48-3601 – Act, how cited.
48-3601. Act, how cited. Sections 48-3601 to 48-3609 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act. Source Laws 2020, LB962, § 1; Laws 2022, LB1137, § 1. Effective Date: July 21, 2022
48-3602 – Terms, defined.
48-3602. Terms, defined. For purposes of the Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act: (1) Athletic grant-in-aid means the money given to a student-athlete by a postsecondary institution for tuition, fees, room, board, and textbooks as consideration for the student-athlete’s participation in an intercollegiate sport for such postsecondary institution and does not include compensation […]
48-3603 – Name, image, or likeness rights or athletic reputation; compensation of student-athlete; effect; limitations.
48-3603. Name, image, or likeness rights or athletic reputation; compensation of student-athlete; effect; limitations. (1) No postsecondary institution shall uphold any rule, requirement, standard, or limitation that prevents a student-athlete from fully participating in an intercollegiate sport for such postsecondary institution because such student-athlete earns compensation for the use of such student-athlete’s name, image, or […]
48-3604 – Name, image, or likeness or athletic reputation; contract or agreement, disclosure required; limitation.
48-3604. Name, image, or likeness or athletic reputation; contract or agreement, disclosure required; limitation. Any student-athlete who enters into a contract or agreement that provides compensation for the use of such student-athlete’s name, image, or likeness rights or athletic reputation shall disclose such contract or agreement to an official of the postsecondary institution for which […]
48-3605 – Name, image, and likeness rights or athletic reputation; contract or agreement, restrictions; conflict with team contract, effect.
48-3605. Name, image, and likeness rights or athletic reputation; contract or agreement, restrictions; conflict with team contract, effect. (1) No student-athlete shall enter into a contract or agreement with a sponsor that provides compensation to the student-athlete for use of the student-athlete’s name, image, and likeness rights or athletic reputation if (a) such contract or […]
48-3606 – Student-athlete; obtain professional representation; effect; postsecondary institutions; education and training.
48-3606. Student-athlete; obtain professional representation; effect; postsecondary institutions; education and training. (1) No postsecondary institution or collegiate athletic association shall penalize a student-athlete or prevent a student-athlete from fully participating in an intercollegiate sport because such student-athlete obtains professional representation in relation to a contract or legal matter related to the use of the student-athlete’s […]
48-3607 – Act; effect on contracts.
48-3607. Act; effect on contracts. (1) The Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act shall not be applied in a manner that violates any contract in effect prior to the date determined by a postsecondary institution pursuant to section 48-3609 with regard to such postsecondary institution or any student-athlete who participates in an intercollegiate […]
48-3608 – Civil action authorized; damages, procedure; limitation.
48-3608. Civil action authorized; damages, procedure; limitation. (1) A student-athlete or a postsecondary institution aggrieved by a violation of the Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act may bring a civil action against the postsecondary institution or collegiate athletic association committing such violation. (2) A plaintiff who prevails in an action under the Nebraska […]
48-3609 – Act, applicability.
48-3609. Act, applicability. Each postsecondary institution shall determine a date on or before July 1, 2023, upon which the Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act shall begin to apply to such postsecondary institution and the student-athletes who participate in an intercollegiate sport for such postsecondary institution and to any collegiate athletic association or […]
48-3301 – Act, how cited.
48-3301. Act, how cited. Sections 48-3301 to 48-3305 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Source Laws 2016, LB1110, § 1.