University of North TexasUniversity of North Texas

Mean Green AthleticsMean Green Athletics

COMPLIANCECOMPLIANCE

The UniversityThe University

Complying with the rules and Complying with the rules and regulations of the NCAA is the regulations of the NCAA is the responsibility of the entire University. responsibility of the entire University. A system of accountability for the A system of accountability for the University is provided by educating University is provided by educating staff members regarding regulations staff members regarding regulations and informing them of expected and informing them of expected conduct to comply.conduct to comply.

The Athletics Compliance OfficeThe Athletics Compliance Office

The Athletics Compliance Office was The Athletics Compliance Office was created to assist student-athletes, created to assist student-athletes, coaches, Athletics Department staff, coaches, Athletics Department staff, University personnel, and friends of University personnel, and friends of UNT to comply with regulations of UNT to comply with regulations of the NCAA, the Sun Belt Conference the NCAA, the Sun Belt Conference and the University.and the University.

The Athletics Compliance OfficeThe Athletics Compliance Office

A premium is placed on rules education, A premium is placed on rules education, providing interpretative responses to providing interpretative responses to University personnel, and monitoring of University personnel, and monitoring of Athletics Department activities. Athletics Department activities. Communication between the Communication between the Compliance Office and UNT employees Compliance Office and UNT employees and friends is the highest priority.and friends is the highest priority.

The Athletics Compliance OfficeThe Athletics Compliance Office

The principle objectives of the The principle objectives of the Compliance Office will be positive Compliance Office will be positive and proactive in nature, rather than and proactive in nature, rather than negative or corrective (although it negative or corrective (although it will fulfill its role in self-reporting or will fulfill its role in self-reporting or investigating any violations, as well, investigating any violations, as well, when necessary).when necessary).

The Athletics Compliance OfficeThe Athletics Compliance Office

The Department of Athletics is The Department of Athletics is committed to upholding the integrity committed to upholding the integrity of the University. Therefore, our of the University. Therefore, our goal is 100% compliance with goal is 100% compliance with NCAA, Sun Belt Conference, and NCAA, Sun Belt Conference, and University regulations.University regulations.

New Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana

Commissioner, Wright WatersCommissioner, Wright WatersExecutive President, Dr. Sidney McPhee Executive President, Dr. Sidney McPhee Middle Tennessee State University Middle Tennessee State University

Arkansas State UniversityArkansas State University

Jonesboro, ArkansasJonesboro, Arkansas

Middle Tennessee StateMiddle Tennessee State

Murfreesboro, TennesseeMurfreesboro, Tennessee

University of LouisianaUniversity of Louisiana - - LafayetteLafayette

Lafayette, LouisianaLafayette, Louisiana

University of DenverUniversity of Denver

Denver, ColoradoDenver, Colorado

Western KentuckyWestern Kentucky

Bowling Green, KentuckyBowling Green, Kentucky

University of New University of New Orleans Orleans

New Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana

Florida InternationalFlorida International

Miami, FloridaMiami, Florida

University of Arkansas-University of Arkansas-Little RockLittle Rock

Little Rock, ArkansasLittle Rock, Arkansas

University of South University of South AlabamaAlabama

Mobile, AlabamaMobile, Alabama

University of TroyUniversity of Troy

Troy, AlabamaTroy, Alabama

University Louisiana - University Louisiana - MonroeMonroe

Monroe, LouisianaMonroe, Louisiana

Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic UniversityUniversity

Boca Raton, FloridaBoca Raton, Florida

AskAskBefore Before

You You ActAct

When you have the When you have the LEAST bit of doubt, ask LEAST bit of doubt, ask the compliance office. the compliance office.

Ethical ConductEthical Conduct

NCAA bylaw 10.1 mandates NCAA bylaw 10.1 mandates certain actions certain actions

Unethical conduct by a prospective or Unethical conduct by a prospective or enrolled student-athlete or a current or enrolled student-athlete or a current or former institutional staff member (e.g., former institutional staff member (e.g., coach, professor, tutor, teaching coach, professor, tutor, teaching assistant, student manager, student assistant, student manager, student trainer) may include, but is not limited trainer) may include, but is not limited to, the following: to, the following: (Revised: 1/10/90, (Revised: 1/10/90, 1/9/96, 2/22/01)1/9/96, 2/22/01)

Refusal to furnish information relevant to Refusal to furnish information relevant to an investigation of a possible violation of an investigation of a possible violation of an NCAA regulation when requested to an NCAA regulation when requested to do so by the NCAA, the Sun Belt do so by the NCAA, the Sun Belt Conference or the individual’s institutionConference or the individual’s institution

Knowing involvement in arranging Knowing involvement in arranging for fraudulent academic credit or for fraudulent academic credit or false transcripts for a prospective or false transcripts for a prospective or an enrolled student-athletean enrolled student-athlete

Knowing involvement in offering or Knowing involvement in offering or providing a prospective or an providing a prospective or an enrolled student-athlete an improper enrolled student-athlete an improper inducement or extra benefit or inducement or extra benefit or improper financial aidimproper financial aid

Knowingly furnishing the NCAA or Knowingly furnishing the NCAA or the individual’s institution false or the individual’s institution false or misleading information concerning misleading information concerning the individual’s involvement in or the individual’s involvement in or knowledge of matters relevant to a knowledge of matters relevant to a possible violation of an NCAA possible violation of an NCAA regulation; or regulation; or

Receipt of benefits by an institutional Receipt of benefits by an institutional staff member for facilitating or staff member for facilitating or arranging a meeting between a arranging a meeting between a student-athlete and an agent, student-athlete and an agent, financial advisor or a representative financial advisor or a representative of an agent or advisor of an agent or advisor

Representative of Athletics Representative of Athletics Interests 13.02.11Interests 13.02.11

A “representative of the institution’s A “representative of the institution’s athletics interests” is an individual, athletics interests” is an individual, independent agency, corporate entity or independent agency, corporate entity or other organization who is known (or who other organization who is known (or who should have been known) by a member should have been known) by a member of the institution’s executive or athletics of the institution’s executive or athletics administrationadministration

(a) Have participated in, has been or is a member of an (a) Have participated in, has been or is a member of an agency or organization promoting the institution’s agency or organization promoting the institution’s intercollegiate athletics programintercollegiate athletics program

(b) Have made financial contributions to the athletics (b) Have made financial contributions to the athletics department or to an athletics booster organization of that department or to an athletics booster organization of that institution;institution;

(c) Have assisted or to have been requested (by the (c) Have assisted or to have been requested (by the athletics department staff) to assist in the recruitment of athletics department staff) to assist in the recruitment of prospects;prospects;

(d) Have assisted in providing benefits to enrolled student-(d) Have assisted in providing benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their families; athletes or their families;

(e) Have been involved otherwise in promoting the (e) Have been involved otherwise in promoting the institution’s athletics program.institution’s athletics program.

Representative of Athletics Representative of Athletics Interests 13.02.11.1Interests 13.02.11.1

Once an individual, independent agency, Once an individual, independent agency, corporate entity or other organization is corporate entity or other organization is identified as such a representative, the identified as such a representative, the person, independent agency, corporate person, independent agency, corporate entity or other organization retains that entity or other organization retains that identity indefinitely. identity indefinitely. (Revised: 2/16/00)(Revised: 2/16/00)

General Rule 13.1.2.1General Rule 13.1.2.1 All in-person, on- and off-campus recruiting All in-person, on- and off-campus recruiting

contacts with a prospect or the prospect’s contacts with a prospect or the prospect’s relatives or legal guardians shall be made relatives or legal guardians shall be made only by authorized institutional staff only by authorized institutional staff members. Such contact, as well as members. Such contact, as well as correspondence and telephone calls, by correspondence and telephone calls, by representatives of an institution’s athletics representatives of an institution’s athletics interests is prohibited except as otherwise interests is prohibited except as otherwise permitted in this section.permitted in this section.

General ExceptionsGeneral Exceptions13.1.2213.1.22..

Admissions ProgramAdmissions Program

Off-campus recruiting contacts Off-campus recruiting contacts made by an institution’s regular made by an institution’s regular admissions program representative admissions program representative and directed at all prospective and directed at all prospective students including nonathletesstudents including nonathletes

Established FamilyEstablished Family

Friend/Neighbor.Friend/Neighbor. Contacts made Contacts made with a prospect by an established with a prospect by an established family friend or neighbor, it being family friend or neighbor, it being understood that such contacts are understood that such contacts are not made for recruiting purposes and not made for recruiting purposes and are not initiated by a member of an are not initiated by a member of an institution’s coaching staffinstitution’s coaching staff..

InterpreterInterpreter An interpreter present during an institution’s in-An interpreter present during an institution’s in-

person, off-campus contact with a prospect or person, off-campus contact with a prospect or the prospect’s parent(s)[or legal guardian(s)], the prospect’s parent(s)[or legal guardian(s)], provided that if the institution is involved in provided that if the institution is involved in making the arrangements for the use of the making the arrangements for the use of the interpreter, the interpreter must be a faculty interpreter, the interpreter must be a faculty member or a professional interpreter. It is not member or a professional interpreter. It is not permissible for the interpreter to be an enrolled permissible for the interpreter to be an enrolled student-athlete, a family member of an enrolled student-athlete, a family member of an enrolled student-athlete or a representative of the student-athlete or a representative of the institution’s athletics interests. institution’s athletics interests. (Adopted: (Adopted: 1/11/97)1/11/97)

Unavoidable Incidental Unavoidable Incidental ContactContact

An unavoidable incidental contact made with a An unavoidable incidental contact made with a prospect by representatives of the institution’s prospect by representatives of the institution’s athletics interests, provided the contact is not athletics interests, provided the contact is not prearranged by the representative or an athletics prearranged by the representative or an athletics department staff member, does not take place on department staff member, does not take place on the grounds of the prospect’s educational institution the grounds of the prospect’s educational institution or at the sites of organized competition and practice or at the sites of organized competition and practice involving the prospect or the prospect’s team (i.e., involving the prospect or the prospect’s team (i.e., high-school, preparatory school, two-year college or high-school, preparatory school, two-year college or all-star team), is not made for the purpose of all-star team), is not made for the purpose of recruitment of the prospect, and involves only recruitment of the prospect, and involves only normal civility.normal civility.

Other Restrictions, Other Restrictions, Athletics RepresentativesAthletics Representatives

13.1.2.413.1.2.4

Telephone ConversationTelephone Conversation

An athletics representative of a member An athletics representative of a member institution may speak to a prospective institution may speak to a prospective student-athlete via the telephone only if the student-athlete via the telephone only if the prospect initiates the telephone conversation prospect initiates the telephone conversation and the call is not for recruiting purposes. and the call is not for recruiting purposes. Under such circumstances, the Under such circumstances, the representative must refer questions about representative must refer questions about the institution’s athletics program to the the institution’s athletics program to the athletics department staffathletics department staff

Observing Prospect’s Observing Prospect’s ContestContest

An athletics representative may view An athletics representative may view a prospect’s athletics contest on his a prospect’s athletics contest on his or her own initiative, subject to the or her own initiative, subject to the understanding that the athletics understanding that the athletics representative may not contact the representative may not contact the prospect on such occasions;prospect on such occasions;

Evaluation of ProspectEvaluation of Prospect

An athletics representative may not An athletics representative may not contact a prospect’s coach, principal contact a prospect’s coach, principal or counselor in an attempt to or counselor in an attempt to evaluate the prospect evaluate the prospect

Visiting Prospect’s Visiting Prospect’s InstitutionInstitution

An athletics representative may not An athletics representative may not visit a prospect’s educational visit a prospect’s educational institution to pick up film/videotape institution to pick up film/videotape or transcripts pertaining to the or transcripts pertaining to the evaluation of the prospect’s evaluation of the prospect’s academic eligibility or athletics academic eligibility or athletics ability. ability.

16.02.3 Extra Benefits16.02.3 Extra Benefits

An extra benefit is any special An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee arrangement by an institutional employee or a representative of the institution’s or a representative of the institution’s athletics interests to provide a student-athletics interests to provide a student-athlete or the student-athlete’s relative or athlete or the student-athlete’s relative or friend a benefit not expressly authorized friend a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation. by NCAA legislation.

Receipt of a benefit by student-athletes Receipt of a benefit by student-athletes or their relatives or friends is not a or their relatives or friends is not a violation of NCAA legislation if it is violation of NCAA legislation if it is demonstrated that the same benefit is demonstrated that the same benefit is generally available to the institution’s generally available to the institution’s students or their relatives or friends or to students or their relatives or friends or to a particular segment of the student body a particular segment of the student body (e.g., foreign students, minority students) (e.g., foreign students, minority students) determined on a basis unrelated to determined on a basis unrelated to athletics ability. (Revised: 1/10/91) athletics ability. (Revised: 1/10/91)

Discounts / Credits Discounts / Credits 16.12.2.216.12.2.2

A student-athlete may not receive a A student-athlete may not receive a special discount, payment arrangement special discount, payment arrangement or credit on a purchase (e.g., airline or credit on a purchase (e.g., airline ticket, clothing) or a service (e.g., ticket, clothing) or a service (e.g., laundry, dry cleaning) from an laundry, dry cleaning) from an institutional employee or a representative institutional employee or a representative of its athletics interests. of its athletics interests.

Free or Reduced Cost Free or Reduced Cost Services 16.12.22.1Services 16.12.22.1

An athletics representative may not provide An athletics representative may not provide a student-athlete with professional services a student-athlete with professional services (for which a fee normally would be charged) (for which a fee normally would be charged) without charge or at a reduced cost except without charge or at a reduced cost except as permitted elsewhere in this bylaw. as permitted elsewhere in this bylaw. Professional services provided at less than Professional services provided at less than the normal rate or at no expense to a the normal rate or at no expense to a student-athlete are considered an extra student-athlete are considered an extra benefit unless they are available on the benefit unless they are available on the same basis to the general student body. same basis to the general student body.

Telephones & Credit Telephones & Credit CardsCards12.2.2.212.2.2.2

It is not permissible to allow a student-It is not permissible to allow a student-athlete to use a telephone or credit card athlete to use a telephone or credit card for personal reasons without charge or at for personal reasons without charge or at a reduced cost. a reduced cost.

Other Prohibited Benefits Other Prohibited Benefits 12.2.312.2.3

An institutional employee or An institutional employee or representative of the institution’s athletics representative of the institution’s athletics interests may not provide a student-interests may not provide a student-athlete with extra benefits or services, athlete with extra benefits or services, including, but not limited to: including, but not limited to:

(a) A loan of money; (a) A loan of money; (b) A guarantee of bond; (b) A guarantee of bond; (c) Signing or cosigning a note with an (c) Signing or cosigning a note with an

outside agency to arrange a loan. outside agency to arrange a loan. (d) An automobile or the use of an (d) An automobile or the use of an

automobile; automobile; (e) Transportation (e.g., a ride home with (e) Transportation (e.g., a ride home with

a coach), except as permitted in 16.10.1-a coach), except as permitted in 16.10.1-(f), even if the student-athlete reimburses (f), even if the student-athlete reimburses the institution or the staff member for the the institution or the staff member for the appropriate amount of the gas or appropriate amount of the gas or expense.expense.

AskAskBefore Before

You You ActAct

When you have the When you have the LEAST bit of doubt, ask LEAST bit of doubt, ask the compliance office. the compliance office.