2011 Newly Adopted Legislation

1. 2011 Newly Adopted Legislation SJSU Compliance Office June 2011

2. Personnel and Recruiting

3. Proposals Effective NOW!

4. PROPOSAL 2009-100-A TRYOUTS – NONSCHOLASTIC PRACTICE OR COMPETITION AND NONINSTITUTIONAL CAMPS OR CLINICS – MEN'S BASKETBALL • Institution shall not host, sponsor or conduct nonscholastic practice or competition involving men's basketball prospects. • Exception – State multisport events. • Exception – Noninsitutional camps or clinics; use of institutional facilities limited to June, July and August.

5. PROPOSAL 2009-100-A cont’d… • Exception – Other events. • Open events; prospects reside in a 50-mile radius. • Program consistent with mission of institution and not conducted by athletics staff. • Ancillary event to a nonathletics program and not conducted by athletics staff.

6. PROPOSAL 2010-5 TRYOUTS – CAMPS AND CLINICS – NOTIFICATION OF INELIGIBILITY AND CONSEQUENCES – MEN'S BASKETBALL • If violations related to tryouts and camps and clinics occur, institution must declare involved prospects ineligible. • Within 30 days of becoming aware of the violation, written notification must be provided to involved prospects that the actions of institution affected eligibility. • Written notification shall include an explanation of the consequences of the violation for the prospects.

7. PROPOSAL 2010-15-B CONSULTANT FOR OR ENDORSEMENT OF NONINSTITUTIONAL ATHLETICS EVENTS INVOLVING PSAs – ENDORSEMENT OF TEAM, COACH OR FACILITY • An athletics department staff member may not: • Serve as a consultant for a noninstitutional athletics event that primarily involves prospects and may not endorse or promote such an event; • Promote or endorse a prospect's team or coach, or an athletics facility that is primarily used by prospects.

8. PROPOSAL 2010-21 LIMITATIONS ON OFF-CAMPUS RECRUITERS AT ANY ONE TIME – EXCEPTION – SPORTS OTHER THAN BASKETBALL – JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST • During June, July and August, a coach replaced for off-campus recruiting is not required to return to campus before engaging in additional recruiting activities, provided no more than the permissible number of off-campus recruiters in the sport engage in recruiting each day.

9. PROPOSAL 2010-27 TIME PERIOD FOR OFF CAMPUS CONTACTS AND TELEPHONE CALLS • Permits off-campus recruiting contacts with and telephone calls to a prospect (or his/her relatives or legal guardians) on or after July 1 following completion of his/her junior year in high school, or the opening day of classes of his/her senior year in high school (as designated by the high school), whichever is earlier.

10. PROPOSAL 2010-45 TRYOUT EXCEPTIONS AND OUT-OF-SEASON RESTRICTIONS – RECOGNIZED TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS • An athletics staff member or coach may participate in state, regional, national and international training programs involving prospects, provided: • Staff member is selected by the applicable governing body; and • Participants are selected by an authority or a committee of the applicable governing body that is not limited to athletics department staff members affiliated with one institution.

11. PROPOSAL 2010-45 cont’d… • Olympic and national team development programs may involve a coach and current student-athletes from the same institution, provided (in addition to existing criteria) a committee or other authority of the national governing body, which is not limited to coaches affiliated with one particular institution, selects the involved participants.

12. PROPOSAL 2010-46 HIGH SCHOOL,PREPARATORY-SCHOOL AND TWO-YEAR COLLEGE CONTESTS – CONDUCTED BY INSTITUTION OR SPONSORED WITH AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION • High school, preparatory school and two-year-college athletics contests or matches, conducted by a member institution or sponsored jointly with an outside organization and held on the campus of a member institution, shall not be considered tryouts, provided the following conditions are met [see Bylaw 13.2.2-(c) for restrictions related to the provision of awards at such contests]:

13. PROPOSAL 2010-46 cont’d… • Team Sports: (1) The opportunity to participate in the event is not limited to specific educational institutions and all educational institutions in a specific geographical area are eligible to compete (limited only by number, by institutional classification or on the basis of some objective standard of performance); (2) Each participant represents his or her educational institution in the event (no nonscholastic team representation); and (3) No financial compensation (e.g., transportation, expenses, guarantee, percentage of income) from the event may be provided to the educational institutions;

14. PROPOSAL 2010-46 cont’d… • Individual Sports: (1) The opportunity to participate in the event is not limited to specific prospects or educational institutions and all individual prospects or educational institutions in a specific geographical area are eligible to compete (limited only by number, by institutional classification or on the basis of some objective standard of performance); (2) A participant may compete as an individual or may represent his or her educational institution or a nonscholastic team; and (3) No financial compensation (e.g., transportation expenses, guarantee, percentage of income) from the event may be provided to an individual, educational institution or nonscholastic team.

15. PROPOSAL 2010-47 RECRUITING OR SCOUTING SERVICES – VIDEO-ONLY SERVICES • Institution is permitted to use or subscribe to a video service that only provides video of prospects and does not provide information about or analysis of prospect, subject to the criteria that permits an institution to subscribe to a recruiting or scouting service. • Video-only service is not required to disseminate information about prospects at least four times a year; and • Not required to provide individual analysis for each prospect in the information it disseminates.

16. PROPOSAL 2010-50 BASKETBALL EVENT CERTIFICATION – WOMEN'S EVENTS AND MEN'S SUMMER EVENTS – PRICE OF ADMISSION • In order for an event to be certified, price of admission to the event must be listed on the event certification application and price must be made available to coaches prior to their arrival at the event.

17. PROPOSAL M-2011-1 RECRUITING – UNOFFICIAL (NONPAID) VISIT – VISIT IN JULY AFTER COMMITMENT – MEN'S BASKETBALL • General Rule: In MBK, prospects may not make unofficial visits in July; however, a prospect who has signed an NLI is permitted to make an unofficial visit during July to the institution with which he has signed the NLI. • For institution not using the NLI or for a prospect who is not eligible to sign the NLI (4T), prospect may make an unofficial visit during July, provided he has signed the institution's written offer of admission or financial aid, or institution has received a financial deposit in response to offer of admission.

18. PROPOSAL 2010-112 RECRUITING – CONTACTS AND EVALUATIONS – MEN'S BASKETBALL EVALUATIONS – FALL CONTACT PERIOD • Evaluations of practice activities at sites other than prospects’ educational institutions are prohibited during the fall contact period.

19. Proposals Effective August 1, 2011

20. PROPOSAL 2010-14 GA COACH – INCIDENTAL EXPENSES AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS/BOWL GAMES • Permits a GA coach to receive cash to cover unitemized incidental expenses during travel and practice for NCAA championship events or licensed postseason bowl contests in accordance with the parameters by which student-athletes may receive such expenses (amount increased to $30 this year!).

21. PROPOSAL 2010-30 TIME PERIOD FOR TELEPHONE CALLS – SPORTS OTHER THAN FOOTBALL • One telephone call per month may be made to an individual (or the individual's relatives or legal guardians) on or after June 15 at the conclusion of sophomore year in high school through July 31 after junior year in high school; • Two telephone calls per week beginning August 1 prior to the individual's senior year in high school; and • One telephone call per week to a two-year or four-year college prospect (or the prospect's relatives or legal guardians).

22. PROPOSAL 2010-30 cont’d… • In sports other than football for which a defined recruiting calendar applies (M/WBK, BA, SB, M/WCC, VB), an institution can make telephone calls at its discretion during a contact period that occurs on or after August 1 before an individual's senior year in high school.

23. PROPOSAL 2010-31 CONTACTS, TELEPHONE CALLS AND RECRUITING MATERIALS – EXCEPTIONS – COMMUNICATION AFTER COMMITMENT • Restrictions on the forms and frequency of communication between administrators or coaching staff and a prospect (or prospect's relatives or legal guardians) no longer apply beginning the calendar day after: • Prospect signs a National Letter of Intent (NLI) or a written offer of admission and/or financial aid agreement; or • Institution receives a financial deposit in response to offer of admission.

24. PROPOSAL 2010-33 RECRUITING OPPORTUNITIES – WOMEN'S BASKETBALL – SEVEN OPPORTUNITIES • Increases, from five to seven, the number of recruiting opportunities (contacts and evaluations).

25. PROPOSAL 2010-35 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NONSCHOLASTIC EVALUATIONS DURING ACADEMIC YEAR – NATIONAL STANDARDIZED TESTING WEEKENDS • Prohibits evaluations at nonscholastic events during the academic year evaluation period during any weekend during which the PSAT, SAT, PLAN or ACT national standardized tests are administered. • If a test conflicts with the fall nonscholastic evaluation weekend, evaluations at nonscholastic events shall be permissible during the first full weekend of the fall/winter evaluation period. • If a test conflicts with the spring nonscholastic evaluation weekend, the five day evaluation period in April shall shift to the second Friday following the initial date of the spring NLI signing period through the following Tuesday.

26. PROPOSAL 2010-38-B RECRUITING MATERIALS – ATHLETICS PUBLICATIONS – MEDIA GUIDES TO PROSPECTS VIA EMAIL • Institution may only provide a media guide to a prospect via an electronic mail attachment or hyperlink.

27. PROPOSAL 2010-39 RECRUITING MATERIALS – VIDEO/AUDIO MATERIALS – METHODS OF DELIVERY TO PROSPECTS • An institution may only provide permissible video or audio material to a prospect via an electronic mail attachment or hyperlink.

28. PROPOSAL 2010-41-A UNOFFICIAL (NONPAID) VISIT – ENTERTAINMENT/TICKETS – NONTRADITIONAL FAMILY • If a prospect is a member of a nontraditional family (e.g., divorce, separation), institution may provide up to two additional complimentary admissions to the prospect for the parents accompanying the prospect (e.g., stepparents) to attend a home athletics event during an unofficial visit.

29. Proposals Effective August 1, 2012

30. PROPOSAL 2010-17 LIMITATIONS ON THE NUMBER OF COACHES – FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION – FOUR GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACHES (FBS ONLY) • Increases, from two to four, the limit on graduate assistant coaches.

31. PROPOSAL 2010-19 LIMITATION ON NUMBER AND DUTIES OF COACHES – FBS – WEIGHT OR STRENGTH COACH – LIMIT OF FIVE (FBS ONLY) • Establishes a limit of five weight or strength coaches that may work with a football program in any capacity, including all workouts practices and game-related activities. • Effective Date: August 1, 2012.

32. Eligibility

33. Proposals Effective August 1, 2011

34. PROPOSAL 2010-51-A FULL-TIME ENROLLMENT – REQUIREMENT FOR COMPETITION – NONTRADITIONAL COURSES • Enrollment in a nontraditional course offered by the certifying institution may be used to satisfy the full-time enrollment requirement for competition, provided: • Course is available to any student at the institution; • Student-athlete enrolls in the course in the same manner as is available to any student;

35. PROPOSAL 2010-51-A cont’d… • Enrollment in the course occurs within the institution's regular enrollment periods (pre-registration or drop-add period) in accordance with the institution's academic calendar and applicable policies and procedures; and • Course is conducted during the institution's regular academic schedule (term time) in accordance with the institution's academic calendar and applicable policies and procedures.

36. PROPOSAL 2010-53 DELAYEDENROLLMENT – SPORTS OTHER THAN MEN'S ICE HOCKEY AND SKIING – EXCEPTION – NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION • Exempts a prospect's participation in organized national/international competition (Olympic Games, Pan American Games, World Championships, World Cup, World University Games tryouts and competition) from application of the delayed enrollment, seasons of competition legislation for maximum of one year after first opportunity to enroll following one-year time period after high school graduation date or the graduation date of prospect's class, whichever occurs earlier. • Effective date: August 1, 2011; applicable to student-athletes who initially enroll full-time in a collegiate institution on or after August 1, 2011.

37. PROPOSAL 2010-52 GRADUATE STUDENT/POSTBACCALAUREATE PARTICIPATION – ONE-TIME TRANSFER EXCEPTION – NONRENEWAL OF ATHLETICS AID AT PREVIOUS INSTITUTION – BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL AND MEN'S ICE HOCKEY • Permits a student-athlete enrolled in a graduate or professional school of an institution other than the institution from which student-athlete previously received a baccalaureate degree to participate in intercollegiate athletics, provided the student-athlete :

38. PROPOSAL 2010-52 cont’d… • Meets the following conditions of the one-time transfer exception (other than the sport restrictions); • Student-athlete has at least one season of competition remaining; and • Student-athlete's previous institution did not renew his/her athletically related financial aid for the following academic year.

39. PROPOSAL 2010-57 PARTICIPATION PRIOR TO CERTIFICATION – RECRUITED STUDENT-ATHLETE – 21-DAY PERIOD • Increases the temporary certification period for a recruited student-athlete from 14 days to 21 days.

40. PROPOSAL 2010-59-C FALL TERM ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR FUTURE COMPETITION – ONE-TIME EXCEPTION TO REGAIN FULL ELIGIBILITY – FOOTBALL (FBS and FCS) • Student-athlete who does not complete nine-semester or eight-quarter hours of academic credit during the fall term and earn the NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate eligibility point for the fall term may not compete in the first four contests against outside competition in the following playing season. • Student-athlete may regain eligibility to compete in the third and fourth contests, provided student-athlete completes 27-semester hours or 40-quarter hours of academic credit before the beginning of the next fall term.

41. PROPOSAL 2010-59-C cont’d… • One one time during a student-athlete's five-year period of eligibility, student-athlete may regain eligibility to compete in the first four contests against outside competition in the following playing season, provided student-athlete completes at least 27-semester hours or 40-quarter hours of academic credit before the beginning of the next fall term.

42. PROPOSAL 2010-60 REGULATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRESS TOWARD DEGREE – NONTRADITIONAL COURSES • Nontraditional courses completed at an institution other than the certifying institution, may be used to meet credit-hour and percentage-of-degree requirements, provided: • Course is available to any student at the certifying institution; • Student-athlete enrolls in the course in the same manner as is available to any student; and • Enrollment in the course occurs within the offering institution's regular enrollment periods (pre-registration or drop-add period) in accordance with the institution's academic calendar and applicable policies and procedures.

43. Proposals Effective August 1, 2012

44. PROPOSAL 2010-56 CORE-CURRICULUM TIME LIMITATION – LEAVING EXAMINATIONS • Eligibility of an international prospect whose prescribed educational path culminates with a leaving examination shall be determined based on the leaving examination, regardless of a delay in graduation or completion of the leaving examination. • Effective date: August 1, 2012; applicable to student-athletes who initially enroll full time in a collegiate institution on or after August 1, 2012.

45. Amateurism

46. Proposals Effective NOW!

47. PROPOSAL 2010-23 EXCEPTION FOR PAYMENT BASED ON TEAM PERFORMANCE – ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES – SPORTS OTHER THAN MEN'S ICE HOCKEY AND SKIING • Before full-time collegiate enrollment, permits individual to accept payment based on team's place finish or performance, or given on an incentive basis (e.g., bonus) from a team. • Payments and expenses received must not exceed actual and necessary expenses to participate on team.

48. PROPOSAL 2010-25 BENEFITS, GIFTS AND SERVICES – CAREER COUNSELING AND INTERNSHIP/JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES • Permits student-athlete to use career counseling and internship/job placement services available exclusively to student-athletes, provided the student-athlete is not placed in a position in which the student-athlete uses athletics ability.

49. Proposals Effective August 1, 2011

50. PROPOSAL 2010-24 PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL DRAFT – FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE STUDENT-ATHLETE – MEN'S BASKETBALL • The date by which student-athlete must request that his name be removed from a professional league's draft list in order to retain eligibility shall be the day before the first day of the spring NLI signing period for the applicable year.