Amend Article IX, Section C as follows:

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2. National Conduct and Ethics Committee

This committee shall be charged with reviewing and acting upon cases:

a. Involving inappropriate conduct of a physical or verbal nature by players, coaches or fans;

b. Involving violations of the NAIA Code of Ethics;

c. Involving violations of the Institutional Financial Aid Policy (See Council of Presidents Policy);

d. Involving violations of the campus visitation/tryout, financial assistance, recruitment, scheduling and/or frequency of play regulations;

e. In which a student or institutional representative provides false or inaccurate information to the NAIA or to a member institution; and/or

f. Involving violations of the Declaration of Intent to participate in postseason-play regulations.

The committee comprises three members from the NAIA Athletics Directors Association, and two members from the NAIA Faculty Athletics Representatives Association and two members from the Athletic Compliance Administrators Association. Each association shall select its own members with the committee chaired by a member of the NAIA Athletics Directors Association. This committee shall report to the National Administrative Council. This committee is authorized to impose penalties on institutions’ athletics programs, coaches and/or students as authorized in Article VI, Section C of the NAIA Bylaws.

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5. Competitive Experience Committee

This committee is appointed by and reports to the Council of Faculty Athletics Representatives. A member of the Council of Faculty Athletics Representatives shall be appointed by the Council of Faculty Athletics Representatives to serve as chair. The committee shall consist of sevennine members (including the chair), and shall include, at a minimum, three active institutional faculty athletics representatives or conference eligibility chairs, two athletic compliance administrators, three directors of athletics currently employed at an NAIA member institution, and a conference commissioner currently employed by an affiliated NAIA conference.

The committee’s duties include:

a. Oversight of operations of the NAIA National Eligibility Center. The committee shall prepare reports related to the operation of the Eligibility Center for review periodically by the Council of Faculty Athletics Representatives and Council of Presidents;

b. Development of policies (for review by the Council of Faculty Athletics Representatives) related to administration of the NAIA National Eligibility Center, including definitions and determination of elite-level competition; and

c. Review of appeals submitted by member institutions related to eligibility determinations for individual student-athletes rendered by the NAIA National Eligibility Center.

7. National Eligibility Committee

a. The National Eligibility Committee is appointed by the Council of Faculty Athletics Representatives to serve as the official body to administer all eligibility matters.

b. An officer of the Council of Faculty Athletics Representatives is named each year to serve as coordinator for this committee and to work closely with the committee in the administration of the program. The National Eligibility Committee is a five-member committee, composed of three to five members, from widely spread geographic areas., Committee members will be selected from individuals who are qualified by experience or expertise, and whose normal function in their institution or conference makes them knowledgeable and skillful in this area. The committee shall include at least one faculty athletics representative and one athletics compliance administrator.

c. The National Eligibility Committee’s duties are as follows:

1)   Operates under policies developed by the Council of Faculty Athletics Representatives and works with the NAIA President/Chief Executive Officer in the disposition of all eligibility cases, problems or interpretations;

2)   Acts as the interpreting body of the Constitution and Bylaws for the Association;

3)   Is authorized to impose penalties on an institution’s athletics program and/or charge an institution with the responsibility of imposing sanctions on students as authorized by Article VI, Section C of the NAIA Bylaws;

4)   Initiates such changes in NAIA standards or policies as it feels are in the best interest of the organization and makes recommendations for consideration by the annual meeting body and membership; and

5)   Works with the faculty athletics representatives and athletics directors of member institutions in developing a national program of rules and standards.

Note: Additional selection criteria should be applied at the next regularly occurring election cycle.

8. Committee on Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion

This committee will consist of nine members: one representative of the Council of Presidents, one representative of the Faculty Athletics Representatives Association, two representatives of the Association of Student-Athletes (one male and one female), one representative from the Athletic Compliance Administrator’s Association, two current NAIA head coaches (one male and one female), and three two at-large members. The three two at-large members are appointed by the Council of Presidents.

The Committee on Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion reports to the Council of Presidents. The purpose of this committee is to raise the level of commitment and awareness about issues related to leadership, diversity, and inclusion in the governance of all phases of the NAIA.

Note: Additional selection criteria should be applied at the next regularly occurring election cycle.

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10. Home School Committee

The functions of this committee are as follows:

a. Review proposed changes to the NAIA home school waiver policies and make recommendations on such proposals to the CFAR;

b. Review and act upon home school waiver requests from schools and/or student-athletes; and

c. Review and research applicable state regulations on home school education and make recommendations to the CFAR regarding necessary policy changes.

This committee is appointed by and reports to the Council of Faculty Athletics Representatives. It consists of five members, a minimum of two from the Faculty Athletics Representatives Association, a minimum of one from the Council of Faculty Athletics Representatives, a minimum of one from the Registrars Association and one at-large member one member from the Athletic Compliance Administrators Association.

Note: Additional selection criteria should be applied at the next regularly occurring election cycle.

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Intent: To increase representation of the Athletic Compliance Administrators Association on NAIA standing committees by adding members to the National Conduct and Ethics Committee, Competitive Experience Committee, National Eligibility Committee, Committee on Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion, and the Home School Committee.

Effective date: August 1, 2021

Submitted by: Athletic Compliance Administrators Association

Co-Sponsored by: Sooner Athletic Conference