The players want to return the eligibility level to two years, the standard that was in effect until the last negotiations in 1985.

In the most recent negotiations, the players wanted to return the eligibility level to two years and the owners wanted to keep it at three.

The players had demanded a return to an eligibility level of two years of major league service.

Some school districts have set a higher eligibility level especially for core courses required for graduation.

The union wants to return the eligibility level for arbitration from three years to two.

And Brinson most certainly did not like the new coach's rule about mandatory study hall, or raising the eligibility level.

The law permits states to cover more children simply by raising the income eligibility levels of their Medicaid programs.

In 1985, the eligibility level changed from two years of service to three.

At present the eligibility level is the same as the Federal poverty level, an annual income of $12,100 for a family of four.

The owners have been adamant about keeping the eligibility level at three years of major league service.