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newspaper, bulletin board listings) and without the intervention of any member of the institution’s coachingstaff. Any compensation received by the prospective student-athlete must be for work actually performed andcommensurate with the going rate for such services in the locale. For purposes of this bylaw, institutional recreationprograms, even if reporting to the athletics director, may be considered outside the intercollegiate athleticsdepartment. An institution may hire a prospective student-athlete, who is an athletics award winner, in itsrecreation programs, only if recreation and facility managers and no intercollegiate coaches are involved withthe hiring and supervision of these employees. (See Bylaws 13.12.1.7.1 and 13.12.1.7.1.1.) (Adopted: 4/29/04effective 8/1/04, Revised: 1/19/13 effective 8/1/13)13.2.3.3 After Completion of Senior Year. An institution may arrange for employment or employ any prospectivestudent-athlete (regardless of athletics award winner status), provided the employment does not beginprior to the completion of the prospective student-athlete’s senior year in high school. (See Bylaws 13.12.1.7.1and 13.12.1.7.1.1.) (Revised: 1/19/13 effective 8/1/13)13.2.3.3.1 Two-Year College Prospective Student-Athletes. Once a prospective student-athlete hasenrolled as a full-time student in a two-year college, the arrangement of employment by an institution forsuch a prospective student-athlete shall be permitted, provided the employment does not begin prior tothe time period in which the prospective student-athlete has officially withdrawn from or has completedrequirements for graduation at the two-year college. (See Bylaws 13.12.1.7.1 and 13.12.1.7.1.1.) (Adopted:1/12/99, Revised: 1/19/13 effective 8/1/13)13.2.3.4 Transportation to Summer Job. An institution or its representatives shall not provide a prospectivestudent-athlete free transportation to and from a summer job unless it is the employer’s established policy totransport all employees to and from the job site.13.2.4 Loans to Prospective Student-Athletes. Arrangement of educational loans by an institutionfor a prospective student-athlete shall be permitted, provided the loan is not made prior to the completion of theprospective student-athlete’s senior year in high school. Such loans must be from a regular lending agency andbased on a regular repayment schedule.13.2.5 Summer Housing for Prospective Student-Athletes. An institution may rent dormitoryspace to a prospective student-athlete during the summer months at the regular institutional rate, provided it is theinstitution’s policy to make such dormitory space available on the same basis to all prospective students. (Revised:4/28/05 effective 8/1/05, 1/19/13 effective 8/1/13)13.2.6 Medical Expenses—Basketball. In basketball, an institution may finance medical expenses (includingrehabilitation and physical therapy expenses) for a prospective student-athlete who sustains an injurywhile participating in: (Adopted: 1/14/12, Revised: 1/19/13)(a) An on-campus evaluation (see Bylaw 13.11.2.1);(b) A voluntary summer workout conducted by an institution’s strength and conditioning coach with department-wideduties (see Bylaw 13.11.3.8); or(c) Required summer athletic activities (see Bylaw 13.11.3.9).13.2.7 Medical Expenses—Football.13.2.7.1 Medical Expenses—Bowl Subdivision Football. [FBS] In bowl subdivision football, an institutionmay finance medical expenses (including rehabilitation and physical therapy expenses) for a prospectivestudent-athlete who sustains an injury while participating in voluntary summer conditioning activities thatare conducted by an institution’s strength and conditioning coach with department-wide duties (see Bylaw13.11.3.7.1). (Adopted: 4/24/03 effective 5/1/03, Revised: 12/15/06)13.2.7.2 Medical Expenses—Championship Subdivision Football. [FCS] In championship subdivisionfootball, an institution may finance medical expenses (including rehabilitation and physical therapy expenses)for a prospective student-athlete who sustains an injury while participating in voluntary summer conditioningactivities that are conducted by an institution’s strength and conditioning coach with department-wideduties or a countable coach who is a certified strength and conditioning coach (see Bylaw 13.11.3.7.2). (Adopted:4/24/03 effective 5/1/03, Revised: 4/29/04, 12/15/06, 5/4/09)13.2.8 Life-Threatening Injury or Illness. An institution may provide a donation (up to $100) to acharity on behalf of a prospective student-athlete or may provide other reasonable tokens of support (e.g., flowers)in the event of the death of the prospective student-athlete or the death or life-threatening injury or illness of amember of the prospective student-athlete’s immediate family, provided the prospective student-athlete has signeda National Letter of Intent, or a written offer of admission and/or financial aid with the institution, or the institutionmust have received a financial deposit in response to the institution’s offer of admission. (Adopted: 1/12/04,Revised: 4/28/05, 5/26/06, 1/15/11 effective 8/1/11)13.2.9 Benefits for Prospective Student-Athlete’s Family Members. An institutional staff membermay provide a benefit to a member of the prospective student-athlete’s family, provided: (Revised: 5/11/05)(a) The family member has a pre-existing established relationship with the institutional staff member; and(b) The benefit provided is consistent with the nature and level of benefits that the institutional staff member hasprovided to the family member prior to the prospective student-athlete starting classes for the ninth grade.13Recruiting95