Legislative Services

Rules & Regulations
The NAIA designed a Policy Handbook to help achieve organizational goals. View the latest Policy Handbook and the NAIA Constitution & Bylaws or submit a Constitution & Bylaw Proposal.

Legislative Forms
Learn about the NAIA’s eligibility standards and access information about eligibility software. Fill out medical hardship request forms here.

Current Issues
Find monthly discussions of issues important to the NAIA and member institutions.

Forfeits (Updated 4/3/08)
All forfeits must be approved by the National Office.  Please consult the Council of Athletics Administrators Policy Handbook (page 149) 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 1/31/08)
Find out what steps to take to file a violation report and view end of year report forms.

Convention
Each year, the NAIA holds its National Convention. The focus of the convention is to discuss official business within the organization to discuss issues in sports.

2007-08 Proposed Amendments to Bylaws and Constitution
CLICK HERE (3/18/08)

Voting Results CLICK HERE (4/22/08)

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 14 regions.

Eligibility Software (ECP) (7/26/2007)
This software is made available to members for easy determination of a student-athlete's eligibility for sports at an NAIA member institution.

2007-08 Legislative Calendar (Updated 8/31/07)

This page provides you with a calendar of important deadlines.