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NY A07107

Bill

Status

Passed

6/30/2023

Primary Sponsor

Michaelle Solages

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "student-athlete" to include high school students who have completed at least their sophomore year and are eligible or may become eligible to attend college and participate in intercollegiate athletics, in addition to currently enrolled college students.

  • Prohibits athletic associations, conferences, and the NCAA from preventing colleges from participating in intercollegiate athletics because student-athletes earn compensation for use of their name, image, or likeness.

  • Requires athletic associations and the NCAA to allow colleges to identify, facilitate, enable, and support opportunities for student-athletes to earn name, image, and likeness compensation.

  • Prevents athletic associations and the NCAA from investigating, taking adverse action against, or penalizing colleges for engaging in name, image, and likeness activities or for third-party violations related to such compensation.

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Relates to permissible activities for athletic associations, conferences, or other groups or organizations with authority over intercollegiate athletics and to the definition of student-athlete; makes a technical change.

Last Action

signed chap.154

6/30/2023

Committee Referrals

Higher Education6/1/2023
Rules5/23/2023
Higher Education5/11/2023
Education5/11/2023

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