Sec. 2. Contracts relating to student athletes and college and university athletic programs
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Subject to the exceptions in subsection (b), a covered athletic organization or institution of higher education may not prohibit a student athlete from participating in intercollegiate athletics because such student athlete enters into an agency contract or an endorsement contract or otherwise receives consideration for such student athlete’s name, image, or likeness. A covered athletic organization or institution of higher education may prohibit a student athlete from entering into an endorsement contract with the following categories of brands, companies, or types of contracts:
A tobacco company or brand, including any vaping device or e-cigarette or related product. Any alcohol company or brand. Any seller or dispensary of a controlled substance, including marijuana. Any adult entertainment business. Any casino or entity whose primary business is sponsoring or promotion of gambling activities. A student athlete may be prohibited by the institution of higher education of the student athlete from wearing any item of clothing or gear with the insignia of any entity during any athletic competition or athletic-related university-sponsored event.
If a covered athletic organization or institution of higher education prohibits a student athlete from entering into an endorsement contract pursuant to subsection (b), such covered athletic organization or institution of higher education may not enter into or continue in any sponsorship or endorsement contract for itself with the same category or categories of brands, companies, or types of contracts described in paragraphs
(1)through
(5)of such subsection. If a covered athletic organization prohibits a student athlete from entering into a contract pursuant to subsection (b), any institution of higher education that is a part of that covered athletic organization may not enter into any sponsorship or endorsement contract for itself with the same category or categories of brands, companies, or types of contracts described in paragraphs
(1)through
(5)of such subsection.