The General Assembly finds that intercollegiate athletic programs provide student athletes with significant educational opportunities. However, participation in intercollegiate athletics should not infringe upon the rights of student athletes to have control over and profit from the commercial use of their name, image, or likeness. As used in this article, the term: “Intercollegiate athletic association” […]
A student athlete at a postsecondary educational institution may earn compensation for the use of his or her name, image, or likeness. Such compensation must be commensurate with the market value of the authorized use of the student athlete’s name, image, or likeness. Such compensation may not be provided in exchange, in whole or in […]
A postsecondary educational institution or intercollegiate athletic association shall not prevent a student athlete from obtaining professional representation in relation to contracts or legal matters, including but not limited to representation provided by athlete agents, who shall be certified as provided for under Chapter 4A of Title 43, or legal representation provided by attorneys, who […]
The provisions of this article shall become effective on July 1, 2021, and shall remain in effect until the earlier of: The effective date of any federal law enacted after March 31, 2021, regulating the rights of student athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image, or likeness; The effective date of […]
