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Section 21-31-1 – Short title.

This act [21-31-1 to 21-31-4 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Student Athlete Endorsement Act”. History: Laws 2021, ch. 124, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 124 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 18, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of […]

Section 21-31-2 – Definitions.

As used in the Student Athlete Endorsement Act: A. “post-secondary educational institution” means an academic, vocational, technical, business, professional or other school, college or university or other organization or person offering or purporting to offer courses, instruction, training or education from a physical site in New Mexico, through distance education, correspondence or in person; B. […]

Section 21-31-3 – Student athlete compensation.

A. A post-secondary educational institution shall not: (1) uphold any rule, requirement, standard or other limitation that prevents a student athlete of that institution from fully participating in athletics without penalty: (a) for receiving food, shelter, medical expenses or insurance from a third party; or (b) for earning compensation from a third party as a […]

Section 21-31-4 – Professional representation.

A post-secondary educational institution shall not interfere with or prevent a student athlete from fully participating in athletics for obtaining representation unaffiliated with a post-secondary educational institution or its partners in relation to contracts or legal matters. An entity or individual that represents a post-secondary educational institution or has represented that post-secondary educational institution in […]