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(d) If the student is transferring from an NCAA or NAIA member institution, the student’s previousinstitution shall certify in writing that it has no objection to the student being granted an exceptionto the transfer-residence requirement. If an institution receives a written request for a release from astudent-athlete, the institution shall grant or deny the request within seven business days. If the institutionfails to respond to the student-athlete’s written request within seven business days, the releaseshall be granted by default and the institution shall provide a written release to the student-athlete.(Revised: 1/11/94, 4/26/01, 4/29/10 effective 8/1/10)14.5.5.2.10.1 Hearing Opportunity. If the student’s previous institution denies his or her writtenrequest for the release, the institution shall inform the student-athlete in writing that he or she, uponwritten request, shall be provided a hearing conducted by an institutional entity or committee outsideof the athletics department (e.g., the office of student affairs; office of the dean of students; or a committeecomposed of the faculty athletics representative, student-athletes and nonathletics faculty/staffmembers). The institution shall conduct the hearing and provide written results of the hearing to thestudent-athlete within 15 business days (see Bylaw 14.02.3) of receipt of the student-athlete’s writtenrequest for a hearing. The student-athlete shall be provided the opportunity to actively participate (e.g.,in person, via telephone) in the hearing. If the institution fails to conduct the hearing or provide thewritten results to the student-athlete within 15 business days, the release shall be granted by default andthe institution shall provide a written release to the student-athlete. (Revised: 1/11/94, 4/26/01, 4/29/10effective 8/1/10)14.5.5.2.10.2 Nonrecruited Student. A student-athlete who does not qualify for the exceptiondue to Bylaw 14.5.5.2.10-(a) may use the one-time transfer exception, provided he or she was notrecruited by the original four-year institution and has never received institutional athletically relatedfinancial aid from any four-year institution. (Adopted: 1/9/06 effective 8/1/06)14.5.5.3 Competition in Year of Transfer. A transfer student from a four-year institution, who has receiveda waiver of or qualifies for an exception to the transfer residence requirement (per Bylaw 14.5.5.2), is not eligibleto compete at the certifying institution during the segment that concludes with the NCAA championship ifthe student-athlete has competed during that segment of the same academic year in that sport at the previousfour-year institution. (Adopted: 1/10/95 effective 8/1/95, Revised: 1/14/97 effective 8/1/97, 4/29/04 effective 8/1/04)14.5.5.3.1 Competition or Receipt of Athletically Related Financial Aid in Year of Transfer—Tennis In tennis, a transfer student from a four-year institution who enrolls at the certifying institution asa full-time student after the conclusion of the first term of the academic year and qualifies for an exceptionto the one-year residence requirement shall not be eligible for competition until the following academic yearif he or she has competed during the same academic year or received athletically related financial aid duringthe same academic year from the previous four-year institution. (Adopted: 1/17/09 effective 8/1/10, Revised:1/16/10 effective 8/1/10)14.5.5.4 Eligibility for Institutional Athletically Related Financial Aid. A transfer student from a fouryearinstitution may receive institutional athletically related financial aid during his or her first academic year atthe certifying institution only if he or she would have been academically eligible to compete during the next regularacademic term had the student-athlete remained at the previous institution. A student-athlete who transfersfrom a four-year institution to a two-year institution and then to the certifying institution shall complete at leastone regular academic term of enrollment at the two-year institution to be eligible for institutional athleticallyrelated financial aid at the certifying institution. (Adopted: 1/9/06 effective 8/1/07, Revised: 1/8/07 effective 8/1/07)14.5.5.4.1 Exceptions. A four-year transfer student-athlete may receive institutional athletically relatedfinancial aid during his or her first academic year at the certifying institution, provided: (Adopted: 9/18/07)(a) The student-athlete transferred from a four-year institution that did not sponsor the student-athlete’ssport on the intercollegiate level while he or she was in attendance and the student did not previouslytransfer from any other collegiate institution that offered intercollegiate competition in the sport; or(b) The student-athlete has not participated in intercollegiate competition and has not engaged in othercountable athletically related activities in the sport beyond a 14-consecutive-day period.14.5.5.5 Baseball and Basketball—Midyear Enrollee. In baseball and basketball, a student-athlete whoinitially enrolls at the certifying institution as a full-time student after the conclusion of the first term of theacademic year and qualifies for an exception to the one-year residence requirement shall not be eligible for competitionuntil the ensuing academic year. (Adopted: 6/24/09)14.5.5.5.1 Return to Original Institution—Baseball. In baseball, a midyear four-year college transferstudent who qualifies for the return-to-original institution exception (see Bylaw 14.5.5.2.8) to the transferresidence requirement is not eligible for competition until the ensuing academic year. (Adopted: 6/24/09)14.5.5.5.2 Return to Original Institution—Basketball. In basketball, a midyear four-year collegetransfer student who qualifies for the return-to-the original institution exception (see Bylaw 14.5.5.2.8) tothe transfer residence requirement is not subject to the restriction in Bylaw 14.5.5.5. (Adopted: 6/24/09)14Eligibility177