A timely new staff confirmation.
Return Travel Expense Restrictions for a Multi-Day Event (I)
Date Published: March 10, 2011
Type: Staff Interpretation
The academic and membership affairs staff confirmed that if an institution's team participates in a multi-day event (e.g., NCAA championship), the institution may provide travel expenses to a student-athlete (or the institution's team) who remains not more than 36 hours (24 hours in men's basketball) after the conclusion of the last contest, even if the institution is not participating in the last contest. [References: 16.8.1.2.1 (departure/return expense restrictions); and a staff interpretation (12/16/92, Item No. d), which has been archived]