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Term-in-Ology:The 411 on the Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
The duties of Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (informally, the SAAC) are to receive information and explanations of divisional activities and legislation, review and react to topics referred to it by other governance entities and comment to the governance structure on any divisional subject of interest.
The SAAC shall consist of one student-athlete from each of the 32 Division I conferences. The SAAC members shall be selected by the Council from a pool of two nominees from each of the represented conferences.
A student-athlete member shall not serve more than two years on the committee but may request appointment for another two-year term, subject to the Division I Council's approval. A member's term of office shall commence on the first day of June following the member's appointment.
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