2. Division I Legislative Relief Waivers Brandy Hataway abbie markey

3. Overview Writing Winning Waivers.
Council Approved Review Process Themes.
Previously Approved Waivers.
New 4-4 Transfer Directive.
Committee Perspective.

4. Legislative Relief Waivers

5. Legislative Relief Waivers

6. Writing Winning Waivers
Complete Application
Review Resources
Tell The Story
Timely Submission

7. Timely Submission Timeline. Urgent/time-sensitive requests. Appeals.
Phone waivers.

8. Complete Application Exhaust interpretive process.
Conference involvement.
Chronology.
Objective documentation.
Required signatures.

9. Review Resources Team leads.
DJ Brown, Eric Mayes and Abbie Markey (Bylaw ).
Jobrina Marques and Jerry Vaughn (Bylaw ).
Abbie Markey and Jerry Vaughn (4-4 Transfer).
Case manager.
Legislative Relief Waiver Website/RSRO Resources.
NCAA Division I Committee for Legislative Relief information standards, directives and guidelines.
Previously approved waiver checklist.

10. Tell The Story
Describe student-athlete/prospective student-athlete’s situation.
Explain mitigation.
Connect to deficiency or desired outcome.

11. Council Approved Review Process Volume

12. Council Approved Review Process Bylaw 11 Themes
Diagnosed medical condition.
Catastrophic events.
Benefits to family members.

13. Council Approved Review Process Bylaw 12 Themes
Minimal amount of competition.
Nonathletically related promotional activities.
Educational path reclassification.
National/international competition.

14. Council Approved Review Process Bylaw 13 Themes
Inappropriate negative impact on PSA well-being.
PSA medical expenses.
Personal hardship.
Expenses to PSA’s siblings.

15. Council Approved Review Process Bylaw 15 Themes
Exempt otherwise countable aid.
Exceeding team limits.
Re-awarding athletics aid.

16. Council Approved Review Process Bylaw 16 Themes
Entertainment.
Benefits to parents.
Extra benefits.

17. Council Approved Review Process Bylaw 17 Themes
Unique playing opportunities.
Foreign tours.
35-man baseball roster.

18. Previously Approved Waiver Checklist
Approved by NCAA Division I Legislative Council in April 2009.
Reduce bureaucracy and increase efficiency.
Must meet specific criteria.
Report use to conference office.
Reviewed by NCAA Division I Committee for Legislative Relief quarterly.

19. Previously Approved Waiver Checklist
Recent additions:
Nonathletically related promotional activities involving a commercial product.
Noncoaching staff member attending/speaking at a high school or two-year college award ceremony.
Official visit transportation expenses in basketball and football.
Donation of equipment/apparel to a high school due to a catastrophic event.
Graduate student transfer participation.

20. Previously Approved Waiver Checklist
Recent additions:
Financial aid to attend another institution.
Family member attendance at senior night.
Expenses for travel during vacation-periods.
Incoming student participation on a foreign tour.
Coach presence during rehabilitation activities.
Exception for summer school enrollment for prospective student-athletes in basketball and football.
Varsity squad-size limitation in baseball.

21. New 4-4 Transfer Directive
NCAA Division I Transfer Working Group is conducting ongoing review of transfer legislation.
Unlikely Transfer Working Group will recommend potential solutions prior to academic year.
Strict application of transfer directive is resulting in outcomes that are inconsistent with working group’s concepts, charge and guiding principles.
Data does not support requiring high achieving student-athletes to sit out a year of competition after transfer.

22. New 4-4 Transfer Directive
Approved by NCAA Division I Council in April 2018.
Staff will be able to give immediate eligibility if:
Mitigating circumstances outside of student-athlete’s control.
Student-athlete is academically eligible and in good standing on team.
Student-athlete meets progress-towards-degree requirements at new school.
Previous school’s administration does not oppose transfer.
Change is not a free pass and is not a permanent solution to transfer issues.

23. Committee Perspective

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