Here is an excerpt from the NCAA.org report of the Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet meeting that took place over June 8-11. This portion of the report explains the AEC Cabinet's recommendations to the Council regarding the media guide proposals currently in progress.
"The cabinet also looked at legislation regarding printed recruiting materials. The issue came back to the cabinet after the Management Council wrestled with two proposals in April. One, Proposal No. 03-88, which would essentially have precluded institutions from producing printed media guides, was withdrawn by the sponsor but reintroduced by another conference. Another measure, proposal No. 03-32, which would allow institutions to produce the guides but not distribute them to recruits, was less restrictive than Proposal No. 03-88, but Council members decided they wanted more review before acting on either.
The AEC Cabinet provided that review and is recommending that the Council defeat Proposal No. 03-88 (and an amendment that allows media guides to be made available electronically). Rather, cabinet members agreed to support an amended version of Proposal 03-32 that allows recruiting or media guides to be printed and provided to prospects as long as they do not exceed 8 1/2 by 11 inches in size and 200 pages in length. The guides also must be printed in one color except for the cover.
Cabinet members believe the amendment is a viable compromise because it reduces costs (the primary concern of supporters of Proposal No. 03-88) and still provides information for program promotion and media use (the primary concern of Proposal No. 03-88 opponents)."