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Division I Proposal - 2016-116-2
ATHLETICS PERSONNEL AND RECRUITING -- FOOTBALL RECRUITING MODEL -- EARLY OFFICIAL VISITS LIMITED TO APRIL
Status: Defeated Final
Intent: To amend Proposal No. 2016-116 to specify that, in football, an institution may provide a prospective student-athlete with an expense paid visit in April of the prospective student-athlete's junior year.
Bylaws: Amend Proposal No. 2016-116, 13.6, as follows:
[Federated provision, FBS and FCS, divided vote]
13.6 Official (Paid) Visit.
[13.6.1 unchanged.]
13.6.2 Limitations on Official Visits.
[13.6.2.1 through 13.6.2.2 unchanged.]
13.6.2.2.1 First Opportunity to Visit. [D]
13.6.2.2.1.31 Sports Other Than Basketball and Football. In sports other than basketball and football, a prospective student-athlete may not be provided an expense-paid visit earlier than the opening day of classes of the prospective student-athlete's senior year in high school. [D]
13.6.2.2.1.32 Basketball. In men's basketball, a prospective student-athlete may not be provided an expense-paid visit earlier than January 1 of his junior year in high school. In women's basketball, a prospective student-athlete may not be provided an expense-paid visit earlier than the Thursday following the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship game of the prospective student-athlete's junior year in high school. [D]
13.6.2.2.1.3 Football. In football, an institution may provide a prospective student-athlete an expense-paid visit beginning in April 1 of a prospective student-athlete's junior year through the Sunday before the last Wednesday in June. However, an institution shall not provide a prospective student-athlete an expense-paid visit in conjunction with the prospective student-athlete's participation in an institutional camp or clinic. Thereafter, an institution may provide an expense-paid visit beginning with the opening day of classes of the prospective student-athlete's senior year in high school. [D]
[13.6.2.2.2 unchanged.]
[13.6.2.3 through 13.6.2.6 unchanged.]
[13.6.3 through 13.6.7 unchanged.]
Source: Southeastern Conference
Effective Date:August 1, 2017
Proposal Category: Amendment-to-Amendment
Topical Area: Recruiting
Rationale: This amendment, which would permit official visits during a prospective student-athlete's junior year only during the month of April, will assist prospective student-athletes and their parents/legal guardians in acquiring a full and comprehensive evaluation of an institution and its campus as such visits will occur during the regular academic year when classes are in session. As a result, prospective student-athletes and their families will have the opportunity to see and assess an institution and its campus in the same environment the prospective student-athlete would experience upon enrollment at the institution. In addition, prospective student-athletes and their families will have increased opportunities to meet with important academic personnel (e.g., faculty, staff), as such individuals are more likely to be available on campus during the regular academic year. Further, this amendment will also reduce the amount of academic disruption for prospective student-athletes as such visits will occur prior to high school final exam periods and the end of the academic year.
Estimated Budget Impact: None.
Impact on Student-Athlete's Time (Academic and/or Athletics): None.
History
| Feb 1, 2017: | In Progress | Amendment sponsored. |
| Feb 7, 2017: | Ready for Vote | |
| Apr 14, 2017: | Defeated by Council | |
| Apr 26, 2017: | Defeated Final | |
| Apr 26, 2017: | No Board Action |
Legislative References
| Division | Number | Title |
|---|---|---|
| I | 13.6 | Official (Paid) Visit. |
| I | 13.6.2 | Limitations on Official Visits. |
| I | 13.6.2.2.1 | First Opportunity to Visit. |