2. Division I Student-Athlete Reinstatement Stephanie Grace | Matt Maher | Brad Rochman

3. Overview Legislative updates. Committee updates. Student-athlete reinstatement guidelines. Case study.

4. Participation Prior to Final Certification Violations occurring after October 29, 2015, are now de minimis provided the student-athlete is subsequently certified without conditions (Bylaw 12.1.1.1.3) or as a final academic qualifier (Bylaws 14.3.1 and 14.3.5). What does this mean? –SA’s eligibility is not affected. –Reinstatement through RSRO is not necessary. –Report institutional violation to enforcement staff through RSRO.

5. Legislative Changes Impacting SAR Proposal No. 2015-30: In men’s basketball, amends IAWP legislation (Bylaws 11.4.2 and 13.8.3.2) to make it less restrictive with respect to reassigning a coach from a countable coaching position to a noncoaching position. Proposal No. 2015-33: Eliminates administrative burdens with respect to institutional, charitable, education or nonprofit promotions under Bylaw 12.5.1.1.

6. Legislative Changes Impacting SAR Proposal No. 2015-66: All academic misconduct legislation has been moved to Bylaw 14. Additionally, the application of academic misconduct has been expanded to include any situation in which an institutional staff member is involved and the academic extra benefit analysis has been replaced with a limited definition of impermissible academic assistance.

7. SAR Committee Updates

8. Case Study: Hillary Trump Hillary Trump is a fifth-year softball SA at White House University. YearInstitutionCompeted? 2011-12Oval Office CollegeYes 2012-13Oval Office CollegeYes; medical hardship waiver 2013-14White House UniversityYes 2014-15White House UniversityYes 2015-16White House UniversityYes

9. Facts On WHU’s transfer questionnaire, OOC indicated Hillary received a medical hardship waiver for the 2012-13 softball season. After Hillary competed in nine contests during the 2015-16 season, WHU discovered OOC never filed a hardship waiver for Hillary. Hillary has competed in five seasons. Violation: Bylaw 12.8.1 (Five-Year Rule).

10. Facts After the violation was discovered, WHU immediately filed a hardship waiver with its conference office for 2012-13. The conference office denied the hardship waiver due to a lack of medical documentation. Due to a misunderstanding, Hillary’s head coach allowed her to play in four more games while the waiver was pending. Violation: Bylaw 12.11.1 (Obligation of Member Institution to Withhold Student-Athlete from Competition).

11. Facts When Hillary came by the compliance office to sign her Buckley Statement, she mentioned she set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for graduate school. Violation: Bylaw 12.5.2.1 (Advertisements and Promotions After Becoming a Student-Athlete).

12. Hillary and SAR What should the reinstatement staff process first? –Hardship waiver appeal. –Reinstatement request (three violations). The staff should process the hardship waiver first. If it is denied, Hillary has exhausted her four seasons of competition and has no eligibility left to reinstate.

13. SAR Analysis Division I Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement guidelines. Case precedent. Totality of the circumstances. Temporary Review Process.

14. Hardship Waiver Appeal Hillary sustained a traumatic brain injury in a car accident August 2012. WHU provided emergency room documentation and recommendation from treating physician not to enroll in college. WHU was unable to provide medical documentation throughout the softball season. After the 2012-13 year, Hillary was evaluated by a second physician, who stated she never should have enrolled or competed with her injury. Hillary stated she did not understand the severity of the injury when she chose to return to school for her second year.

15. Violation: Bylaw 12.8.1 Hillary competed in nine contests in a fifth season. Starting point: one-for-one withholding. Mitigation?

16. Violation: Bylaw 12.11.1 Hillary competed in four additional contests while her hardship waiver was pending. Starting point: one-for-one withholding. Mitigation?

17. SAR Guidelines

18. Violation: Bylaw 12.5.2.1

19. Summary Legislative and committee updates. SAR guidelines. Analyzing cases. Questions?

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