By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 1784
 
 
 
   
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to use of the name, image, or likeness of a student athlete
  participating in an intercollegiate athletic program at an
  institution of higher education.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 51.9246, Education Code, is amended by
  adding Subsections (a-1), (g-1), (l), (m), and (n) and amending
  Subsections (g) and (i) to read as follows:
         (a-1)  For purposes of this section, official team
  activities of an intercollegiate athletic program at an institution
  to which this section applies include any activity the institution
  designates as an official team activity. 
         (g)  A student athlete participating in an intercollegiate
  athletic program at an institution to which this section applies:
               (1)  shall, before entering into the contract, disclose
  to the institution, in the manner prescribed by the institution,
  any proposed contract the student athlete may sign for use of the
  student athlete's name, image, or likeness;
               (2)  may not enter into a contract for the use of the
  student athlete's name, image, or likeness if:
                     (A)  any provision of the contract conflicts with
  a provision of the student athlete's team contract, a provision of
  an institutional contract of the institution, a policy of the
  athletic department of the institution, or a provision of the honor
  code of the institution;
                     (B)  the compensation for the use of the student
  athlete's name, image, or likeness is provided:
                           (i)  in exchange for athletic performance or
  attendance at the institution;
                           (ii)  by the institution;
                           (iii)  in exchange for an act that occurs
  while the athlete is engaged in an official team activity [property
  owned by the institution or for providing an endorsement while
  using intellectual property or other property owned by the
  institution]; or
                           (iv)  in exchange for an endorsement of
  alcohol, tobacco products, e-cigarettes or any other type of
  nicotine delivery device, anabolic steroids, sports betting,
  casino gambling, a firearm the student athlete cannot legally
  purchase, or a sexually oriented business as defined in Section
  243.002, Local Government Code; or
                     (C)  the duration of the contract extends beyond
  the student athlete's participation in the intercollegiate
  athletic program;
                     (3)  is not considered an employee of the
  institution based on the student athlete's participation in the
  intercollegiate athletic program; [and]
                     (4)  may earn compensation from selling the
  student athlete's autograph in a manner that does not otherwise
  conflict with a provision of this section; and
                     (5)  may not use an institution's facility,
  uniform, registered trademark, copyright-protected product, or
  official logo, mark, or other indicia in connection with a contract
  for the use of the student athlete's name, image, or likeness unless
  the student athlete obtains the institution's express permission.
         (g-1) An institution may not authorize a use described by
  Subsection (g)(5) unless the institution requires that:
               (1)  the student athlete and the person with which the
  student athlete has contracted for the use of the student athlete's
  name, image, or likeness comply with any requirements the
  institution establishes, including requirements related to
  licensing; and
               (2)  the institution is compensated for the use in a
  manner consistent with market rates.
         (i)  An institution to which this section applies shall offer
  a financial literacy and life skills program that [require] a
  student athlete participating in an intercollegiate athletic
  program at the institution may [to] attend during [a financial
  literacy and life skills workshop at the beginning of] the
  student's first year [and third academic years] at the institution.
  The program [workshop] must be at least five hours in duration and
  include information on financial aid, debt management, time
  management, budgeting, and academic resources available to the
  student athlete. The institution may not during the program
  [workshop] allow any provider of financial products or services to:
               (1)  market, advertise, or refer the provider's
  services to a student athlete; or
               (2)  solicit a student athlete to use the provider's
  services.
         (l)  Information written, produced, collected, assembled, or
  maintained by an institution to which this section applies, that
  reveals the terms of a student athlete's contract or proposed
  contract for the use of the student athlete's name, image, or 
  likeness, is confidential and excepted from required public
  disclosure in accordance with Chapter 552, Government Code. An
  institution to which this section applies may withhold information
  described by this subsection without requesting a decision from the
  attorney general under Subchapter G, Chapter 552, Government Code.
         (m)  An institution to which this section applies, or any
  employee of the institution, may identify or otherwise assist with
  opportunities for a currently-enrolled student athlete to earn
  compensation from a third party for the use of the student
  athlete's name, image, or likeness provided that an institution's
  employee shall not: 
               (1)  serve as an athlete agent for the student athlete; 
               (2)  receive compensation from the student athlete or
  third party for facilitating or enabling such opportunities; 
               (3)  attempt to influence a student athlete's choice of
  professional representation related to such opportunities; or 
               (4)  attempt to reduce a student athlete's
  opportunities from competing third parties. 
         (n)  This section may not be construed as creating a cause of
  action against an institution or an institution's officers or
  employees relating to the use of a student athlete's name, image, or
  likeness. 
         SECTION 2.  Except as provided by Section 3, the changes in
  law made by this Act apply only to a contract for the use of a
  student athlete's name, image, or likeness entered into on or after
  the effective date of this Act.  A contract for the use of a student
  athlete's name, image, or likeness entered into before the
  effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed
  immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is
  continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  The change in law made by Section 51.9246(l),
  Education Code, as added by this Act, applies to a request for
  information that is received by an institution to which Section
  51.9246 applies on or after the effective date of this Act. A
  request for information that was received before the effective date
  of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the request
  was received, and the former law is continued in effect for that
  purpose.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect July 1, 2023, if it
  receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
  house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
  If this Act does not receive the vote necessary to take effect July
  1, 2023, this Act takes effect September 1, 2023.