State of Connecticut Act Requiring Full Disclosure To Prospective Student-Athletes Being Recruited
State of Connecticut Act Requiring Full Disclosure to Prospective Student-Athletes Being Recruited
PA 11-92-sHB 5415
Connecticut General Assembly
Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/SUM/2011SUM00092-R02HB-05415-SUM.htm
AN ACT REQUIRING FULL DISCLOSURE TO PROSPECTIVE ATHLETES BEING RECRUITED TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
SUMMARY: This act requires Connecticut colleges and universities with intercollegiate athletic programs to disclose certain information to recruited student athletes. Beginning January 1, 2012, any institution with an intercollegiate athletic program that recruits student athletes by soliciting them to apply to, enroll in, or attend the institution for the purpose of participating in intercollegiate athletics must (1) provide a hyperlink entitled "Student Athletes' Right to Know" on the front page of its official athletics website and (2) include a direct link to its web page in any written materials regarding the athletic program provided to student athletes. The hyperlink must link to a web page that contains information regarding (1) athletic scholarships, (2) the renewal of and release from scholarships, and (3) sports-related medical expenses.
The act defines student athletes as individuals who attend an elementary, middle, or secondary school program of education or an institution of higher education and participate in any interscholastic athletic program in Connecticut, regardless of whether or not they receive a scholarship for doing so.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
With respect to athletic scholarships, the act requires the "Student Athletes' Right to Know" website to include the following:
1. Institution's most recent cost of attendance for the academic year and summer school session, as published by its financial aid office, and the amount the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) prohibits from being covered in a full scholarship.
2. Institution's policy on providing scholarships for summer school sessions and whether they are proportional to those provided for the regular academic year;
Men's and women's basketball and ice hockey student-athletes are eligible scholarships for summer school sessions and their scholarships are proportional to their regular academic year scholarships. i.e. full scholarship/full summer school scholarship; half scholarship/half summer school scholarship. Scholarship awards are based on recommendations from the head coach and awarded by the institution's financial aid office. No other sports have summer athletics scholarship opportunities.
3. Full grant-in-aid scholarship payment received by all student athletes who live on campus during the academic year and off campus during summer school sessions; and
For those student-athletes living on campus, their actual tuition and fees, room and board and course related books are paid directly from their financial aid account to the bursar's office. When the cost of board for their housing assignment is less than the value of the institution's meal plan, a disbursement check is issued to the student-athlete (s). This disbursement check is issued in the first week of the fall and spring semesters.
For those student-athlete's residing in non university owned housing, when the value of their athletic scholarship exceeds the actual cost of their school bill for the semester, a disbursement check for their room and board is issued in the first week of the fall and spring semesters.
4. Institution's policy on signing more recruited student athletes than there are available scholarships and how that affects scholarship opportunities for recruited and current student athletes.
It is the university's policy and practice no to offer more scholarships than available per sport.
The website must also include information on NCAA rules regarding the National Letter of Intent (NLI), including that:
1. It is a binding agreement under which the institution agrees to provide athletics aid for one academic year in exchange for the prospective student athlete's agreement to attend the institution for one academic year;
An athletic grant-in-aid award is valid for one academic year.Although the renewal of an athletic grant-in-aid award is not automatic, it is the University's policy to renew an athletic grant-in-aid award when a student-athlete meets the conditions set forth in this agreement.NCAA rules permit the University to offer a student-athlete an athletic grant-in-aid once a year for a maximum of five (5) years.
2. It must be accompanied by an institutional financial aid agreement; and
3. Signing an NLI and not enrolling at the institution for a full academic year may subject a student athlete to specific penalties, including loss of a season of eligibility and a mandatory residence requirement.
The website must also state that, per NCAA rules, a verbal commitment is not binding on the student athlete or the institution.
Renewal and Release
The act requires the website to contain the institution's policy regarding the renewal or nonrenewal of athletic scholarships, specifically as it applies to (1) a temporary or permanent sports-related injury suffered by a student athlete in good standing, (2) a coaching change, and (3) athletic performance that is below expectations. The website must also contain the NCAA's policy regarding scholarship duration.
With respect to an athletic release, the website must include NCAA and institution policies on whether an institution may refuse to grant a release to a student athlete who wishes to transfer.
SPORTS-RELATED MEDICAL EXPENSES
The act requires the website to include the following information concerning sports-related medical expenses:
1. The NCAA's policy regarding whether athletic programs must pay for such expenses and the institution's policy concerning whether it will pay for such expenses, including deductibles, co-payments, and coinsurance, or any expenses that exceed maximum insurance coverage limits;
2. The institution's policy on who must pay for required sports-related insurance premiums for student athletes without insurance coverage;
3. How long an institution will pay for sports-related medical expenses after a student athlete's athletic eligibility expires; and
4. Whether an athletic program's medical policy covers services provided by a physician not associated with the program, including the provision of a second opinion for a sports-related injury.
BACKGROUND
Value of Full Scholarship
The NCAA defines a "full grant-in-aid" (i. e. , a full scholarship) as financial aid that consists of tuition, fees, room, board, and required course-related books (NCAA Bylaw 15. 02. 5). It does not include other items that institutions typically use to calculate the cost of attendance, such as transportation and miscellaneous personal expenses. An institution may only provide financial aid to student-athletes for such expenses if the provision of aid is unrelated to athletic ability (NCAA Bylaw 15. 1).
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Quinnipiac University Athletics Grant in Aid Agreement Letter
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PSAs_Official_First_NameMiddle_InitialLast_Name Street_Address_Do_Not_Abbreviate_ST_DR City,State_or_ProvinceZipCountry__If_Intl_PSA_ |
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DearPSAs_Official_First_Name:
Congratulations! Quinnipiac University is very pleased to offer you a scholarship for an Athletic Grant-in-Aid valued at Scholarship_Recommendation_Type_in_Amount for the 2018-19 academic year for your participation in our Sport_use_lower_case_letters_indicate_me program.The offer of the athletic grant-in-aid is made in accordance with the rules and regulations of Quinnipiac University, all applicable athletic conferences and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.It is very important that you read and fully understand the terms and conditions of this scholarship offer listed in the Athletics Grant-in-Aid Agreement.Please note that this aid cannot be combined with other University merit aid in excess of the value of tuition.
Sincerely,
Senior Director of Financial Aid
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Enclosures
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Student ID:QU_ID Award Value:Scholarship_Recommendation_Type_in_Amoun Sport:Sport_use_lower_case_letters_indicate_me |
Terms and Conditions
1.A student-athlete is eligible to receive athletically related financial aid from Quinnipiac University provided:
- He/she maintains an academic status that meets the satisfactory progress guidelines of Quinnipiac University (see #4), and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA);
- He/she abides by team, University, Northeast Conference and NCAA rules and regulations;
- He/she conducts him/herself in a responsible and professional manner; and,
- He/she participates in team-related activities as an active member of a Quinnipiac University intercollegiate team.
- After the second semester, earned a minimum of 20 credits and achieved at least 1.80 GPA.
- After the fourth semester, earned a minimum of 40 credits and achieved at least a 1.9 GPA
- After the sixth semester, earned a minimum of 60 credits and achieved at least a 2.0 GPA.
By signing and dating this document I,please print, hereby acknowledge and agree to the terms and conditions of the Athletics Grant-In-Aid Agreement associated with the scholarship that is being offered to me.
Signature of student-athlete___________________________________Date _____________
Date of Birth ____ /_____/ _____
Please return one copy of this Agreement to:
Bob Tipson, Quinnipiac University, GM-ATH, 275 MT Carmel Avenue, Hamden, CT06518
