Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch

Adopted in House Comm. on Oct 29, 2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3904

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3904 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Student Athlete Endorsement Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Institution" means a publicly or privately operated
8college or university located in this State that offers
9baccalaureate degrees.
10    "Student athlete" means a student enrolled in an
11institution and participating in intercollegiate athletics.
 
12    Section 10. Student athlete compensation.
13    (a) An institution may not uphold any rule, requirement,
14standard, or other limitation that prevents a student athlete
15of that institution from earning compensation as a result of

 

 

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1the use of the student athlete's name, image, or likeness.
2Earning compensation from the use of a student athlete's name,
3image, or likeness may not affect the student's scholarship
4eligibility.
5    (b) An athletic association, conference, or other group or
6organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics,
7including, but not limited to, the National Collegiate Athletic
8Association, may not prevent a student athlete of an
9institution from earning compensation as a result of the use of
10the student's name, image, or likeness.
11    (c) An athletic association, conference, or other group or
12organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics,
13including, but not limited to, the National Collegiate Athletic
14Association, may not prevent an institution from participating
15in intercollegiate athletics as a result of the compensation of
16a student athlete for the use of the student's name, image, or
17likeness.
 
18    Section 15. No compensation for prospective student
19athlete. An institution, athletic association, conference, or
20other group or organization with authority over
21intercollegiate athletics may not provide a prospective
22student athlete with compensation in relation to the athlete's
23name, image, or likeness.
 
24    Section 20. Professional representation.

 

 

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1    (a) An institution, athletic association, conference, or
2other group or organization with authority over
3intercollegiate athletics may not prevent a student athlete
4from obtaining professional representation in relation to a
5contract or legal matter, including, but not limited to,
6representation provided by an athlete agent or legal
7representation provided by an attorney.
8    (b) Professional representation provided by an athlete
9agent to a student athlete shall be by a person licensed
10pursuant to the Illinois Athlete Agents Act. An athlete agent
11representing a student athlete shall comply with the federal
12Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act in his or her
13relationship with the student athlete.
 
14    Section 25. Scholarships. A scholarship from the
15institution in which a student athlete is enrolled that
16provides the student with the cost of attendance at that
17institution is not compensation for purposes of this Act, and a
18scholarship may not be revoked as a result of earning
19compensation or obtaining legal representation pursuant to
20this Act.
 
21    Section 30. Contracts.
22    (a) A student athlete may not enter into a contract
23providing compensation to the athlete for use of the athlete's
24name, image, or likeness if a provision of the contract is in

 

 

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1conflict with a provision of the athlete's team contract.
2    (b) A student athlete who enters into a contract providing
3compensation to the athlete for use of the athlete's name,
4image, or likeness shall disclose the contract to an official
5of the institution, to be designated by the institution.
6    (c) An institution asserting a conflict described in
7subsection (a) shall disclose to the student athlete or the
8athlete's legal representation the relevant contractual
9provision that is in conflict.
10    (d) A team contract of an institution's athletic program
11may not prevent a student athlete from using the athlete's
12name, image, or likeness for a commercial purpose when the
13athlete is not engaged in official team activities. It is the
14intent of the General Assembly that this prohibition shall
15apply only to contracts entered into, modified, or renewed on
16or after the effective date of this Act.
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
181, 2023.".