Updated Revised November, 2009 Table of Index Sections
Article VI Membership and Representation
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Article VI Membership and Representation I. Eligibility for membership, its conditions and obligations, and the termination and reinstatement of membership shall be governed by the provisions of the Constitution and the Constitutional By-Laws. Acceptance of membership shall bind such college or university to abide by the constitution and bylaws of the CACC and accept all decisions of the conference. II. Current Members are: Bloomfield College, Caldwell College, Chestnut Hill College, Concordia College, Dominican College, Felician College, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Nyack College, Post University, Philadelphia University, University of Sciences in Philadelphia and Wilmington University. III. A member of the Conference shall be a NCAA Division II member that accepts and agrees to subscribe to the principles set forth in the Constitution and adheres to all requirements in the Constitution and By-laws. IV. Members must be geographically compatible. Members must share a common philosophy in which student-athlete academic achievement and community service are primary. V. Each member college or university shall have one vote on all procedural matters. Each Senior Athletic Administrator receives one vote or must designate their proxy for each business meeting. Absentee balloting is permissible only through the conference president’s office and may be conveyed through the mail or over the telephone. VI. To withdraw from the Conference a member institution, through its President or designee, must file an official notice of withdrawal with the Commissioner and with each member institution. Such notice of withdrawal must be filed on or before June 1 of any year, with an effective date of June 30 of the next calendar year. Athletics competition between the withdrawing institution and other conference member institutions shall continue on an uninterrupted basis throughout the year following filing of the withdrawal notice. Agreements on conference competition between member institutions and the withdrawing institution shall be null and void on the effective date of termination of the withdrawing institution. Agreements on scheduled athletics competition involving the withdrawing institution and other conference member institutions shall be null and void on the effective date of termination, but may be continued by mutual agreement of the individual institutions. A withdrawing member institution forfeits all rights to proceeds the conference would receive from the NCAA or any other revenue normally distributed through the conference for the 12-month period immediately preceding the effective date of withdrawal. A withdrawing member waives all rights to any share of conference assets or proceeds. A withdrawing member that fails to provide the required one year notification will pay the conference one year’s membership dues. VII. If a member institution fails to meet the established timeline, the DC, with recommendations received from the Membership Committee, shall have the right to impose the following fines: A. A monetary fine equal to the current one-year’s dues. B. No enhancement monies or assets will be allocated to the institution during their final year as a member. C. No post-season competition. D. The departing institute will automatically be stripped of all voting rights and be automatically removed from all offices and committees.
A. A member shall not be expelled or placed on probationary status except by a 3/4 votes of all current Conference members at a scheduled President’s Council meeting. B. Reinstatement may only be attained by 3/4 votes of the President’s Council.
A. Each member institution must sponsor at least 4 men's (if coeducational institution) and 4 women's conference championship sports that meet NCAA sports sponsorship requirements (NCAA Bylaw 20.10.3). B. Each member institution must sponsor at least one conference championship sport in each sport season (i.e. fall, winter, spring) for each gender. 1.
a. Fall - Men's X-C, Women's X-C, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer. Women’s Volleyball and Women’s Tennis b. Men’s Basketball, Women's Basketball c. Spring - Baseball, Men's Golf, Women’s Lacrosse, Softball, Men’s Tennis C. Each member institution must have the following designated staff. 1. Director of Athletics 2. Senior Woman Administrator 3. Compliance Coordinator 4. Faculty Athletic Representative 5. Athletic Trainer 6. Sports Information Director D. Each institution's Director of Athletics shall attend all scheduled DC meetings unless notice is provided to the Commissioner and a designated alternative may be appointed by written proxy. Article VII New Membership New Member Procedures: A prospective member’s CEO must submit a letter of interest in the CACC to the Commissioner. Upon receipt of the letter, the conference office will respond with a request for a non-refundable $3,000 application fee. The letter will be forwarded to all CACC Athletic Directors and Presidents.* After receiving the fee: B. Conference Commissioner will provide the institution with the membership procedures and a copy of the Conference Constitution and Bylaws. C. Required documentation (when complete packet has been received) will be forwarded to the CACC Membership Committee. Required Documentation A. A letter from the CEO of the institution indicating the reason for desiring membership in the CACC B. A letter from the Director of Athletics indicating the reason for desiring membership in the CACC and summary of attributes of the athletics program C. Summary of the institution’s compatibility (e.g. institutional mission, academic programs, geographical location, athletic program, student population) with current CACC members. 1. Most recent institutional regional accreditation report 2. Verification of NCAA Division II membership 3. Verification of good standing with the NCAA 4. Location and description of home athletic facilities 5. Latest NCAA self-study with attachments 6. Short-term and long-term goals of the athletic department 7. Copy of current catalog 8. Most recent EADA report a. Athletic department operations manual and compliance manual b. Athletic program’s strategic plan c. Athletic program’s most recent two years budgets, including athletically related financial aid by sport d. Any other information the institution may deem applicable. The conference office will then request a $2,500 visitation fee from the applicant to fund the site visit by the CACC Membership Committee and conference office representatives. After reviewing the documents and completing the site visit, the Membership Committee will make a recommendation to the Directors Council. The committee may recommend acceptance, rejection or that further consideration is necessary. The Directors Council will make a confidential recommendation and forward it on to the Presidents Council. The Presidents Council reviews the recommendation and acts. The Presidents Council can accept, reject or refer the matter back to the committee. If the Presidents vote to accept the new member, the institution will be assessed a $75,000 entry fee and must provide a five-year bond in the amount of $25,000. The bond will be returned to the institution after it is an active member of the CACC for five consecutive years. If the institution fails to maintain membership for five years the bond is forfeited. All interest received from the bond during the five-year period is the property of the CACC. * The CACC will not accept block applications. H. The PC shall act on the recommendation within 60 days of receipt from the DC. J. Decision of an institution’s application shall be by three-fourths (3/4) vote of PC. Article VIII Committees I. The DC may establish such standing and/or ad hoc committees as it deems necessary and appointments to such committees shall be made by the Commissioner. II. The Commissioner shall be responsible for the administrative functions associated with committees. Article IX Standing Committees I. Membership Committee II. Nominating Committee III. Awards Committee IV. Gender Equity Committee V. SAAC VI. Constitution and Bylaws Committee VII Infractions and Ethics Committee VIII. Budget and Finance IX. Championships
II. Soccer III. Volleyball IV. Basketball V. Baseball VI. Softball VII. Golf VIII. Tennis IX. Lacrosse
B. The term of each appointed member within a committee shall be three years with a renewable option. Article XI Enforcement Procedures for Institutional Violations I. Institution conducts internal fact finding to determine if violation occurred. II. Institution develops report of chronology of events leading to violation. II. Institution determines self-imposed sanctions, penalties. III. Institution submits report to NCAA Enforcement Group. IV. Institution submits copy of report to CACC Commissioner’s Office. V. Commissioner provides copy of report to Infractions and Ethics Committee. VI. Infractions and Ethics Committee reviews institutional report. VII. Infractions and Ethics Committee reports summary of all institutional violations. VIII. Infractions and Ethics Committee accepts report and self imposed sanctions and/or recommends additional sanctions. IX. Director’s Council responds to Infractions and Ethics Committee report. X. The Commissioner of the CACC will receive and forward the information of the alleged violations of the Conference Constitution, Bylaws and regulations to the Infractions and Ethics Committee. XI. The Infractions and Ethics Committee shall investigate the alleged violations and will report the findings and suggested punishment to the DC. If the DC deems the allegations warranted, the DC empowers the Commissioner to inform the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Athletic Administrator of the member institution involved, and will give them an opportunity to be heard in the case. If, after a hearing or failure of such institution to appear for a hearing occurs, and the DC concludes there is a violation, by ¾ votes, they, the DC, are empowered to implement the suggested penalty from the list below: A. The offending institution or staff member may be reprimanded by the DC and warned against repetition of the offense. B. The guilty staff member may be denied the privilege of contact with any prospective student-athlete for one year, and the same penalty may be imposed upon all staff members in the sport involved. C. The institution may be denied the right to compete for a conference championship in the sport involved and in additional sports in which it competes for a championship for one year or more, depending on the severity of the violation. D. The institution may be denied the right to schedule games with other Conference members in the sport in which the violation occurred. E. The institution may be placed on probation or expelled. F. The Commissioner shall report promptly by mail to each Chief Executive Officer and Senior Athletics Administrator of the institution in question, all impositions and /or reprimands and penalties. G. Public announcement of reprimands or penalties imposed by the Conference may be made public only after the institution involved has been notified. Article XII Amendments to Constitution and Bylaws I. Proposed amendments may be initiated by a conference member and must be submitted in writing to the Commissioner at least twenty-one calendar days prior to the meeting at which they are to be considered and acted upon. They are to be circulated to the membership at least fourteen calendar days prior to the meeting or may be voted on with less notice with a unanimous written consent by all members. II. Proposed amendments to the constitution, by-laws, rules and regulations of the conference become effective when adopted by a 3/4 votes of those present at the meeting. Article XIII Conditions of Competition Each member institution shall abide by the rules set forth in the NCAA playing rules, CACC guidelines, official rulebooks and other affiliated athletic associations and follow the eligibility standards of those associations. Each member institution shall participate in a minimum of sports per NCAA II Constitution and Bylaws. The CACC non-championship season, in sports other than men’s golf and women’s tennis, shall consist of a 30-day window with 20 playing/practice opportunities included. The dates may be determined by each member. A protested game shall be completed and the Commissioner in compliance with the NCAA regulations dealing with the incident shall handle any protest. Schedules shall be distributed in the fall and will be approved at the subsequent DC meeting for competition in upcoming year. All CACC institutions are required to meet CACC scheduling requirements in all sports. Any changes in the conference schedule must follow policies for schedule change. Schedule Change Policy. Schedules in the sports of Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Softball, Baseball, Men’s and Women’s Tennis, Women’s Lacrosse and Women’s Volleyball shall be considered conference schedules. These schedules will be developed and approved by the DC. Conference schedules shall have priority over non-conference competition. Conference schedules cannot be changed unless: Both Directors of Athletics agree. The information is submitted to the conference office for monitoring purposes. Contests postponed due to weather do NOT have to go through the conference office for rescheduling. All postponed conference games are to be played and should be rescheduled by mutual agreement of the colleges involved; if they cannot agree on a date they must play on the first open date that both colleges have. Failure to follow these guidelines could result in forfeiture. To qualify for the championship all scheduled Conference games must be played. Conference Championships The sport must have 6 (six) declared member teams to sponsor a conference sport Won/Loss record determines regular season conference champion for team sports Each member college must declare its intent to participate (Yes/No) in each Conference sport at the Spring Business meeting. Club teams are not be too included. If a member declares conference participation in the spring and decides at a later date not to play a conference schedule (unless it is due to a team folding from lack of a proper playing roster or status changed to club), the member college will be placed on a one-year probation in that sport upon its return to participation. B. If a member does not honor its Spring Declaration for reasons other than listed in paragraph (a) and sponsors the intercollegiate program in question, all programs at that institution will be placed on one-year probation upon re-declaration of participation in the conference. XI. The CACC shall pay for all officials’ fees during a conference tournament; however, the host school shall absorb any other costs to run the tournament. All proceeds from the tournament shall be forwarded to the CACC. Article XIV Annual Dues I. All members of the CACC shall pay annual dues sufficient to cover all costs of operating the CACC. The fee will be based upon the annual expenses projected (e.g. trophies, salaries, office operations). The fee will be recommended to the PC in the annual budget request. A July 1st billing will be sent to each member institution and will be payable by September 1st of the academic year. 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