Dan Ugaste voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Authorizes Student Athletes to Receive Compensation for Use of Their Name, Image, or Likeness
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes college student athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image, or likeness, effective January 1, 2023.
Prohibits an institution or athletic association from upholding any measure that prevents a student athlete from earning compensation for the use of the student athlete’s name, image or likeness (Sec. 10).
Prohibits an athletic association from preventing the participation of an institution on the basis of student athlete compensation (Sec. 10).
Prohibits an institution, athletic association, or like organization and group from compensating prospective students (Sec. 15).
Prohibits an institution, athletic association, or like organization and group from preventing a student athlete from obtaining professional representation regarding a contract or legal matters (Sec. 20).
Requires anyone providing professional representation to a student athlete to be licensed pursuant to the Illinois Athlete Agents Act (Sec. 20).
Prohibits institutions from revoking a scholarship as a result of earning compensation or obtaining legal representation (Sec. 25).
Requires a student athlete who has entered into a contract for giving compensation to the athlete for use of their name, image, or likeness, to disclose the contract to an official of the institution (Sec. 30).
Prohibits a team contract of an institution’s athletic program from preventing a student athlete from using the athlete’s name, image, or likeness for a commercial purpose when the athlete is not engaged in official team activities (Sec. 30).
Title: Authorizes Student Athletes to Receive Compensation for Use of Their Name, Image, or Likeness