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4		-	An Act
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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6	36		BILL NO. 1786 By: Thompson (Kristen) of the
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11	41		Kannady and Deck of the
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17	49		An Act relating to the Student Athlete Name, Image
18	50		and Likeness Rights Act; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
19	51		Sections 820.23, as amended by Section 2, Chapter
20	52		315, O.S.L. 2023, 820.25, as amended by Section 4,
21	53		Chapter 315, O.S.L. 2023, and Section 6, Chapter 315,
22	54		O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2023, Sections 820.23,
23	55		820.25, and 820.27), which relate to compensation,
24	56		limitations on contracts, and restrictions on
25	57		collegiate athletic associations; removing
26	58		prohibition for certa in compensation; authorizing
27	59		certain representation or compensation; providing
28	60		exception to certain contrac tual requirement;
29	61		modifying prohibitions for certain associations or
30	62		institutions; extending liability protections to
31	63		certain officers; amending 70 O .S. 2021, Section
32	64		822.2, which relates to prohibited transactions;
33	65		clarifying definition of certain associa tion; adding
34	66		exception to applicability of certain provisions;
35	67		updating statutory language; and declaring an
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41		-	~~SUBJECT: Student Athlete Name, Image and Likeness Rights Act~~
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43	75		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PE OPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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47	103		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 820.23, as
48	104		amended by Section 2, Chapter 315, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2023,
49	105		Section 820.23), is amended to read as follows:
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51	106		Section 820.23. A. Except as otherwise provided in the Student
52	107		Athlete Name, Image and Likeness Rights Act, a student athlete may
53	108		earn compensation for the use of the name, image, or likeness of the
54	109		student athlete while enrolled at a postsecondary insti tution
55	110		without penalty or re sulting limitation on participation.
56	111		Compensation for the use of a student athlete’s name, image, or
57	112		likeness shall not affect the student athlete’s eligibility for
58	113		athletic grant-in-aid.
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60	114		B. A student athlete shall not earn compensation in exchange
61	115		for his or her athletic performance or participation in
62	116		intercollegiate athletics or sports competition. Compensa tion shall
63	117		not be provided as an inducement for athletic performance or to
64	118		attend or enroll at a particular institution .
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66	119		C. A postsecondary instit ution or an officer, director, or
67	120		employee of such a third party authorized to act on behalf of the
68	121		postsecondary institution shall not may provide professional
69	122		representation or and compensate or cause compensation to be
70	123		directed to a current or prospecti ve student athlete for his or her
71	124		name, image, or likeness unless otherwise if permitted by a
72	125		collegiate athletics association, of which the postsecondary
73	126		institution is a member , and institutional policy.
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75	154		D. C. A collegiate athletic association shall not prohibit a
76	155		postsecondary institution or a third party authorized to act on
77	156		behalf of a postsecondary institu tion from identifying,
78	157		facilitating, enabling, or supporting opportunities for a student
79	158		athlete to earn compensation for the student athlete’s nam e, image,
80	159		or likeness activities.
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83	161		qualify a student athlete as an employee of a postsecondary
84	162		institution.
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86	163		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2 021, Section 820.25, as
87	164		amended by Section 4, Chapter 315, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2023,
88	165		Section 820.25), is amended to read as follow s:
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92	166		Section 820.25. A. A student athlete shall not use a
93	167		postsecondary institution’s marks for the purpose of securing
94	168		compensation for use of his or her name, image, or likeness unless
95	169		authorized by the postsecondary institution.
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97	170		B. A student athlete sh all not enter into a name, image, and
98	171		likeness agreement involving a commercial product or service that
99	172		conflicts with a written policy of the post secondary institution or
100	173		that negatively impacts or reflects adversely on the postsecondary
101	174		institution or its athletic programs including, but not limited to,
102	175		generating public disrepute, embarrassment, scandal, ridicule or
103	176		otherwise negatively impacting the reputation or the moral or
104	177		ethical standards of the postsecondary institution.
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106	205		C. A contract for the use of a student athlete’s name, image,
107	206		or likeness or a contract for professional representation related to
108	207		name, image, or likeness that is formed w hile the student athlete is
109	208		participating in an intercollegiate sport at a postsecondary
110	209		educational institution may not extend beyond the student athlete’s
111	210		participation in the sport at the institution unless the contract is
112	211		between the student athlete an d the postsecondary institution or a
113	212		third party authorized to act on behalf of the postsecondary
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116	214		D. A postsecondary institution may adopt reasonable time,
117	215		place, and manner restrictions to prevent a student athlet e’s name,
118	216		image, or likeness activities from interfering with team activities,
119	217		the postsecondary institution’s operations, or the use of the
120	218		institution’s facilities. A postsecondary institution may receive
121	219		compensation for the use of its institutional marks or facilities in
122	220		conjunction with a student athlete’s name, image, and likeness
123	221		activities.
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125	222		E. A collegiate athletic association sha ll not prohibit a
126	223		postsecondary institution from establishing agreements with a third-
127	224		party entity third party to act on its behalf to identify,
128	225		facilitate, enable, or support student athlete name, image, and
129	226		likeness activities.
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131	227		F. An institution may req uire a student athlete to take courses
132	228		or receive education or training in contracts, financial literacy,
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135	256		or any other subject the postsecondary in stitution deems necessary
136	257		to prepare a student athlete to engage in name, image, and likeness
137	258		activities.
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140	260		2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 820.27), is amended to read as
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143	262		Section 820.27. A. A collegiate athletic association shall not
144	263		and shall not authorize its member instit utions to:
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147	265		from earning compensation from for the use of his or her name,
148	266		image, or likeness;
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150	267		2. Provide a prospective student athlete with compensation in
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153	269		3. Penalize a student athlete or prevent a student athlete from
154	270		full participation in an interco llegiate sport because he or she
155	271		obtains professional representation or receives assistance with
156	272		services associated with name, image, or likeness activities
157	273		including with contracts or other legal matters from an individual,
158	274		entity, or a postsecondary institution; or
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160	275		4. 3. Allow compensation earned by a student athlete for the
161	276		use of his or her name, image, or likeness or athletic reputat ion to
162	277		affect the amount, duration, or renewal of or eligibility for any
163	278		athletic grant-in-aid or other institutional s cholarship; provided,
164	279		however, compensation earned by a student athlete for the use of his
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165	307		or her name, image, or likeness or athletic re putation may be used
166	308		for the calculation of income for determining eligibility for need -
167	309		based financial aid.
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169	310		B. A collegiate athletic association shall not and shall not
170	311		authorize its member institutions to:
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172	312		1. Prevent a postsecondary institution from p articipation in
173	313		intercollegiate athletics because a student athlete in attendance
174	314		has previously earned or intends to e arn compensation for the use of
175	315		his or her name, image, or likeness;
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179	316		2. Entertain a complaint, open an investigation, or take any
180	317		other adverse action against a postsecondary institution or an
181	318		employee or student athlete of a postsecondary institution for
182	319		engaging in any activity pr otected in the Student Athlete Name,
183	320		Image and Likeness Rights Act or for involvement in student athlete
184	321		name, image, or likeness activities; or
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186	322		3. Penalize a postsecondary institution from participation in
187	323		intercollegiate athl etics or an employee or stud ent athlete of a
188	324		postsecondary institution because an individual or entity whose
189	325		purpose includes supporting or benefitting the postsecondary
190	326		institution or its athletic programs violates the collegiate
191	327		athletic association’s rules or regulations with rega rd to student
192	328		athlete name, image, or likeness activities.
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195	330		including athletics coaching staff, shall be liable for any damages
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196	358		to a student athlete’s ability to earn comp ensation for the use of
197	359		the student athlete’s name, image, or likeness resulting from
198	360		decisions and actions routinely taken in the course of
199	361		intercollegiate athletics.
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204	364		Section 822.2. A. Except as provided for in subsection C of
205	365		this section, no person shall give, offer, promise or a ttempt to
206	366		give any money or other thing of value to a student-athlete student
207	367		athlete or member of the immediate family of a student-athlete
208	368		student athlete:
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210	369		1. To induce, encourage or reward the application, enrollment
211	370		or attendance of the student-athlete student athlete at a public or
212	371		private institution of postsecondary education in order to have the
213	372		student-athlete student athlete participate in intercollegiate
214	373		sporting events, contests, exhibitions or programs at that
215	374		institution; or
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217	375		2. To induce, encourage or reward the participation in an
218	376		intercollegiate sporting event, contest, exhibition or program by
219	377		the student-athlete student athlete.
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223	378		B. No person shall enter into or solicit directly or through an
224	379		agent a transaction with a student-athlete student athlete if the
225	380		person has, or could be reasonably expected to have, knowledge that
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227	409		athlete to permanently or temporarily lose athletic scholarship
228	410		eligibility, the ability to participate o n an intercollegiate
229	411		athletic team or the ability to participate in one or more
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233	414		and regulation of intercollegiate athletics as defined in the
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236	416		2. An athletic conference or Any other sanctioning body; or
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238	417		3. The institution of postsecond ary education itself as a
239	418		reasonable self-imposed disciplinary action taken by the institution
240	419		to mitigate sanctions likely to be imposed by an organization as a
241	420		result of the transaction or as a violation of the rules of the
242	421		institution.
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247	424		or to any officer or emp loyee of the institution when the
248	425		institution or the officer or employee of the institution is acting
249	426		in accordance with an official written policy of the postsecondary
250	427		institution which is in compliance with the bylaws of the National
251	428		Collegiate Athletic Association;
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254	430		by the public or private institution of po stsecondary education;
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257	459		to a student-athlete student athlete or administered by a public or
258	460		private institution of postsecondary education;
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260	461		4. Members of the immediate family of the student-athlete
261	462		student athlete; and
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264	464		athlete student athlete or the immediate family of a student-athlete
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267	465		student athlete that do not exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) in
268	466		value in the aggregate on an ann ual basis; and
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270	467		6. A gift, offer, promise, or attempt to give money or other
271	468		thing of value given by a person to a student athlete or member of
272	469		the immediate family of a student athlete if such gift, offer,
273	470		promise, or attempt conforms with the rules of any collegiate
274	471		athletic association of which the postsecondary institution is a
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278	474		be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to
279	475		a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and not
280	476		more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment not
281	477		to exceed one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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284	479		of the public peace, health or safety, an em ergency is hereby
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290		-	Passed the Senate the 12th day of March, 2024.
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297		-	Passed the House of Representat ives the 16th day of April, 2024.
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304		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
305		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
306		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
307		-	By: _________________________________
308		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _______ __
309		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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311		-	_________________________________
312		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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315		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
316		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
317		-	day of _________________ _, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
318		-	By: _________________________________
	510	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND CAREER TECH,
	511	+	dated 03/25/2024 - DO PASS.