2024
Proposed
Legislation
Discussions of the 2024 bylaw amendments proposals
Amend Constitution Article VII, Section A as follows: SECTION A The National Coordinating Committee (NCC) shall consist of the chair and the chair-elect of the National Administrative Council (NAC), the Council of Faculty Athletics Representatives (CFAR), and the Council for Student-Athletes (CSA), plus five at-large members elected by the membership of the NAIA at the […]
Amend NAIA Bylaws Article I, Section H, Item 1 as follows: 1. The maximum number of varsity games, contests or playing dates an institution may schedule is listed below. The number of junior varsity or freshman games, contests or playing dates scheduled during the academic year cannot exceed the number of varsity games, contests or […]
Amend NAIA Bylaws Article I, Section H, Item 5 as follows: 5. Each sport shall have a maximum 24-week practice and competition season established by each member institution. Frequency of play, practice and scheduling policies shall be applied only during the period of August 1 to May 15, pursuant to the following specifications. The start […]
Amend NAIA Bylaws Article I, Section H, Item 5 as follows: 5. Each sport shall have a maximum 24-week practice and competition season established by each member institution. Frequency of play, practice and scheduling policies shall be applied only during the period of August 1 to May 15, pursuant to the following specifications. The start […]
Amend NAIA Bylaws Article I, Section H, Item 5 as follows: 5. Each sport shall have a maximum 24-week practice and competition season established by each member institution. Frequency of play, practice and scheduling policies shall be applied only during the period of August 1 to May 15, pursuant to the following specifications. The start […]
Amend NAIA Bylaws Article I, Section N, Note 2 as follows: I SECTION N DECLARATION OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN NAIA POSTSEASON COMPETITION Every year, each active member institution shall be required to submit to the National Office its declaration of intent to participate in the national championship program in all NAIA sponsored sports. By […]
Amend NAIA Bylaws Article V, Section B, Item 20a as follows: 20. Season of Competition: a. Participation in more than 20% of the maximum allowable number of intercollegiate contests or dates (excluding scrimmages) at an NAIA institution, whether in a varsity, junior varsity or freshman program, during the 24-week season. Any participation in NAIA-approved postseason […]
Amend NAIA Bylaws Article V, Section B, Item 20b as follows: 20. Season of Competition: . . . b. Participation in any professional-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 […]
Amend NAIA Bylaws Article V, Section C, Item 2c, Note 2 as follows: 2. An entering freshman student can be eligible immediately by achieving an overall high school grade point average of 2.300 or higher on a 4.000 scale. Alternatively, an entering freshman student can become eligible by meeting two of the three entry-level requirements […]
Amend NAIA Bylaws Article V, Section H, Item 3 as follows: A student whose college attendance has been interrupted or delayed by one year or more of continuous active military duty in the armed forces of any nation shall be eligible for athletic participation immediately upon enrolling in a minimum of 12 institutional credit hours […]
