NCAA vice president S. David Berst, chairman of the task force, said the proposal was one "of a laundry list" of proposals meant to address scandals like the allegations of sex and alcohol inducements leveled against several schools, including the University of Colorado.

Berst said an 18-member task force appointed by NCAA President Myles Brand has been developing the proposals and will meet March 29 to discuss them.

Recommendations will go to the Division I Management Council and Division I Board of Directors and could be effective as soon as Aug. 1, 2004.

The Associated Press said other proposals under consideration could cut the amount of time a recruit can spend on a visit from 48 to 24 hours; prohibit off-campus entertainment and require recruits to stay on campus.

Berst told The Advertiser, "there is a laundry list of issues we're evaluating. There isn't anyone trying to imply that (prohibiting schools from paying for recruiting visits) is a better option than any of the other options people have thought of."

Under current NCAA rules, prospective recruits may accept paid trips from as many as five schools. Schools are permitted to pay for transportation, room, board and entertainment for visits of 48 hours.

Berst acknowledged a rule banning schools from paying for the transportation of recruits could be a hardship for members in Hawai'i and Alaska, the only two non-contiguous states but said, "that is going to be an issue for anyone under those circumstances."

But where recruits can travel by car, bus or train to many Mainland schools, "you can't drive here (from the Mainland)," said Dave Shoji, UH Rainbow Wahine volleyball coach.

Herman Frazier, UH athletic director, said through a spokesperson that such a proposal would "affect the University of Hawai'i and provide an unfair advantage to schools in large cities with large populations. It (would) enhance their ability to recruit locally."

Frazier said he was informed of the proposal by a member of the committee and is "reviewing" the proposal and "following it closely."

Berst declined to say which of the proposals had the best chance of passage. "I refuse ... to try and pick the actions that may be taken," Berst told The Advertiser. "They will all be discussed. But right now we're just trying to come up with a laundry list of ideas that cover the spectrum, if you will."