ” which was referred to Committee on the NCAA Membership Structure. thirds m+jority vote of the Division I membership co~uld ovcr- the task force by the Convention. The oversight committee will meet March 13 in Kansas ride a board of directors decision, except in cases involving City, Missouri. At that time, it plans to make significant distribution of new sources of revenue; in that case,, a simple Diision II progress toward developing a consensus view on rcstructur- majority would have been required. Divisions I-AA and Thr Division II task force discussed the possible duties of ing that can be delivered to the NCAA Presidentc Commission I-AAA representatives had asked at the January Comvention an Exrcutive <:ommittt=e that would be responsihle for ovcr- sight matters involving the entire Association. for its March 30-31 meeting. fbr the override to be reduced from a two-thirds majority to a three-fifths majority. At its February 21 meeting in Dallas, the task force proposed an Exrcutivr Committee of chief executive officers that would Division I After discussing the matter at length, the task forcr unani- have Association-wide responsibilities, including: Most of the time at the Division I task force meeting, which mously agreed to change the override in both cases to a five- was conducted February 23 in Chicago, was devoted to review, eighths majority. although the group did make one formal rhangr in its rec- Otherwise, the Division I task force spent most of its time See Restructuring, page 17 b Committee wants member&p l to vote on need-based aid system The NCAA Council and Presi- situdy of need-based aid models posals (RFPs) to rxisting agencies dents Commission will be asked to ;und formulated its recornmenda- that process financial aid needs provide Divisions I and 11 institu- ttions during its February 13-14 analyses. It is working to obtain dons with an opportunity to adopt nneeting in Key West, Florida. that information in time for review a need-based financial aid system. The study concluded with an at the Council’s August meeting. ‘The NCAA Committee on Fi- analysis by the rornmittrr of Thr comrnit~er envisions using nancial Aid and Amateurism, COJII- whether certain sub~~oul~s of stu- existing, standard JIlrthds FOl pleting a study that formally began cilent-athletes would bc more affect- analyzing financial need, rather in December 1993, is recom- end than others by the adoption of than creating rriteria specifically mending that delegates to the 1996 itl need-based aid model. That for NCAA use. NCAA Convention consider a analysis focused on gender, race Committee mcrnbrrs also plan financial aid model that would and sports groups. to provide in their final report to retain tuition, fees and books as The comrnittre was concerned the membership information on elements of a full grant but award about disproportionate cffcrts on cost savings that can bc anticipat- aid for room and board on the Blacks and females, but found that cd throughout the Association if basis of demonstrated need. no such rffccts rxist. the model is adopted. Thr iJlfw- Committee members considcrcd Committee mcmbcrs also arc mation would update rstinlatcs several options for a need-based advising thr <:ounril and Corn- provided by the committrc in its aid system, but recommended the mission that implementation of a report at the Convention. tuition/fees/books-based grant as need-based aid model will require Grant limits the most fcasil)le and achievable the use of an agency to uniformly option. process nerds arlalys<As. Thr COII~- The c ommitree also concluded The committee also recom- miure believes that such an agency a rcvicw of gant-in-aid limitations rncnds retention of legislation will be nCCcssary cvrn if OJlly for all Divisions I ;ulcl II men’s and adopted at the I!)!)5 Convention Division I or Division 11 adopts a w0111c110: sports. that pcrrnits studrnt-alhlrres to Ilcrtl-hased aid model. As a rc-suit 01 that review, the receive Pell Grant funds up to the At the 1995 <:onvcntion, the c oinmittce will rccomincnd nlodi- cost of attendance (travel and mis- committee rrportcd to tlic tn~m- ficarions of existing limits to thr Title drive crllaneous expenses), in addition bership that it roughly cstin1att.s (:ouncil and I’rcsidnlts (:ornrnis- to the current institutional grant the rni~lirnum cost of such an opcl-= sion. The conl1nittt.r also will rcc- Lynette Mund and defending champion North Dakota (including room and board). ation at $160,000 for the first year. ommcnd that thosr proposed rnodiflcations be presented to the State University will be vying for their fourth NCAA If adopted as proposed, the leg- That cost is cxpcrtcd to rise 10 membership lor review and cam Division II Womenj Basketball Chumpionship in the past islation would apply IO student-ath roughly $34’7,000 by the fifth year. letes first entering collegiate insti- In an effort to obtain more corn- merit. jive years. Seechampionship preui~, page 8. tutions on or after August 1, 1997. plete cost information, the com- The committee completed its mittre is sending requests for pro- See Model, page 17 b n In the News n On deck News Digest Page 2 n Ticket applications for the 1996 NCAA Final Four March 1 Infractions Appeals Committee, Briefly now are available, and must be submitted by no Kansas City, Missouri later than midnight April 2 1, 1995: Page 3. Committee notice March 8-9 Council Subcommittee on Initial-Eligibility Waivers, Son Antonio, Texas Comment H University of Georgia athletics director Vincent J. March 9-l 2 Division I Women’s Basketball Committee, Basketball statistics Dooley says coaches hove an obligation to remind Kansas City, Missouri players of benefits that accompany an athletics NCAA Record 19 scholarship: Page 4. March 9- 12 Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, The Morket 21 Kansas City, Missouri Legislative assistance 24 n The collegiate softball community is debating the March 10-l 1 Special Cdmmittee to Review Division II safety and performance of the titanium bat: Page 5. Athletics Certification, Fort Myers, Florida Page 2 The NCAA News March 1, 1995 TheNCAANew s A weekly summary of major activities within the Association Nonmembers will be charged $150 and stu- dents $75. Dates and sites set For more information, see the January 25 issue of The NCAA News. for regional seminars &Lhedy,. of keydates for Staff contact: Janet M. Justus. Dates and sites have been set for the 1995 March and April 1995 NCAA regional rules-compliance seminars for Divisions I and II. They will be conducted May i-3 (Monday- Oversight committee Wednesday) in Washington, D.C.; May 10-12 sets March 13 meeting (Wednesday-Friday) in Orlando, Florida; and May Jl-June 2 (Wednesday-Friday) in San The Oversight Committee on the NCAA Diego. Membership Structure will work toward de- The seminars will provide information re- veloping a consensus view on restructuring garding NCAA legislation and interpretations when it meets March 13 in Kansas City, and assistance in establishing and maintain- Missouri. ing institutional control of intercollegiate ath- The report of the oversight committee will letics programs. Administrators at Divisions I be forwarded to the NCAA Presidents Com- and II institutions received registration in- MARCH APRIL mission, which will discuss the topic at its formation in a February 10 mailing. RECRUlllNG RECRUITING March 30-31 meeting in Seattle. Each seminar will have a resource center Men’s Division I basketball Men’s Division I bask&all All three division restructuring task forces that will feature updated compliance materi- l-1 5: Quiet period, except for 20 days between l-4 (noon) . ..___............... Dead period. have met recently. The Divisions I and II als from the NCAA resource file, along with October 2 1, 1994, and March 15, 1995, cho 4 (noon)-5 (8 a.m.) ..____________________Quiet period. groups fine-tuned their recommendations compliance-monitoring materials from vari- sen at the discretion of the institution as an eval- 5 (8 a.m.)-10 (8 a.m.) . ..__.________Contact period. while the Division III task force continued to ous member institutions and conferences. uation period; institutional staff members shall not 10 (8 a.m.)-14 (8 o.m.) . .._.___Dead period. visit a prospect’s educational institution on more 14 (8 a.m.)-1 9 ..______................. Contact period. focus on governance matters. To assist in this effort, interested individ- than one calendar day during this period.