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NAIA four-year collegiate institution, directly or indirectly, without first obtaining the written permission of thefirst institution’s athletics director (or an athletics administrator designated by the athletics director) to do so,regardless of who makes the initial contact. If permission is not granted, the second institution shall not encouragethe transfer and the institution shall not provide athletically related financial assistance to the student-athleteuntil the student-athlete has attended the second institution for one academic year. If permission is grantedto contact the student-athlete, all applicable NCAA recruiting rules apply. If an institution receives a writtenrequest from a student-athlete to permit another institution to contact the student-athlete about transferring,the institution shall grant or deny the request within seven business days (see Bylaw 13.02.1) of receipt of therequest. If the institution fails to respond to the student-athlete’s written request within seven business days,permission shall be granted by default and the institution shall provide written permission to the student-athlete.(Revised: 1/10/91, 1/16/93, 1/11/94, 4/26/01, 4/29/04 effective 8/1/04, 4/29/10 effective 8/1/10)13.1.1.3.1 Hearing Opportunity. If the institution decides to deny a student-athlete’s request to permitany other institution to contact the student-athlete about transferring, the institution shall inform thestudent-athlete in writing that he or she, upon request, shall be provided a hearing conducted by an institutionalentity or committee outside the athletics department (e.g., the office of student affairs; office of thedean of students; or a committee composed of the faculty athletics representative, student-athletes and nonathleticsfaculty/staff members). The institution shall conduct the hearing and provide written results of thehearing to the student-athlete within 15 business days (see Bylaw 13.02.1) of receipt of the student-athlete’swritten request 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, permission to contact the student-athlete shallbe granted by default and the institution shall provide written permission to the student-athlete. (Adopted:1/11/94, Revised: 9/18/07, 4/29/10 effective 8/1/10)13.1.1.3.2 Student-Athlete Withdrawn From Four-Year College. A member institution may contacta student-athlete who has withdrawn officially from a four-year collegiate institution without obtainingpermission from the first institution only if at least one academic year has elapsed since the withdrawal.13.1.1.3.2.1 Exception—Official Religious Mission. An institution shall not contact a studentathletewho has begun service on an official religious mission without obtaining permission from theinstitution from which the student-athlete withdrew prior to beginning his or her mission if the student-athletesigned a National Letter of Intent (NLI) and attended the institution (with which he orshe signed the NLI) as a full-time student. If such a student-athlete has completed his or her officialreligious mission and does not enroll full time in a collegiate institution within one calendar year ofcompletion of the mission, an institution may contact the student-athlete without obtaining permissionfrom the first institution. (Adopted: 1/17/09 effective 8/1/09, Revised: 4/2/10)13.1.1.3.3 Transfer From Institution Placed on Probation by Committee on Infractions. It isnot necessary for an institution to obtain permission in writing to recruit a student-athlete at an institutionthat has been placed on probation with sanctions that preclude it from competing in postseason competitionduring the remaining seasons of the student-athlete’s eligibility. However, the student-athlete’s institutionmust be notified of the recruitment and may establish reasonable restrictions related to the contact(e.g., no visits during class time), provided such restrictions do not preclude the opportunity for the studentathleteto discuss transfer possibilities with the other institution [see Bylaw 14.7.2-(c)]. (Adopted: 1/10/92,Revised: 1/9/06 effective 8/1/06)13.1.1.3.4 Transfer From Institution Ineligible for Postseason Competition—Academic PerformanceProgram. On approval by the Committee on Academic Performance, an institution maycontact a student-athlete at another institution whose team is ineligible for postseason competition duringthe remaining seasons of the student-athlete’s eligibility due to sanctions pursuant to the AcademicPerformance Program, without obtaining written permission from the other institution. The student-athlete’sinstitution must be notified of the recruitment and may establish reasonable restrictions related tothe contact (e.g., no visits during class time), provided such restrictions do not preclude the opportunityfor the student-athlete to discuss transfer possibilities with the other institution [see Bylaw 14.7.2-(e)].(Adopted: 1/9/06 effective 8/1/06)13.1.1.3.5 Transfer While Ineligible Due to Positive Drug Test. If a student-athlete who is declaredineligible due to a positive drug test administered by the NCAA transfers to another NCAA institution,the institution from which the student-athlete transferred must notify the new institution of the studentathlete’sineligibility (see Bylaw 18.4.1.5.1.3). (Adopted: 1/14/97 effective 8/1/97)13.1.2 Permissible Recruiters.13.1.2.1 General Rule. All in-person, on- and off-campus recruiting contacts with a prospective student-athleteor the prospective student-athlete’s relatives or legal guardians shall be made only by authorized institutionalstaff members. Such contact, as well as correspondence and telephone calls, by representatives of an institution’sathletics interests is prohibited except as otherwise permitted in this section. Violations of this bylaw involvingindividuals other than a representative of an institution’s athletics interests shall be considered institutional viola-13Recruiting79