Management Council Federated Playing Rules Subcommittee, Feb. 25
Orientation. The subcommittee had its inaugural meeting during which it reviewed its charge from the Division III Management Council and approved an initial approach to conduct its work.

Football Playing Rules. The subcommittee reviewed the football playing rules survey. The group identified one rule regarding post-game review of potential feigned injury situations and the potential conference involvement in that review as an item to monitor.

Membership Committee, Feb. 26-27
Provisional membership applications. The committee approved two applications for provisional membership. Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte and Regent University  will begin provisional membership September 1.

Convention proposal referral. The committee discussed the next steps related to a convention proposal that sought to establish eligibility opportunities for graduate-level student-athletes enrolled at a non-member institution with a formal academic agreement with the certifying institution. The committee discussed a potential pilot program beginning with the 2025-26 academic year for individual student-athlete enrollment waivers.

Waiver criteria may include the following:

• The student-athlete would have had to participate at the certifying institution (this waiver is for completing eligibility at a specific institution, not for creating an entire new pool of student-athletes).
• • Student-athlete does not have to be a graduate thereby allowing for greater flexibility for 3-2; 4-1 programs that do not satisfy the current legislative exceptions.
• There must be an existing academic relationship between the institutions and the student-athlete is enrolled at the non-certifying institution pursuant to that academic relationship.
• The institution details how it certifies academic eligibility (e.g., full-time enrollment, satisfactory progress) of a student enrolled at another institution.
• The student has adequate insurance coverage (Bylaw 20.8.4.8).
• Both institutions agree to the student-athlete’s participation and agree to cooperate in any investigations involving allegations of NCAA violations.
• The certifying institution acknowledges that it is responsible and may be held accountable through the enforcement procedures for any violations involving the student-athlete even if the violation is a result of conduct by the other institution (e.g., the other institution provides the student-athlete financial aid based on athletics).

The committee will continue its discussion during its March meeting and may make a formal recommendation, with an immediate effective date, to the councils to consider during their April meetings.

Administrative Committee, March 3
Leadership expectations. The committee discussed its leadership expectations and identified ways for the councils to address issues impacting the membership. It also noted that it is empowered in the interim between meetings of the Presidents and Management Councils to transact items of business clearly necessary to promote the normal and orderly administration of Division III. The committee agreed that it is committed to seeking the councils feedback prior to acting on significant items.

Strategic priorities. Based on membership feedback and governance committee discussions, the committee highlighted several key strategic priorities for the coming year.

• Amplifying institutional support of athletics staff.
• Amplifying the Division III brand.
• Reducing administrative burdens.
• Providing educational resources.
• Providing quality championships experiences and monitoring emerging sports for women.
• Promoting the Association’s purchasing cooperative.
• Monitoring legal and governmental actions and continuing congressional engagement.

Convention proposal referral. The committee discussed the potential action by the Membership Committee and generally agreed an individual student-athlete waiver process was appropriate as it would allow the division to collect data. [See Membership Committee]

FAR Advisory Group, March 6
Presidents and Management Councils Summary of 2025 Winter Quarterly Meetings. The advisory group reviewed select actions from the winter quarterly meetings.

Division III FAR Institute. Staff provided an update on the 2025 Division III FAR Institute scheduled for November in conjunction with the Faculty Athletics Representatives (FARA) Annual Meeting.

DEI Subcommittee, March 7
Legislative landscape. The subcommittee received an update on the current DEI legislative landscape.

Diversity programs. The subcommittee discussed recent Division III programs (e.g., Student Immersion Program) as well as recently launched programs (e.g., Institute for Administrative Advancement).