IPP Institutional Performance Program

Division I Governance Review

Jackie Campbell and Kris Richardson

2014 Regional Rules Seminar

1Unifying PrinciplesContinued revenue distributions as they currently exist. Ensuring the needs of all conferences are addressed regarding championships access. Continuing to provide the overall benefits of a Division I brand; with its broad and diverse membership, Division I is an ecosystem, and there is a strong and shared desire to keep that system whole and fully functional.

Adoption of this model will enable Division I to:Be more responsive to membership needs throughout the division, particularly those of student-athletes.Significantly improve and alter the way Division I is governed.Further enhance the divisions ability to meet membership needs and navigate future challenges.Draft Division I Governance ModelBoard of DirectorsCouncilCouncils SubstructureAutonomy SystemShared Governance System

Board of DirectorsRole Responsibility for strategy, policy, legislative oversight and management oversight.Composition Twenty-one voting members. Seventeen presidents/chancellors, one AD, one SWA, one FAR and one student-athlete.Standing Committees Will exist for major areas of accountability in the functioning of Division I (e.g., finance, governance, public relations/communications, nominations).

CouncilRole Recommend policies to the Board, supervise and act on championship recommendations and issues, and vote as a whole or by appropriate subgroup on all shared governance and football legislation. Composition One representative from all 32 conferences, two student-athletes and four commissioners. Sixty percent of Council shall be athletics directors.

Council SubstructureAnticipate major redesign of the working levels of Division I.The Steering Committee has designated three subsets of the Council academics, championships and legislation.As part of implementation process, the Council will lead the effort to redesign the substructure below the Council.

Academic CouncilRole Assigned the duties of the current Division I Committee on Academic Performance (CAP) and Division I Academic Cabinet.Reporting Lines To the Board for academic standards and policy-related issues, and to the Council for legislative proposals.Composition Fifteen to twenty members.AutonomyAutonomy System Institutions in five conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, PAC-12, SEC ) would be afforded independent decision-making authority on specified issues, through a decision-making process intended to ensure full institutional participation among the 65-member institutions, as well as the opportunity for input from the broader Division I membership.Areas of AutonomyThe autonomous system is designed to allow permissive use of resources by members to advance the legitimate educational or athletics-related needs of student-athletes, as well as to enhance their general well being.Examples of legislation that would fall into this category: Increasing the maximum value of a grant-in-aid to the full cost of attendance.Rules that have a direct impact on expenses incurred by a student-athlete and his/her family that are associated with the competitive experience.Autonomy Voting ProcessEach of the 65-member institutions will appoint one representative and three student-athletes to cast votes on legislation in the autonomous category (80 total votes).Business Session The Five-Conference Business Session shall be the venue for the authorized representative to cast his/her institutions vote on issues in the autonomous system. An annual business session shall be scheduled. Additional business sessions may be scheduled with a 60-day written notice provided to the five conferences, their 65-member institutions, the Division I Board and Council. Autonomous Voting Process (continued)Five-Conference Forum A Five-Conference Forum shall be conducted annually prior to the business session. The Forum shall be a town hall meeting and the agenda shall include:Autonomous issues, including proposed changes;Shared governance issues;Current topics I intercollegiate athletics, andOther items deemed appropriate.

Autonomous Voting Process (continued)Introduction of legislation An item may be introduced into the legislative process by support of one conference.Adoption of legislation Adoption of legislation in the autonomous area requires a two/thirds majority of the group of 80 and four out of the five conferences approval by a simple majority vote within conferences.Override Decisions made through the autonomy system shall be final and not subject to override.

Shared Governance SystemIncludes matters that require consideration by all 32 conferences, areas of focus that do not fit into the autonomous category, or those related to football.Areas would include championships administration and policy, oversight of membership standards, legislation that requires consideration by all conferences, or FBS or FCS conferences, and management of sport/topic-specific studies intended to formulate recommendations for action by the Council.

Examples of Areas under Shared GovernanceAcademic standards and performance expectations.Team scholarship limitations.Playing seasons.Recruiting (except items identified for specific purposes in the legislative autonomy section).

Shared Governance Voting ProcessWeighted Voting for the CouncilFive conferences = 4 to 1 ratio (38.7 percent)Other five FBS conferences = 2 to 1 ratio (19.4 percent)22 FCS and DI conferences = 1 to 1 ratio (38.7 percent)Two student-athletes = 1 to 1 ratio (3.2 percent)*Commissioner votes are included within the category they represent.

Rescission/Nullification ProcessTwo/thirds majority vote required.If legislation approved with an 85 percent or higher majority vote, rescission is not an option.Eliminate current triggers One request for rescission within 60-day period of adoption.Rescission of legislation restores applicable bylaw(s) to original state and legislation would not be subject to further consideration for a two-year period.Voting on Football-Specific LegislationVoting on football matters will be considered separately by FBS and FCS conferences.FBS Weighted voting.ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC and PAC-12 votes count 2 to 1.AAC, C-USA, MAC, MWC and Sun Belt count 1 to 1.

FCS No weighted voting.

Rescission/Nullification Requires two/thirds majority vote of the subdivision.

Preliminary Implementation/Transition StrategyAugust 2014 New governance structure approved.Fall 2014 Current Board/Steering Committee takes lead on defining Board standing committees.January 2015 Membership votes on championships access guarantee.Through January 2015 Extend terms of Board, Council and Cabinet members.January 2015 First five conference business session.Preliminary Implementation/Transition Strategy(continued)January 2015 Initial Board to take office.Following January 2015 Convention Initial Council appointed and it begins work on developing substructure.Spring 2015 Orientation for new Board members.Following implementation of new governance structure in 2015, a formal Division I strategic plan and planning process be developed.

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