Bill Text: NY S03513 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Allows student athletes to monetize their name, image and likeness and prevents colleges from disallowing such monetization.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION [S03513 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-S03513-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3513 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 29, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to allowing student athletes to monetize their names and likeness The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6438-a 2 to read as follows: 3 § 6438-a. Student athlete monetization. 1. (a) A student athlete shall 4 not enter into a contract providing compensation to the student athlete 5 for use of the athlete's name, image, or likeness if a provision of the 6 contract is in conflict with a provision of the student athlete's team 7 contract. 8 (b) A student athlete who enters into a contract providing compen- 9 sation to such student athlete for use of such athlete's name, image, or 10 likeness shall disclose the contract to an official of the college, to 11 be designated by the college. 12 (c) A college asserting a conflict described in paragraph (a) of this 13 subdivision shall disclose to the student athlete or the student 14 athlete's legal representation the relevant contractual provisions that 15 are in conflict. 16 2. A contract between a student athlete and a college which the 17 student athlete attends shall not prevent a student athlete from using 18 the student athlete's name, image, or likeness for a commercial purpose 19 when the student athlete is not engaged in official athletic activities. 20 3. For the purposes of this section, the term "student athlete" shall 21 mean any student enrolled at a college where such student participates 22 in organized sports for the college. 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that 24 this act shall apply only to contracts entered into on or after such 25 effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07565-01-1
