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November 15, 2018 | Compliance
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It is permissible for parents to host a dinner, such as Thanksgiving, for their child's team as an occasional meal. See Bylaw 16.11.1.7 below for more information.
16.11.1.7 Miscellaneous Benefits. [A] An institution may provide or arrange for the following benefits for a student-athlete: [R] (Adopted: 4/26/01, Revised: 4/24/03 effective 8/1/03, 4/13/09, 4/26/12, 1/19/13 effective 8/1/13, 8/7/14)
(a) The use of a return ticket at any time after the conclusion of a foreign tour;
(b) Receipt of frequent flier points and/or miles earned while traveling to and from intercollegiate practice and/or competition;
(c) Participation in receptions and festivities associated with championships, conference tournaments or allstar events hosted by and conducted on the institution's campus;
(d) Occasional meals to team members provided by a student-athlete's family member at any location;
(e) Telephone calls in emergency situations as approved by the director of athletics (or his or her designee);
(f) Reasonable tokens of support and transportation, housing and meal expenses in the event of injury, illness, or death of a family member or another student-athlete;
(g) Fundraisers for student-athletes (or their family members) under the following extreme circumstances:
(1) Extreme circumstances should be extraordinary in the result of events beyond the student-athlete's control (e.g., life-threatening illness, natural disaster);
(2) The proceeds must be designated for a specific purpose (e.g., payment of medical bills, purchase of medical equipment, replacement of items lost in a fire, etc.)
(3) The proceeds may be given directly to the beneficiaries, with receipt kept on file by the institution,
which must include the amount of expenses incurred and the total amount received; and
(4) The excess proceeds must be given to a not-for-profit organization with the receipt kept on file by the institution.
(h) The payment of admission costs or a meal for any student-athlete being honored at a nonathletics awards ceremony.
