Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1.

This bill prohibits public institutions of higher education that participate in intercollegiate athletic competition as a member institution of an athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics, from penalizing a student athlete based on gifts, benefits, or inducements given to the student athlete or the student athlete's family by a booster.<br /> <br /> This bill also prohibits a public institution of higher education from doing the following:<br /> <br /> (1) Create or uphold any limitation that prevents a student athlete from earning compensation, or adversely affects a student athlete's scholarship eligibility, from the use of the student athlete's name, image, or likeness;<br /> <br /> (2) Prevent a student athlete from obtaining professional representation in relation to contracts or legal matters;<br /> <br /> (3) Enter into a contract that prevents a student athlete from using the student athlete's name, image, or likeness when the student athlete is not engaged in official activities associated with the public institution of higher education or a public institution of higher education athletic team; and<br /> <br /> (4) Compensate a prospective student athlete in relation to the prospective student athlete's name, image, or likeness.<br /> <br /> This bill prohibits a student athlete from contracting for compensation in exchange for use of the student athlete's name, image, or likeness if a provision of the contract is in conflict with a provision of the student athlete's team contract. This bill requires a student athlete who enters into a contract that provides compensation to the student athlete for use of the student athlete's name, image, or likeness to disclose the contract to the student athlete's public institution of higher education; however, this bill prohibits the public institution of higher education from punishing a student for failure to disclose a contract. If a public institution of higher education finds a conflict between a student athlete's name, image, and likeness contract and the student athlete's team contract, then the public institution of higher education will be required to disclose the alleged conflict to the student athlete or the student athlete's athlete agent or legal representative.<br />