Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to higher education |
Apr 29, 2021 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A7222
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DICKENS
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Charles Lavine
Jo Anne Simon
Maritza Davila
Stefani Zinerman
2021-A7222 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A7222 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7222 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 29, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DICKENS -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing student athletes to receive compensation for the use of his or her name, image, or likeness THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6438-a to read as follows: § 6438-A. STUDENT ATHLETE COMPENSATION. 1. (A) A COLLEGE SHALL NOT UPHOLD ANY RULE, REQUIREMENT, STANDARD, OR OTHER LIMITATION THAT PREVENTS A STUDENT OF THAT INSTITUTION PARTICIPATING IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS FROM EARNING COMPENSATION AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF THE STUDENT'S NAME, IMAGE, OR LIKENESS. EARNING COMPENSATION FROM THE USE OF A STUDENT'S NAME, IMAGE, OR LIKENESS SHALL NOT AFFECT THE STUDENT'S SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY. (B) AN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, CONFERENCE, OR OTHER GROUP OR ORGANIZA- TION WITH AUTHORITY OVER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, SHALL NOT PREVENT A STUDENT OF A COLLEGE PARTICIPATING IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLET- ICS FROM EARNING COMPENSATION AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF THE STUDENT'S NAME, IMAGE, OR LIKENESS. (C) AN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, CONFERENCE, OR OTHER GROUP OR ORGANIZA- TION WITH AUTHORITY OVER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, SHALL NOT PREVENT A COLLEGE FROM PARTICIPATING IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS AS A RESULT OF THE COMPENSATION OF A STUDENT ATHLETE FOR THE USE OF THE ATHLETE'S NAME, IMAGE, OR LIKENESS. 2. A COLLEGE, ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, CONFERENCE, OR OTHER GROUP OR ORGANIZATION WITH AUTHORITY OVER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS SHALL NOT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04393-01-1
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