"13.1.3.4 Permissible Callers

"13.1.3.4.1 Institutional Staff Members -- General Rule.  In all sports, institutional staff members may make telephone calls to a prospect [or the prospect's parents or legal guardian(s)] under the provisions of this bylaw. In Divisions I-A and I-AA football, aAll telephone calls to prospective student-athletes (or the prospective student-athletes' parents or legal guardians) must be made by the head coach or one or more of the full-time assistant coaches. In Division I-A football, such telephone calls also may be made by the graduate assistant coach, provided the coach has successfully completed the coaches certification examination per Bylaw 11.5.1.1.

"13.1.3.4.1.1 Exceptions.  The following institutional staff members may make telephone calls to or receive telephone calls from prospective student-athletes (or the prospective student-athletes' parents or legal guardians) as specified:

"(a) President or Chancellor/Director of Athletics.  It is permissible for an institution's president or chancellor and director of athletics to return (as opposed to initiate) telephone calls from football prospective student-athletes (or the prospective student-athletes' parents or legal guardians). Under such circumstances, there are no restrictions on the content of the conversation that may occur during the call; however, any return call is subject to any applicable limitations on the number of telephone calls that an institution may place to football prospective student-athletes.

"13.1.3.4.1.2 (b) Academic Advisors.  It is permissible for academic advisors (including academic advisors within the athletics department) to make calls to or receive calls from football prospective student-athletes (or the prospective student-athletes' parents or legal guardians) related to admissions or academic issues, subject to any applicable limitation on the number of telephone calls an institution may place to prospective student-athletes.

"13.1.3.4.1.3 (c) Compliance Coordinators.  It is permissible for a compliance coordinator to make telephone calls to football prospective student-athletes, provided the calls relate only to compliance issues and such calls occur subsequent to the prospective student-athletes' signing a National Letter of Intent with that institution (or, for those institutions not subscribing to the National Letter of Intent, subsequent to the prospective student-athletes' signed acceptance of the institution's written offer of admission and/or financial aid).

"13.1.3.4.1.4 (d) Noncoaching Staff Members with Football Sport Specific Responsibilities.  It is permissible for a noncoaching staff member with football sport specific responsibilities to initiate and receive telephone calls from football prospective student-athletes, provided the calls relate only to general pre-enrollment administrative issues and such calls occur subsequent to the prospective student-athletes' signing a National Letter of Intent with that institution (or, for those institutions not subscribing to the National Letter of Intent, subsequent to the prospective student-athletes' signed acceptance of the institution's written offer of admission and/or financial aid)."

"11.01.5 Coach, Volunteer. In sports other than football and basketball, a volunteer coach is any coach who does not receive compensation or remuneration from the institution's athletics department or any organization funded in whole or in part by the athletics department or that is involved primarily in the promotion of the institution's athletics program (e.g., booster club, athletics foundation association).  The following provisions shall apply:

[11.01.5-(a) through 1.01.5-(c) unchanged.]

"(d) The individual may perform recruiting coordination functions (see Bylaw 11.7.1.2), provided the individual has successfully completed the recruiting certification exam per Bylaws 11.5.1 and 11.5.1.1."

"11.7.1 General Provisions Applicable to All Sports with Numerical Coaching Limits

[11.7.1.1 through 11.7.1.1.1 unchanged.]

"11.7.1.1.1.1 Noncoaching Activities.  Institutional staff members involved in noncoaching activities (e.g., administrative assistants, recruiting coordinators in sports other than football, academic counselors) do not count in the institution's coaching limitations, provided such individuals are not identified as coaches, do not engage in any on- or off- field coaching activities (e.g., attending meetings involving coaching activities, analyzing videotape or film involving the institution's or an opponent's team), and are not involved in any off-campus recruitment of prospects or scouting of opponents."

[11.7.1.1.1.2 through 11.7.1.1.2 unchanged.]

"11.7.1.2 Recruiting Coordination Functions.  All recruiting coordination functions (except routine clerical tasks) must be performed by the head coach, one or more of the full-time assistant coaches or a volunteer coach (provided the volunteer coach has successfully completed the recruiting certification exam per Bylaw 11.5.1 and 11.5.1.1).  Such functions include:

"(a) Activities involving athletics evaluation and/or selection prospects.

"(b) Telephone calls to prospects (or prospects' parents, legal guardians or coaches).

"(c) Preparation of general recruiting correspondence to prospects (or prospects' parents or legal guardians).

"11.7.1.2.1 Division I-A Football Graduate-Assistant Coach Exception.  In Division I-A football, a graduate assistant coach may perform the functions set forth in Bylaw 11.7.1.2-(a) on campus only (if the coach has successfully completed the coaches certification examination per Bylaw 11.5.1.1) and 11.7.1.2-(b), but not those functions set forth in Bylaw 11.7.1.2-(c).   [See Bylaw 11.01.3-(g).]"

"11.7.3.3 Football Recruiting Coordination Functions. All football recruiting coordination functions (except routine clerical tasks) must be performed by the head coach or one or more of the full-time assistant coaches. Such functions include:

"(a) Activities involving athletics evaluation and/or selection of prospects.

"(b) Telephone calls to prospects (or prospects' parents or legal guardians or the prospects' high-school coach).

"(c) Preparation of general recruiting correspondence to prospects (or prospects' parents or legal guardians)."