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4Organization(j) Identify and examine trends and issues of intercollegiate athletics;(k) In conjunction with the Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee, review issues related to the interestsof ethnic minority student-athletes, NCAA minority programs and NCAA policies that affect ethnicminorities; and(l) In conjunction with the Committee on Women’s Athletics, study and make policy recommendations concerningopportunities for women in athletics at the institutional, conference and national levels, and otherissues directly affecting women’s athletics.4.5.3 Chair. The Leadership Council shall elect one of its members to serve for a period of not more thantwo years as chair. The chair shall not be eligible for immediate re-election to that position. At least once in everythree chair rotations, a Football Championship Subdivision or Division I Subdivision member shall serve as chair.(Adopted: 11/1/07 effective 8/1/08)4.6 Division I Legislative Council.4.6.1 Composition. Giving due weight to gender and ethnic diversity per Constitution 4.02.5, the LegislativeCouncil 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 Legislative Council shall include: (Adopted: 1/9/96 effective 8/1/97, Revised:1/14/97 effective 8/1/97, 8/5/99, 4/24/03, 12/15/06, 11/1/07 effective 8/1/08, 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:(Revised: 8/5/99, 4/24/03)(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;(2) Atlantic Sun Conference;(3) Atlantic 10 Conference;(4) Big East Conference;(5) Big Sky Conference;(6) Big South Conference;(7) Big West Conference;(8) Colonial Athletic Association;(9) Horizon League;(10) The Ivy League;(11) Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference;(12) Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference;(13) Missouri Valley Conference;(14) Northeast Conference;(15) Ohio Valley Conference;(16) Patriot League;(17) Southern Conference;(18) Southland Conference;(19) Southwestern Athletic Conference;(20) The Summit League; and(21) West Coast Conference.4.6.2 Duties and Responsibilities. The Legislative Council shall: (Adopted: 1/9/96 effective 8/1/97, Revised:11/1/07 effective 8/1/08)(a) Serve as the division’s primary legislative authority, subject to review by the Board of Directors (see Constitution5.3.2); (Revised: 11/1/07 effective 8/1/08)(b) Develop educational materials regarding pending legislation;(c) Take final action on matters delegated to it by the Board of Directors; (Revised: 11/1/07 effective 8/1/08)(d) Make interpretations of the bylaws; and(e) Review the recommendations of the substructure.4.6.3 Chair. The Legislative Council shall elect one of its members to serve for a period of not more than twoyears as chair. The chair shall not be eligible for immediate re-election to that position. At least once in every threechair rotations, a Football Championship Subdivision or Division I Subdivision representative shall serve as chair.(Adopted: 1/14/97 effective 8/1/97, Revised: 4/27/00 effective 8/1/00, 11/1/01, 12/15/06, 11/1/07 effective 8/1/08)4.6.4 Voting Method. The method of voting on issues considered by the Legislative Council shall be by rollcall, except for actions taken by the unanimous consent of the members present and voting. Roll-call vote resultsof legislative actions shall be reported to the membership and shall include a record of each member’s vote. The23