1. Guide to Grid Completion
NCAA Division II SAAC
2005 Legislative Grids
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2. Table of Contents What you’ll find: Legislative Cycle
Understanding the grids
Completing the grids
Deadline and Grid Submission to Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
Resources
Important Dates
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3. Division II Legislative Cycle (Standard)
Sponsored by
NCAA Membership
July 15 Deadline
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Sponsored by NCAA Presidents Council
September 1 Deadline
Legislative Grids developed and sent to every campus
Legislative Concept
Developed
SAAC voice is heard on convention floor in January
Legislative Proposals reviewed by appropriate committee
Campus Grids returned to national SAAC rep.
July 15—Membership Legislation Recommendation
SAAC attends Summit
August—Presidents Council review of membership sponsored proposals (Presidents Council meeting)
Initial Publication of Proposed Legislation (due August 15)--IPOL
Provided on intranet—no hard copy
Aug. 15-Sept. 15—Sponsor Modification Period
September 1-Deadline for Presidents Council Sponsorship of legislative concepts
September 23-2nd Publication of Proposed legislation (SPOPL)
GRIDS SEND TO SAAC REPRESENTATIVES
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4. Understanding the Grids
What:
Legislative Grids are a summary of all the proposed new rules or changes to the current rules for Division II
Why:
Sept. 23-November 1—Committee members or institutions can change something on SPOPL; however, cannot go outside scope of proposal.
November 15—Official Notice
November—SAAC develops position statements
January-Membership Convention—SAAC speaks
August 1-Amendment becomes effective
The comments and votes of each campus SAAC are compiled from these grids and become the voice of the national SAAC before legislation is voted on and becomes effective
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5. COMPLETING THE GRIDS Sample Legislative Grid
Proposal Title and
Number
Intent
Statement
Abbreviated Rationale in Italics S O A
Comments
Eligibility – Seasons of Competition –
Scrimmages and Exhibition Contests (No. 2-15)
To specify that a student-athlete may compete in scrimmage(s) and/or exhibition contest(s) against outside competition without using a season of competition.
Student-athletes should be permitted the opportunity to compete in permissible scrimmages and/or exhibition contests against outside competition without using a season of competition. These contests are not official and do not impact regular-season, conference or national championship competition.
This is a sample of what the grids look like when they arrive on each campus
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6. Grid Components
Proposal Title and Number: This component is used to categorize the legislation if/when it would be added to the Division II manual.
Intent Statement: This component details what changes or additions would be made to the current rules. These get to the heart of the proposal.
Abbreviated Rationale: This component explains why the sponsor of the proposal thinks the change is necessary and good. The rationale should spark discussion. This component will always be in italics on the grids.
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7. VOTING S
Support O
Oppose A
Abstain
Comments 5 7 3
Oppose- Gives an unfair opportunity to compete to red-shirt S-A
Support- These games do not count towards championships so they are more like practice than competition
 The comments section is the most crucial portion of grid completion, because national SAAC determines its position from these comments. In a close vote, always write comments for both positions.
S—Support
O—Oppose
A-Abstain
Comments-Opportunity to speak on the position
Ex:
It’s important to write the tally for each position, not just check one box.
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8. Submission and Deadlines
Each campus sends completed grids via or hardcopy to their respective conference or independent representative on the national SAAC- Deadline: determined by the respective SAAC reps.
National SAAC representatives send the completed grids to the national SAAC vice-chair- Deadline: November 1, 2005
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9. Resources for Grid Success
(here you can find the actual grids and other related links)
Senior Woman Administrator, Compliance Coordinator, Athletics Director, Faculty Athletic Rep, Conference Office SAAC liaison, (these people are available in your neighborhood to clarify any proposals you may not understand)
Marian Broderick, National SAAC Vice Chair
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10. Important Dates July September/October November
National SAAC members see proposals for the first time
September/October
Grids are put together and sent to each campus
Grids are due to national SAAC rep. by late October
November
National SAAC determines positions
January 2006 Convention
National reps. speak on the convention floor!!
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11. FINISH LINE National SAAC represents over 65,000 Student Athletes
Each campus submitting grids results in an accurate reflection of all S-A
Grids are the voice of the student-athlete in the NCAA.
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12. SAAC VOICE MAKES A DIFFERENCE!!
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