Relates to enacting the "New York collegiate athletic participation compensation act"; allows student-athletes to receive compensation including for the use of a student's name, image or likeness; allows student athletes to seek professional representation; requires colleges to establish a sports injury health savings account to provide compensation to athletes for career ending or long-term injuries; requires colleges to establish a wage fund to be paid out to all student-athletes attending the college; requires colleges to take fifteen percent of revenue earned from athletics ticket sales and divide such revenue among student-athletes; establishes the community college athlete name, image and likeness working group.

SB 6722 Relates to enacting the "New York collegiate athletic participation compensation act"; allows student athletes to receive compensation including for the use of a student's name, image or likeness; allows student athletes to seek professional representation; requires colleges to establish a sports injury health savings account to provide compensation to athletes for career ending or long term injuries; requires colleges to establish a wage fund to be paid out to all student athletes attending the college; requires colleges to take fifteen percent of revenue earned from athletics ticket sales and divide such revenue among student athletes; establishes the community college athlete name, image and likeness working group

New York 2019-2020 General Assembly

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Amended 09/16/2019
Amended 09/16/2019
Introduced 09/16/2019

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Sen. Kevin Parker


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Sen. Jamaal Bailey


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