South Carolina Senate Bill 256 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Title 59 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Education, By Adding Chapter 157, To Provide That A Student Athlete May Receive Compensation For The Use Of His Name, Image, Or Likeness, And To Provide For Limitations And Disclosure Requirements; To Amend Chapter 101, Title 59 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Colleges And Institutions Of Higher Learning Generally, By Adding Articles 9 And 10, To Provide That Participating Institutions In This State Shall Annually Award Stipends To A Student Athlete Who Participates In An Intercollegiate Sport And Maintains Good Academic Standing During The Previous Year, To Provide Conditions For The Receipt Of Stipends, To Provide That Participating Institutions Shall Create A Student Athlete Trust Fund And Fund The Trust With A Percentage Of The Intercollegiate Sport Gross Revenue, To Provide That Five Thousand Dollars Will Be Deposited Into The Fund On A Student Athlete's Behalf For Each Year That He Maintains Good Academic Standing, To Provide That The Total Trust Fund Amount May Not Exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars Per Student Athlete, To Provide That A Participating Institution Shall Provide A One-time Payment To Each Student Athlete After The Fulfillment Of Certain Requirements, And To Provide Conditions For The Receipt Of A Trust Fund Payment; And To Define Necessary Terms.

Student athletes

Sen. Marlon Kimpson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2021-01-12	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2020-12-09	Senate	Prefiled

H4031 (Similar To) 2021-03-04 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0256&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/256_20201209.htm