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NC H866

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/14/2015

Primary Sponsor

Brian Brown

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015-2016 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires UNC Board of Governors to adopt policies mandating NCAA Division I schools participating in FBS football or Division I basketball to pay student-athlete stipends up to the full cost of attendance using revenue from commercial use of athletes' names, images, and likenesses.

  • Mandates that universities hold limited and equal shares of licensing revenue in trust for FBS football and Division I basketball student-athletes to be distributed after they leave college or eligibility expires.

  • Prohibits state funding to private NCAA Division I institutions that participate in FBS football or Division I basketball unless they adopt and implement substantially similar student-athlete compensation policies.

  • Applies only upon final judgment in O'Bannon v. NCAA case with all appellate review exhausted or abandoned, requiring NCAA schools to pay student-athlete stipends and hold funds in trust.

  • Becomes effective upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Student-Athlete Stipends & Trust Funds

Last Action

Ref To Com On Education - Universities

4/15/2015

Committee Referrals

Education - Universities4/15/2015

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