2021
Proposed
Legislation
Discussions of the 2021 bylaw amendments proposals
Amend Bylaws Article V, Section B, Item 18b as follows: Season of Competition: . . . b. Participation in any eliteprofessional-level competition on or after the first day of the thirteenth month following high school graduation. A student will be charged a season of competition for participating in at least one professional-level event within a […]
Amend Bylaws Article V, Section B, Item 18b, Exception 4 as follows: 18. Season of Competition: . . . b. Participation in any elite-level competition on or after the first day of the thirteenth month following high school graduation. The NAIA shall count seasons of competition based on non-collegiate participation charged by another intercollegiate athletic […]
Amend Bylaws Article V, Section C, Item 2 as follows: An entering freshman student can become eligible by achieving an overall high school grade point average of 2.300 or higher on a 4.000 scale. EXCEPTION: A prospective student attending an accredited U.S. high school can satisfy NAIA entering freshman academic requirements prior to completing high […]
Amend Bylaws Article V, Section C, Item 2, Note 2 as follows: NOTE 2: Home-schooled Students For tests taken beginning May 2019, hHome-schooled students who complete a home schooling program conducted in accordance with the laws of the student’s state of residence will meet entering freshmen requirements by satisfying any of the following three options: […]
Amend Article V, Section C, Item 3 Exception as follows: The student must be identified and enrolled in a minimum of 12 institutional credit hours at the time of participation. EXCEPTION: A student who will complete requirements for graduation for a baccalaureate degree within 10 semesters, 15 quarters, 12 trimesters or less may retain eligibility […]
Amend Article V, Section C, Item 9 as follows: a. To participate a second season in a sport, all students must have accumulated at least 24 semester/36 quarter (or equivalent) institutional credit hours. Transfer students shall use institutional credit hours as certified by the previous institution(s) to meet this requirement only for their first term […]
Amend Article V, Section C, Item 14 as follows: A student who is eligible the last day of a term (as reported on the institution’s official academic calendar) may retain eligibility until midnight of the 30th calendar day following the close of a term to allow an institution time to recertify eligibility through the official […]
Amend Article VI, Section B, Item 9 as follows: Use of an Ineligible Student in Intercollegiate Competition Any member institution which permits the use of a student who is ineligible according to NAIA rules and standards in either program in which it holds membership shall thereby automatically: a. Forfeit all contests in which the ineligible […]
Amend Article VI, Section B, Item 9 as follows: Use of an Ineligible Student in Intercollegiate Competition Any member institution which permits the use of a student who is ineligible according to NAIA rules and standards in either program in which it holds membership shall thereby automatically: a. Forfeit all contests in which the ineligible […]
Amend Article IX, Section C as follows: . . . 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 […]
