Legislative Services

Resources for conducting rules education as well as self-study. Tools include audio explanations, Powerpoints, handouts, Official Handbook, blog entries.

Rules & Regulations

View the latest Official Handbook & Policy Handbook and the NAIA Constitution & Bylaws (9.11.08)

NAIA's annual convention considers business including constitution and bylaws changes. Review proposed amendments and voting results from the last convention.

Legislative Forms & Online Reporting
	NAIAHelp online reporting system is used to submit institution information and year-end reports. Contact Tony Bybee for access. LOGIN to NAIAHelp

	• VIEW TOOLS for preparing NAIA Year-End Reports
	• VIEW ELIGIBILITY FORMS required for all students who must be certified eligible prior to representing an institution
	• VIEW RESOURCES for new NAIA members
	• VIEW CALENDAR (Updated 8/31/08) of important legislative deadlines
	• ELIGIBILITY SOFTWARE (ECP) This software is made available to members for easy determination of a student-athlete's eligibility for sports at an NAIA member institution.

Discuss your views about legislative issues on the Eligibility blog.

Current Issues

Discussions and explanations of issues related to various rules, regulations and bylaws of the NAIA.

Forfeits (Updated 5/15/09)
All forfeits must be approved by the National Office. Please consult the National Administrative Council Policy Handbook (pp. 135-36) for additional information regarding forfeit requests. Only forfeits approved by the National Office can be used to determine a team’s record.

Violation Reports (Updated 5/8/09)

Current listings of those institutions on probation or that have been placed on suspension from postseason play.

Governance
The process for governing the NAIA member institutions takes place with the help of dedicated administrators and coaches that make up the many committees, councils, and associations within each of the 25 conferences and the Association of Independent Insitutions (A.I.I.).