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NC H866
Bill
Status
4/14/2015
Primary Sponsor
Brian Brown
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Becomes effective upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Student-Athlete Stipends & Trust Funds
Last Action
Ref To Com On Education - Universities
4/15/2015