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Case 3
Meal Allowance / Reimbursement inside of the Academic Term
SITUATION:
Community College A schedules baseball games during spring break when the college is closed. Since the student-
athletes are required to be on campus for practice and games, may the college provide meals to those student-athletes
required to be on campus over spring break?
ANSWER:
Yes. The athletic department may provide meals to all student-athletes who are required to stay on campus when the
college is closed within an academic term. The college may provide meals one time in the fall term and one time in the spring
term for no more than seven (7) consecutive days not to include Saturday and Sunday. Meals may be provided to all athletes
who are required to remain on campus for practice or games regardless of division.

Case 4
Meal Allowance Home Athletic Contest
SITUATION:
Community College A is hosting a baseball double header. Is it permissible for the college to purchase drinks and
sandwiches for all of the players on the team between games even though it is a home contest?
ANSWER:
Yes. NJCAA bylaws allow member colleges to provide one meal per day to all student-athletes participating in a home
athletic contest on game day.
Case 5
Campus Housing Allowance
SITUATION:
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Community College A brings all volleyball players onto campus on August 1 to begin in season practice. Is Community
College A permitted to open the dorms to student-athletes who are not on a room scholarship? The dorms are closed to all
students other than student-athletes.

ANSWER:
Yes. It is permissible for Community College A to open the dorms up to student-athletes who are not on a room scholarship
and provide them with a place to stay while they are required to be on campus even though the dorms are not yet available to
other students who are non-athletes. This allowance is permissible from the first day of in season practice until the beginning of
the official academic term. Once the term begins, this benefit is only allowable to those student-athletes who are on a room
scholarship.

Case 6
Campus Housing Allowance
SITUATION:
Community College A sponsors a Division III soccer team. Community College A has on-campus dormitories. Is it
permissible to bring all soccer players onto campus on August 1 and provide housing for all of the players in the dorm?
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ANSWER:
Yes. It is permissible for Community College A to provide housing to the members of the DIII soccer team provided the
benefit is only provided during the time period outside of the regular academic term and the student-athletes are required to be
on campus. The benefit is only allowable during the in-season portion of the year.

Case 7
Off-Campus Housing Allowance
SITUATION:
Community College A sponsors a Division II softball team. Community College A does not have on-campus dormitories.
Is it permissible to bring all softball players onto campus on August 15th and provide housing for all of the players in a local
hotel?
ANSWER:
No, since the college does not have dorms it is not permissible to provide housing for any student-athlete, especially not a
Division II student-athlete. The students in this case are fully responsible for taking care of their own living arrangements.
NJCAA bylaw only allows for housing on campus.
Case 8
Housing Information
SITUATION:
May Community College A, who has a Division II program, provide housing information/materials to student-athletes?
ANSWER:
Yes. As long as the athletic department does not arrange for the housing between the student-athletes and the complex or
owners of the complex, there is no violation. Housing materials may be provided to all student-athletes regardless of the
division in that sport. Division II and III programs may only provide the housing materials. No member of the athletic department
or its representatives may have any other dealings regarding the students housing beyond providing the materials.

Case 9
Coach/Athletic Director Assisting Student-Athlete in Housing Arrangements
SITUATION:
Community College A does not provide on-campus housing for their students. The coach/athletic director wants to help
his/her student-athletes by giving them the name of an “apartment finder” located in the town to help his/her student-athletes in