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21.4 Common Committees—Committees With Playing Rules andChampionships Administration Responsibilities.21.4.1 Selection, Composition, Duties, Term of Office and Operation. [#]21.4.1.1 Method of Selection. [#] Each division’s governance structure shall appoint members to serve onthe committees with playing rules and championships administration responsibilities. The Playing Rules OversightPanel shall oversee the selection process of secretary-rules editors and approve the selections for thosepositions. The secretary-rules editor may be reappointed but is limited to a term not to exceed eight years inlength and shall be a nonvoting member of the committee. The membership of each committee shall includerepresentatives from each of the Association’s membership divisions. (Revised: 1/11/89, 1/14/97 effective 8/1/97,11/1/01, 4/24/03, 1/8/07)21.4.1.1.1 Waiver—Secretary-Rules Editor Term Limit. [#] Due to extenuating circumstances, thePlaying Rules Oversight Panel may waive the secretary-rules editor’s eight-year term limit; however, the termshall not be extended by more than four additional years. (Adopted: 4/24/03, Revised: 1/8/07)21.4.1.2 Composition Requirements. [#] For committees that administer Division I, Division II, DivisionIII and National Collegiate Championships in individual sports, at least 25 percent of the positions on eachcommittee shall be filled by athletics administrators (athletics directors, associate or assistant athletics directors,senior woman athletics administrators, individuals who are employed full time as administrators by memberconferences, or individuals who are employed both part time as administrators by member conferences and fulltime by member institutions). Further, at least 50 percent of the total positions on each rules committee shall befilled by coaching staff members. For committees that administer Division I, Division II, Division III and NationalCollegiate Championships in team sports, at least 50 percent of the positions on each committee shall befilled by athletics administrators. Further, at least 50 percent of the total positions on each rules committee shallbe filled by coaching staff members. In order for a district to be represented on a committee for which districtrepresentation is specified, at least five of its active members shall sponsor the sport on an intercollegiate basis.(Revised: 1/10/90, 1/10/95, 4/27/00 effective 8/1/00)21.4.1.2.1 Exception—Men’s and Women’s Skiing Committee. [#] The Men’s and Women’s SkiingCommittee shall be exempt from the composition requirements set forth in Bylaw 21.4.1.2. (Adopted:11/1/00)21.4.1.3 Special Operating Rules. [#] Each committee shall act as one body to formulate playing rules anddetermine general policies for the administration of the NCAA championships under its jurisdiction. Divisionsubcommittees, composed of committee members from the respective divisions, shall be responsible for administeringthe respective division championships.21.4.1.4 Advisory Committees. [#] The governing sports committee may appoint individuals not alreadyserving on a sports committee to an advisory committee.21.4.1.5 Duties. [#]21.4.1.5.1 Rules of Play. [#] Subject to the final authority of the Playing Rules Oversight Panel, eachrules committee shall establish and maintain rules of play in its sport consistent with the sound traditions ofthe sport and of such character as to ensure good sportsmanship and safe participation by the competitors.These playing rules shall be common for all divisions of the Association, and differences among the divisionsshall not be permitted, except for the division-specific playing regulations developed to address significantfinancial impact and approved by the divisions and the Playing Rules Oversight Panel. Playing rules committeesshall have the authority to permit rules experimentation in the nontraditional/nonchampionshipseason without Playing Rules Oversight Panel approval. Experimentation in the regular season shall besubject to Playing Rules Oversight Panel review. (Revised: 1/10/92 effective 8/1/92, 1/14/97 effective 8/1/97,4/28/05, 12/2/05)21.4.1.5.2 National Records. [#] In sports for which national records are maintained, each committeeshall be responsible for approval of such national records.21.4.1.5.3 Cooperation with Other Organizations. [#] A rules committee may cooperate with othernational organizations in the development of common playing rules. (Revised: 1/14/97 effective 8/1/97)21.4.1.5.4 Operation. [#] The Executive Committee shall ratify policies regarding the length, locationand expenses of common committee meetings. (Adopted: 1/14/97 effective 8/1/97)21.4.1.6 Term of Office. Unless otherwise specified, a member of the committees listed in this bylaw shall beappointed for one four-year term. A former member may be appointed to an additional term after three yearshave elapsed. An individual who has served two terms on a committee may not serve further on that committee.A member’s term of service shall commence on the first day of September following the member’s election orappointment. (Revised: 5/13/08)21.4.2 Bowling Committee, Women’s. [#] The Women’s Bowling Committee shall consist of sevenmembers, including the secretary-rules editor, who shall be a nonvoting member. (Revised: 10/28/10)21Committees361