Sec. 5. Requirements applicable to certain institutions
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An institution described in subsection
(c)shall— provide comprehensive academic support and career counseling services to student athletes that include life skills development programs with respect to— mental health, including alcohol and substance abuse; strength and conditioning; nutrition; name, image, and likeness rights, including related legal advice; financial literacy, including taxes; career readiness and counseling; the process for transferring between institutions; and sexual violence prevention; provide medical and health benefits to student athletes that include— medical care, including payment of out-of-pocket expenses, for an injury of a student athlete incurred during the involvement of such student athlete in intercollegiate athletics for such institution that is available to the student athlete during the period of enrollment of the student athlete with such institution and a period of at least 3 years following graduation or separation from such institution (unless such separation is due to violation of a code of conduct); mental health services and support, including mental health educational materials and resources; an administrative structure that provides independent medical care, including with respect to decisions regarding return to play; and a certification of insurance coverage for medical expenses resulting from injuries of student athletes incurred during the involvement of such student athletes in intercollegiate athletics for such institution; maintain a grant-in-aid provided to a student athlete in relation to the involvement of such student athlete in intercollegiate athletics during the period of that grant-in-aid for such institution without regard to— athletic performance; contribution to team success; injury, illness, or physical or mental condition; or receipt of compensation pursuant to a name, image, and likeness agreement; provide a degree completion program— for each former student athlete of such institution who received a grant-in-aid from such institution and did not graduate from such institution; and that provides financial aid to such former student athlete in an amount that is based on the average annual grant-in-aid provided to such former student athlete during the period that such former student athlete participated on a varsity sports team of the institution; and establish, not later than July 1, 2027, and thereafter maintain, at least 16 varsity sports teams. An institution may carry out subsection
(a)in conjunction with a conference or interstate intercollegiate athletic association. An institution is described in this subsection if any member of the coaching staff of a varsity sports team of such institution earns more than $250,000 in base salary annually (as adjusted on July 1 each year by the percentage increase (if any), during the preceding 12-month period, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics).