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(i) Assure that there is gender and ethnic diversity among its membership and the membership of each of theother bodies in the administrative structure; (Revised: 11/1/07 effective 8/1/08)(j) Require bodies in the administrative structure to alter (but not expand) their membership to achieve diversity;(k) Approve an annual budget;(l) Approve regulations providing for the expenditure of funds and the distribution of income consistent with theprovisions of Constitution 4.01.2.2;(m) Approve regulations providing for the administration of championships;(n) Advise the Executive Committee concerning the employment of the NCAA president and concerning theoversight of his or her employment; (Revised: 3/8/06)(o) Be responsible for the administration, compilation and disclosure of information concerning the AcademicProgress Rate (APR) and Academic Performance Census (APC); and (Adopted: 8/7/03 effective 8/1/04)(p) Elect institutions to active Division I membership. (Adopted: 10/28/10)4.2.3 Voting Method. The method of voting on issues considered by the Board of Directors shall be by rollcall, except for those actions taken by the unanimous consent of the Board members present and voting. Roll-callvote results shall be reported to the membership. (Adopted: 1/9/96 effective 8/1/97)4.5 Division I Leadership Council.4.5.1 Composition. Giving due weight to gender and ethnic diversity per Constitution 4.02.5, the LeadershipCouncil shall include 32 members and shall be comprised of athletics administrators (e.g., athletics directors,senior woman administrators, assistant athletics directors, conference administrators), faculty athletics representativesand institutional administrators to whom athletics departments report or who have other significant dutiesregarding athletics. The members of the Leadership Council shall include: (Adopted: 11/1/07 effective 8/1/08,Revised: 5/2/13 effective 8/1/13)(a) One administrator or representative (who shall have three votes) from each of the following seven conferences:(1) American Athletic Conference;(5) Conference USA;(2) Atlantic Coast Conference;(6) Pac-12 Conference; and(3) Big Ten Conference;(7) Southeastern Conference.(4) Big 12 Conference;(b) One administrator or representative (who shall have 1.5 votes) from each of the following four conferences:(1) Mid-American Conference;(3) Sun Belt Conference; and(2) Mountain West Conference;(4) Western Athletic Conference.(c) One administrator or representative (who shall have 1.14 votes) from each of the following conferences:(1) America East Conference;(12) Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference;(2) Atlantic Sun Conference;(13) Missouri Valley Conference;(3) Atlantic 10 Conference;(14) Northeast Conference;(4) Big East Conference;(15) Ohio Valley Conference;(5) Big Sky Conference;(16) Patriot League;(6) Big South Conference;(17) Southern Conference;(7) Big West Conference;(18) Southland Conference;(8) Colonial Athletic Association;(19) Southwestern Athletic Conference;(9) Horizon League;(20) The Summit League; and(10) The Ivy League;(21) West Coast Conference.(11) Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference;4.5.2 Duties and Responsibilities. The Leadership Council shall: (Adopted: 11/1/07 effective 8/1/08)(a) Take final action on matters delegated to it by the Board of Directors;(b) Make recommendations to the Board of Directors on matters that it deems appropriate;(c) Suggest policies to the Board of Directors that are necessary to ensure proper management;(d) Review recommendations of the substructure;(e) Oversee the appointment of the members of the substructure (e.g., cabinets and committees);(f) Recommend fiscal, competitive, academic and championships policies to the Board of Directors and thesubstructure;(g) Oversee Division I membership requirements and processes;(h) Advise the Board of Directors on the performance of the NCAA president;(i) Coordinate strategic planning activities;22