Plain English Breakdown
The official text does not define what constitutes a 'specific name, image, or likeness agreement' beyond the general context of the act.
Uniform College Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Act Amendment Act of 2025
This law allows colleges and athletic groups in the District of Columbia to help athletes choose agents for name, image, or likeness deals and removes rules that stopped schools from paying athletes for these rights.
What This Bill Does
- Allows institutions, conferences, or athletic associations to assist college athletes with selecting a name, image, or likeness agent.
- Permits institutions, conferences, or athletic associations to arrange for payment to an athlete's name, image, or likeness agent.
- Enables institutions, conferences, or athletic associations to provide payment directly to an athlete's name, image, or likeness agent.
- Allows institutions, conferences, or athletic associations to help athletes select third parties involved in specific name, image, or likeness agreements.
- Permits institutions, conferences, or athletic associations to arrange for collecting payments from third parties engaged in these agreements.
- Enables institutions, conferences, or athletic associations to collect payments directly from third parties engaged in these agreements.
- Removes the rule that stopped institutions and conferences from paying athletes for using their name, image, or likeness.
Who It Names or Affects
- College athletes
- Institutions of higher education
- Athletic conferences
- Athletic associations
Limits and Unknowns
- The law does not specify how much money schools can pay athletes.
- It only applies to the District of Columbia unless other places adopt similar rules.