Jan. 8, 2007

From:
Oliver Purnell, Clemson
Jim Haney, Executive Director
Reggie Minton, Deputy Executive Director

Thanks are in order to each of you who visited with your director of athletics during the past months concerning legislative proposal 2005-54. This legislative action was passed in April, 2006 by the NCAA Board of Directors. It permitted a student-athlete who graduates and has eligibility remaining to transfer to another Division I institution and become immediately eligible to compete.

Based on the NCAA Bylaws, an override by the Division I membership of a legislative action of the Board of Directors requires a 5/8 (62.5%) vote of the Division I institutions and conferences in attendance during the Division I Legislative Forum held during the annual NCAA Convention. That forum was held this past Saturday, January 6. When the votes were tallied on the motion to override 2005-54, the override was approved. 70% supported the override, 30% opposed.

This override eliminates the opportunity for a graduate student-athlete with eligibility remaining to transfer and be immediately eligible beyond the present 2006-07 academic year and basketball season.

Again, thank you for your effort to inform your director of athletics about your position on 2005-54!