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Division I Proposal - 2016-79
FINANCIAL AID -- TEAM LIMITS -- HEAD COUNT SPORTS -- REPLACEMENT OF AN INELIGIBLE STUDENT-ATHLETE
Status: Adopted Final
Intent: In head count sports, to specify that an institution may replace a counter whose aid is canceled because the student-athlete rendered himself or herself ineligible for intercollegiate competition during a particular academic term (e.g., fall semester, winter quarter) by providing the financial aid to another student in the ensuing term (e.g., spring semester, spring quarter).
A. Bylaws: Amend 15.5, as follows:
15.5 Maximum Institutional Grant-in-Aid Limitations by Sport.
[15.5.1 unchanged.]
15.5.2 Head-Count Sports Other Than Football and Basketball.
[15.5.2.1 through 15.5.2.4 unchanged.]
15.5.2.5 Replacement of an Ineligible Student-Athlete. An institution may replace a counter whose aid is canceled because the student-athlete rendered himself or herself ineligible for intercollegiate competition during a particular academic term (e.g., fall semester, winter quarter) by providing the financial aid to another student in the ensuing term (e.g., spring semester, spring quarter).
[15.5.2.5 through 15.5.2.6 renumbered as 15.5.2.6 through 15.5.2.7, unchanged.]
[15.5.3 through 15.5.4 unchanged.]
15.5.5 Basketball Limitations.
[15.5.5.1 through 15.5.5.2 unchanged.]
15.5.5.3 Replacement of an Ineligible Student-Athlete. An institution may replace a counter whose aid is canceled because the student-athlete rendered himself or herself ineligible for intercollegiate competition during a particular academic term (e.g., fall semester, winter quarter) by providing the financial aid to another student in the ensuing term (e.g., spring semester, spring quarter).
[15.5.6 through 15.5.11 unchanged.]
B. Bylaws: Amend 15.5, as follows:
[Federated provision, FBS and FCS, divided vote]
15.5 Maximum Institutional Grant-in-Aid Limitations by Sport.
[15.5.1 through 15.5.5 unchanged.]
15.5.6 Football Limitations.
[15.5.6.1 through 15.5.6.3 unchanged.]
15.5.6.4 Exceptions.
[15.5.6.4.1 unchanged.]
15.5.6.4.2 Replacement of an Ineligible Student-Athlete. An institution may replace a counter whose aid is canceled because the student-athlete rendered himself or herself ineligible for intercollegiate competition during a particular academic term (e.g., fall semester, winter quarter) by providing the financial aid to another student in the ensuing term (e.g., spring semester, spring quarter).
[15.5.6.4.2 renumbered as 15.5.6.4.3, unchanged.]
[15.5.7 through 15.5.11 unchanged.]
Source: Big 12 Conference
Effective Date:August 1, 2017
Proposal Category: Amendment
Topical Area: Financial Aid
Rationale: Current legislation does not permit the financial aid of an ineligible student-athlete to be awarded to another student-athlete if the institution has reached its team limit. This prohibition prevents another deserving student-athlete from receiving aid until the following academic year. It is in the best interests of student-athletes to allow reallocation of the canceled aid of an ineligible student-athlete. This legislation will not provide a competitive advantage since the reallocated aid is still within the overall institutional limit. The reallocation simply provides the previously awarded aid to another deserving student-athlete.
Estimated Budget Impact: None.
Impact on Student-Athlete's Time (Academic and/or Athletics): None.
Position Statement(s):
| Legislative Committee | Opposes | Noted concerns regarding student-athlete well-being; specifically, the proposal may encourage institutions to cancel student-athletes' aid. |
History
| Aug 30, 2016: | Submitted to National Office | |
| Sep 29, 2016: | In Progress | |
| Apr 14, 2017: | Adopted by Council | |
| Apr 26, 2017: | No Board Action | |
| Apr 27, 2017: | Rescission Period | |
| Jun 25, 2017: | Adopted Final |
Legislative References
| Division | Number | Title |
|---|---|---|
| I | 15.5 | Maximum Institutional Grant-in-Aid Limitations by Sport. |
| I | 15.5 | Maximum Institutional Grant-in-Aid Limitations by Sport. |
| I | 15.5.2 | Head-Count Sports Other Than Football and Basketball. |
| I | 15.5.2.7 | Replacement of an Ineligible Student-Athlete. |
| I | 15.5.5 | Basketball Limitations. |
| I | 15.5.5.3 | Replacement of an Ineligible Student-Athlete. |
| I | 15.5.6 | Football Limitations. |
| I | 15.5.6.4 | Exceptions. |
| I | 15.5.6.4.2 | Replacement of an Ineligible Student-Athlete. |