12.1 General Regulations. An individual must comply with the following to retain amateur status. (See Bylaw 12.12 regarding the eligibility restoration process.)

[12.1.1 through 12.1.2 unchanged.]

12.1.2.1 Prohibited Forms of Pay. "Pay," as used in Bylaw 12.1.2 above, includes, but is not limited to, the following:

[12.1.2.1.1 through 12.1.2.1.2 unchanged.]

12.1.2.1.3 Educational Expenses. Educational expenses not permitted by the governing legislation of this Association (see Bylaw 15 regarding permissible financial aid to enrolled student-athletes).

12.1.2.1.3.1 Educational Expenses or Services -- Prior to Collegiate Enrollment. A prospective student-athlete may receive educational expenses or services (e.g., tuition, fees, living expenses, books, tutoring, standardized test preparatory classes) prior to collegiate enrollment from any individual or entity other than an agent, professional sports team/organization, member institution or a representative of an institution's athletics interests, provided the payment for such expenses or services is disbursed directly to the individual, organization or educational institution (e.g., high school, preparatory school) providing the educational expenses or services.

[12.1.2.1.3.2 unchanged.]

[12.1.2.1.4 through 12.1.2.1.7 unchanged.]

[12.1.2.2 through 12.1.2.4 unchanged.]

[12.1.3 unchanged.]

12.2 Involvement With Professional Teams.

12.2.1 Tryouts.

12.2.1.21 Tryout Before Enrollment -- Sports Other Than Men's Ice Hockey and Skiing. In sports other than men's ice hockey and skiing, prior Prior to initial full-time collegiate enrollment, an individual may participate in a tryout with a professional team or league, provided not more than actual and necessary expenses are received to participate.

[12.2.1.2 renumbered as 12.2.1.1, unchanged.]

12.2.2 Practice Without Competition.

12.2.2.21 Practice Without Competition -- Sports Other Than Men's Ice Hockey and Skiing.

[12.2.2.2 renumbered as 12.2.2.1, unchanged.]

12.2.2.21.1 Before Enrollment. In sports other than men's ice hockey and skiing, prior Prior to initial full-time enrollment in a collegiate institution, an individual may participate in practice sessions conducted by a professional team, provided not more than actual and necessary expenses are received to participate.

12.2.2.21.2 After Enrollment. In sports other than men's ice hockey and skiing, after After initial full-time collegiate enrollment, an individual may participate in practice sessions conducted by a professional team, provided such participation meets the requirements of Bylaw 12.2.1.32 and the individual does not:

(a) Receive any compensation for participation in the practice sessions;

(b) Enter into any contract or agreement with a professional team or sports organization; or

(c) Take part in any outside competition (games or scrimmages) as a representative of a professional team.

12.2.3 Competition.

[12.2.3.1 unchanged.]

12.2.3.2 Competition With Professionals. An individual shall not be eligible for intercollegiate athletics in a sport if the individual ever competed on a professional team (per Bylaw 12.02.12) in that sport. However, an individual may compete on a tennis, golf, two-person beach volleyball or two-person synchronized diving team with persons who are competing for cash or a comparable prize, provided the individual does not receive payment or prize money that exceeds actual and necessary expenses, which may only be provided by the sponsor of the event.

12.2.3.2.1 Exception -- Competition Before Initial Full-Time Collegiate Enrollment -- Sports Other Than Men's Ice Hockey and Skiing. In sports other than men's ice hockey and skiing, before Before initial full-time collegiate enrollment, an individual may compete on a professional team (per Bylaw 12.02.12), provided the individual does not receive more than actual and necessary expenses to participate on the team.

[12.2.3.2.2 through 12.2.3.2.3 unchanged.]

[12.2.3.2.4 renumbered as 12.2.3.2.3, unchanged.]

[12.2.3.3 unchanged.]

[12.2.4 unchanged.]

12.2.5 Contracts and Compensation. An individual shall be ineligible for participation in an intercollegiate sport if the individual has entered into any kind of agreement to compete in professional athletics, either orally or in writing, regardless of the legal enforceability of that agreement.

12.2.5.1 Exception -- Before Initial Full-Time Collegiate Enrollment -- Sports Other Than Men's Ice Hockey and Skiing. In sports other than men's ice hockey and skiing, before Before initial full-time collegiate enrollment, an individual may enter into an agreement to compete on a professional team (per Bylaw 12.02.12), provided the agreement does not guarantee or promise payment (at any time) in excess of actual and necessary expenses to participate on the team.

12.2.5.2 Nonbinding Agreement. An individual who signs a contract or commitment that does not become binding until the professional organization's representative or agent also signs the document is ineligible, even if the contract remains unsigned by the other parties until after the student-athlete's eligibility is exhausted.