Article VI, Section E
Appeal of a Committee’s Decisions
Per NAIA Bylaws Article VI Section E An institution (chief executive officer, athletics director or faculty athletics representative) shall have the right to request an appeal of a ruling by the NEC, CEC, NAC, Competitive Experience Committee, the Home School Committee, the NAIA Membership Committee and/or CFAR on behalf of the institution and/or student to the NCC, within 30 days of notification (committee’s closing letter), provided*:
- There is new or additional evidence pertinent to the case that was not considered in reaching the initial decision;
- The decision reached was demonstrably capricious or arbitrary; and/or
- There was demonstrable bias or discrimination which influenced the decision.
*Legislative Services advises schools that the appeal documents must be explicit of the stated grounds for appeal; otherwise the NCC will deny the appeal based on the reason the basis for the appeal is not evident.
The NCC will review the written request for appeal and reach one of the following decisions**:
- No sufficient grounds exist for allowing the appeal;
- The appeal is justified and the case is returned to the appropriate national committee for reconsideration; or
- The appeal is justified and the case will be decided by the National Coordinating Committee.
** Pursuant to NAIA bylaws, decisions of the National Coordinating Committee on appeal are final.
Creating an Appeal Packet
- NAIA Request of Appeal of Previous Ruling Form
- Identify the reason for the appeal.
- If the reason for the appeal is based on new or additional information, the NAIA institution must clearly mark inthe case documents what they consider to be new or additional information.
- Statement made by the institution regarding the reason for the appeal.
