Recruitment and tampering

An intercollegiate athletic association may enforce provisions on recruitment and tampering of student athletes or prospective student athletes before and during their eligibility for intercollegiate athletic competition that— (1) prohibit an institution, an employee of an institution, a conference, an employee of a conference, or an associated entity from contacting a student athlete who is enrolled at or committed to another institution for the purpose of recruiting them to transfer to or enroll at an institution except for during the 5 consecutive weeks starting 7 days after the last intercollegiate athletic competition in an academic year in the intercollegiate sport in which the student athlete competes and in which student athletes from the same intercollegiate athletic association competed; (2) prohibit an athlete agent from contacting an institution, employee of an institution, or institution associated on behalf of a student athlete who is enrolled at or committed to another institution for the purpose of facilitating the transfer or enrollment of the student athlete at the contacted institution except for during the 5 consecutive weeks starting 7 days after the last intercollegiate athletic competition in an academic year in the intercollegiate sport in which the student athlete competes and in which student athletes from the same intercollegiate athletic association competed; (3) prohibit an institution, an employee of an institution, a conference, an employee of a conference, an associated entity, or an athlete agent from recruiting or contacting a student athlete or prospective student athlete who has not affirmatively opted in to receive such recruitment or contact; or (4) prohibit an institution, an employee of an institution, a volunteer of an institution, an associated entity, an athlete agent, a conference, an employee of a conference, or a volunteer of a conference from inducing a student athlete to enroll at an institution or transfer to an institution by offering compensation to a student athlete in violation of paragraphs (1), (2), or (3).

An intercollegiate athletic association may enforce provisions on recruitment and tampering of student athletes or prospective student athletes before and during their eligibility for intercollegiate athletic competition that— (1) prohibit an institution, an employee of an institution, a conference, an employee of a conference, or an associated entity from contacting a student athlete who is enrolled at or committed to another institution for the purpose of recruiting that student athlete to transfer to or enroll at an institution except for during a reasonable period (or periods) of time established for each intercollegiate sport that in no case shall be less than 2 weeks or greater than 5 weeks starting after the last intercollegiate athletic competition in an academic year in the intercollegiate sport in which the student athlete competes and in which student athletes from the same intercollegiate athletic association competed; (2) prohibit an athlete agent from contacting an institution, employee of an institution, or associated entity on behalf of a student athlete who is enrolled at or committed to another institution for the purpose of facilitating the transfer or enrollment of the student athlete at the contacted institution except for during a reasonable period (or periods) of time for each intercollegiate sport that in no case shall be less than 2 weeks or greater than 5 weeks starting after the last intercollegiate athletic competition in an academic year in the intercollegiate sport in which the student athlete competes and in which student athletes from the same intercollegiate athletic association competed; (3) prohibit an institution, an employee of an institution, a conference, an employee of a conference, or an associated entity from contacting a prospective student athlete, who has not enrolled in an institution, for the purpose of recruiting that prospective student athlete to attend an institution as a student athlete except for during a reasonable period (or periods) of time established for each sport that in no case shall be less than 2 weeks or greater than 5 weeks; (4) prohibit an athlete agent from contacting an institution, employee of an institution, or associated entity on behalf of a prospective student athlete, who has not enrolled in an institution, for the purpose of facilitating the enrollment of the prospective student athlete at an institution as a student athlete except for during a reasonable period (or periods) of time for each sport that in no case shall be less than 2 weeks or greater than 5 weeks; (5) prohibit an institution, an employee of an institution, a conference, an employee of a conference, an associated entity, or an athlete agent from recruiting or contacting a student athlete or prospective student athlete who has not affirmatively opted in to receive such recruitment or contact; (6) prohibit an institution, an employee of an institution, a volunteer of an institution, an associated entity, an athlete agent, a conference, an employee of a conference, or a volunteer of a conference from inducing a student athlete or a prospective student athlete to enroll at an institution or transfer to an institution by offering compensation to a student athlete in violation of any of paragraphs (1) through (5); or (7) notwithstanding paragraph (1) or (2) of this section, ensure that a student athlete permitted to transfer under one or more of the exceptions specified in section 112(3) may affirmatively opt in to receive recruitment or contact at a time outside the times described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section for the purpose of transferring pursuant to one or more of such exceptions.