Norred said that the fees-for-lessons rule change is also subject to restrictions. Students providing instruction would not be permitted to use institutional facilities and could not accept payment from anyone other than lesson recipients.

In addition, the Ivy League currently has a rule that would override the proposed NCAA rule change. The Ivy League forbids student-athletes from working on a fee-for-lessons basis in any sport.

"If this NCAA legislation were to go through, for it to affect Ivy League students, the Ivy League legislation would have to change as well," Norred said.

The two other rule changes approved at the meeting are intended to keep student-athletes with professional potential from being financially influenced by agents and boosters during college.

One proposed change in NCAA regulations would allow students who plan to have a career in professional sports to arrange for loans based on future earnings of up to $20,000 to pay for expenses during college.

"The thinking behind this is it would eliminate some of the problems that elite athletes may incur through boosters or agents offering them money and the draw of money that may be floating around through agent contacts," Norred said.

The other rule change would provide for NCAA payment of student-athlete disability insurance premiums. Agents often target elite athletes who qualify for disability insurance, using the payment of insurance premiums as an inducement for students to become involved with agents.