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HB 617 High school student-athletes; use of name, image, or likeness.

Introduced by: Marcia S. "Cia" Price | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

High school student-athletes; use of name, image, or likeness. Establishes rights, duties, and prohibitions relating to the use of the name, image, or likeness of high school student-athletes that are equivalent to those established in law for college student-athletes. The bill also requires the Department of Education to publish in a publicly accessibly format on its website information about laws that are applicable to any contract entered into by a student-athlete relating to compensation for the use of his name, image, or likeness.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Student-athletes; use of name, image, or likeness; high school students; Office of the Student-Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Contract Ombudsman established. Establishes rights, duties, and prohibitions relating to the use of the name, image, or likeness of high school student-athletes that are equivalent to those established in law for college student-athletes. The bill also requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to establish and employ such individuals as it deems appropriate in the Office of the Student-Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Contract Ombudsman, the purpose of which is to provide information, resources, and dispute resolution services to high school and college student-athletes relating to name, image, and likeness contracts and the rights, duties, and prohibitions relating to the use of the name, image, or likeness of such student-athletes that are set forth in relevant law.