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- 83rd Session (2025)
Senate Bill No. 293–Senator Lange
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AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions relating to the
compensation of student athletes for the use of their name,
image or likeness; revising provisions relating to contracts for
compensation for the use of the name, image or likeness of
student athletes; making confidential certain information and
contracts relating to the compensation of student athletes for
the use of their name, image or likeness; and providing other
matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law prohibits a public or private institution that offers educational
services beyond the secondary level from: (1) upholding or enforcing certain rules
that prevent student athletes from being compensated for the use of the name,
image or likeness of the student athlete by an organization other than the institution
or a national collegiate association; (2) compensating a current student athlete of
the institution for the use of the name, image or likeness of the student athlete; or
(3) altering, withholding or otherwise reducing the amount of a scholarship
awarded to a student athlete because the student athlete is compensated for the use
of the name, image or likeness of the student athlete by an organization other than
the institution or a national collegiate athletic association. (NRS 398.045, 398.300)
Section 1 of this bill eliminates these prohibitions.
Existing law authorizes a student athlete to enter into a contract with an
organization other than an institution or a national collegiate athletic association
that provides for the student athlete to be compe nsated for the use of the name,
image or likeness of the student athlete. (NRS 398.310) Section 2 of this bill
authorizes a student athlete to enter into such a contract with an institution or a
national collegiate athletic association. Sections 2 and 2.5 of this bill provide that
such contracts entered into by a student athlete and materials relat ing to such
contracts are confidential and are not public records.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 398.300 is hereby amended to read as follows:
398.300 1. An institution shall not:
(a) Uphold or enforce any rule of a national collegiate athletic
association that prevents a student athlete enrolled in the institution
from being compensated for the use of the name, im age or likeness
of the student athlete by an organization , [other than] the institution
or a national collegiate athletic association;
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(b) Except as otherwise provided by subsection 2, prevent a
student athlete from being compensated for the use of the name,
image or likeness of the student athlete;
(c) Compensate a prospective [or current] student athlete of the
institution for the use of the name, image or likeness of the student
athlete;
(d) Prevent a student athlete from obtaining professional
services; or
(e) Alter, withhold or otherwise reduce the amount of a
scholarship awarded to a student athlete solely because a student
athlete is compensated for the use of the name, image or likeness of
the student athlete by an organization , [other than] the institution or
a national collegiate athletic association or because the student
athlete obtains professional services.
2. An institution may:
(a) Adopt a policy that imposes reasonable restrictions on a
student athlete entering into a contract pursuant to NRS 398.310 that
provides for the student athlete to be compensated for the use of the
name, image or likeness of the student athlete with an organization
or person whose goods, services or mission are contrary to the
mission of the institution; and
(b) Prohibit a student athlete from being compensated for the
use of the name, image or likeness of the student athlete if the use of
the name, image or likeness is related to official activities of the
institution or intercollegiate sports at the institution.
3. A national collegiate athletic association shall not:
(a) Prevent a student athlete enrolled at an institution from
participating in intercollegiate sports solely because the student
athlete is compensated for the use of the name, image or lik eness of
the student athlete by an organization , [other than] the institution or
the national collegiate athletic association;
(b) Prevent an institution from being a member of or
participating in the activities of the national collegiate athletic
association solely because a student athlete who is enrolled at the
institution is compensated for the use of the name, image or likeness
of the student athlete by an organization , [other than] the institution
or the national collegiate athletic association;
(c) Compensate a prospective [or current] student athlete of an
institution for the use of the name, image or likeness of the stud ent
athlete; or
(d) Prevent a student athlete from obtaining professional
services.
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4. As used in this section, “professional services” includes,
without limitation, representation regarding contracts or other legal
matters, including, without limitation, representation provided by an
attorney or an athlete agent registered pursuant to chapter 398A of
NRS.
Sec. 2. NRS 398.310 is hereby amended to read as follows:
398.310 1. A student athlete may enter into a contract with an
organization , [other than ] an institution or a national collegiate
athletic association that provides for the student athlete to be
compensated for the use of the name, image or likeness of the
student athlete. A contract entered into pursuant to t his subsection
may not conflict with any provision of a contract between the
student athlete and the institution in which the student athlete is
enrolled.
2. A student athlete who enters into a contract pursuant to
subsection 1 must disclose the contract to the institution in which
the student athlete is enrolled.
3. If the institution in which the student athlete is enrolled
alleges that a provision of a contract entered into pursuant to
subsection 1 conflicts with a provision of a contract between the
student athlete and the institution, the institution shall inform the
student athlete and, if the student athlete has legal representation,
the attorney of the student athlete of the alleged conflict.
4. The following records are confidential and are no t public
records pursuant to NRS 239.010:
(a) A contract entered into by a student athlete with an
institution pursuant to subsection 1;
(b) A contract disclosed by a student athlete to an institution
pursuant to subsection 2; and
(c) Any communications and materials relating to a contract:
(1) Entered into by a student athlete with an institution
pursuant to subsection 1; and
(2) Disclosed by a student athlete to an institution pursuant
to subsection 2.
Sec. 2.5. NRS 239.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
239.010 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and
NRS 1.4683, 1.4687, 1A.110, 3.2203, 41.0397, 41.071, 49.095,
49.293, 62D.420, 62D.440, 62E.516, 62E.620, 62H.025, 62H.030,
62H.170, 62H.220, 62H .320, 75A.100, 75A.150, 76.160, 78.152,
80.113, 81.850, 82.183, 86.246, 86.54615, 87.515, 87.5413,
87A.200, 87A.580, 87A.640, 88.3355, 88.5927, 88.6067, 88A.345,
88A.7345, 89.045, 89.251, 90.730, 91.160, 116.757, 116A.270,
116B.880, 118B.026, 119.260, 119. 265, 119.267, 119.280,
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119A.280, 119A.653, 119A.677, 119B.370, 119B.382, 120A.640,
120A.690, 125.130, 125B.140, 126.141, 126.161, 126.163, 126.730,
127.007, 127.057, 127.130, 127.140, 127.2817, 128.090, 130.312,
130.712, 136.050, 159.044, 159A.044, 164.041 , 172.075, 172.245,
176.01334, 176.01385, 176.015, 176.0625, 176.09129, 176.156,
176A.630, 178.39801, 178.4715, 178.5691, 178.5717, 179.495,
179A.070, 179A.165, 179D.160, 180.600, 200.3771, 200.3772,
200.5095, 200.604, 202.3662, 205.4651, 209.392, 209.3923 ,
209.3925, 209.419, 209.429, 209.521, 211A.140, 213.010, 213.040,
213.095, 213.131, 217.105, 217.110, 217.464, 217.475, 218A.350,
218E.625, 218F.150, 218G.130, 218G.240, 218G.350, 218G.615,
224.240, 226.462, 226.796, 228.270, 228.450, 228.495, 228.570,
231.069, 231.1285, 231.1473, 232.1369, 233.190, 237.300,
239.0105, 239.0113, 239.014, 239B.026, 239B.030, 239B.040,
239B.050, 239C.140, 239C.210, 239C.230, 239C.250, 239C.270,
239C.420, 240.007, 241.020, 241.030, 241.039, 242.105, 244.264,
244.335, 247.540, 247.545, 247.550, 247.560, 250.087, 250.130,
250.140, 250.145, 250.150, 268.095, 268.0978, 268.490, 268.910,
269.174, 271A.105, 281.195, 281.805, 281A.350, 281A.680,
281A.685, 281A.750, 281A.755, 281A.780, 284.4068, 284.4086,
286.110, 286.118, 287.0438, 28 9.025, 289.080, 289.387, 289.830,
293.4855, 293.5002, 293.503, 293.504, 293.558, 293.5757, 293.870,
293.906, 293.908, 293.909, 293.910, 293B.135, 293D.510, 331.110,
332.061, 332.351, 333.333, 333.335, 338.070, 338.1379, 338.1593,
338.1725, 338.1727, 348.42 0, 349.597, 349.775, 353.205,
353A.049, 353A.085, 353A.100, 353C.240, 353D.250, 360.240,
360.247, 360.255, 360.755, 361.044, 361.2242, 361.610, 365.138,
366.160, 368A.180, 370.257, 370.327, 372A.080, 378.290, 378.300,
379.0075, 379.008, 379.1495, 385A.830, 385B.100, 387.626,
387.631, 388.1455, 388.259, 388.501, 388.503, 388.513, 388.750,
388A.247, 388A.249, 391.033, 391.035, 391.0365, 391.120,
391.925, 392.029, 392.147, 392.264, 392.271, 392.315, 392.317,
392.325, 392.327, 392.335, 392.850, 393.045, 394.167 , 394.16975,
394.1698, 394.447, 394.460, 394.465, 396.1415, 396.1425, 396.143,
396.159, 396.3295, 396.405, 396.525, 396.535, 396.9685, 398.310,
398A.115, 408.3885, 408.3886, 408.3888, 408.5484, 412.153,
414.280, 416.070, 422.2749, 422.305, 422A.342, 422A.350,
425.400, 427A.1236, 427A.872, 427A.940, 432.028, 432.205,
432B.175, 432B.280, 432B.290, 432B.4018, 432B.407, 432B.430,
432B.560, 432B.5902, 432C.140, 432C.150, 433.534, 433A.360,
439.4941, 439.4988, 439.5282, 439.840, 439.914, 439A.116,
439A.124, 439B.420, 439B.754, 439B.760, 439B.845, 440.170,
441A.195, 441A.220, 441A.230, 442.330, 442.395, 442.735,
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442.774, 445A.665, 445B.570, 445B.7773, 449.209, 449.245,
449.4315, 449A.112, 450.140, 450B.188, 450B. 805, 453.164,
453.720, 458.055, 458.280, 459.050, 459.3866, 459.555, 459.7056,
459.846, 463.120, 463.15993, 463.240, 463.3403, 463.3407,
463.790, 467.1005, 480.535, 480.545, 480.935, 480.940, 481.063,
481.091, 481.093, 482.170, 482.368, 482.5536, 483.340, 483.363,
483.575, 483.659, 483.800, 484A.469, 484B.830, 484B.833,
484E.070, 485.316, 501.344, 503.452, 522.040, 534A.031, 561.285,
571.160, 584.655, 587.877, 598.0964, 598.098, 598A.110,
598A.420, 599B.090, 603.070, 603A.210, 604A.303, 604A.710,
604D.500, 604D.600, 612.265, 616B.012, 616B.015, 616B.315,
616B.350, 618.341, 618.425, 622.238, 622.310, 623.131, 623A.137,
624.110, 624.265, 624.327, 625.425, 625A.185, 628.418, 628B.230,
628B.760, 629.043, 629.047, 629.069, 630.133, 630.2671,
630.2672, 630.2673, 6 30.2687, 630.30665, 630.336, 630A.327,
630A.555, 631.332, 631.368, 632.121, 632.125, 632.3415,
632.3423, 632.405, 633.283, 633.301, 633.427, 633.4715, 633.4716,
633.4717, 633.524, 634.055, 634.1303, 634.214, 634A.169,
634A.185, 634B.730, 635.111, 635.158, 636.262, 636.342, 637.085,
637.145, 637B.192, 637B.288, 638.087, 638.089, 639.183,
639.2485, 639.570, 640.075, 640.152, 640A.185, 640A.220,
640B.405, 640B.730, 640C.580, 640C.600, 640C.620, 640C.745,
640C.760, 640D.135, 640D.190, 640E.225, 640E.340, 641.09 0,
641.221, 641.2215, 641A.191, 641A.217, 641A.262, 641B.170,
641B.281, 641B.282, 641C.455, 641C.760, 641D.260, 641D.320,
642.524, 643.189, 644A.870, 645.180, 645.625, 645A.050,
645A.082, 645B.060, 645B.092, 645C.220, 645C.225, 645D.130,
645D.135, 645G.510 , 645H.320, 645H.330, 647.0945, 647.0947,
648.033, 648.197, 649.065, 649.067, 652.126, 652.228, 653.900,
654.110, 656.105, 657A.510, 661.115, 665.130, 665.133, 669.275,
669.285, 669A.310, 670B.680, 671.365, 671.415, 673.450, 673.480,
675.380, 676A.340, 676 A.370, 677.243, 678A.470, 678C.710,
678C.800, 679B.122, 679B.124, 679B.152, 679B.159, 679B.190,
679B.285, 679B.690, 680A.270, 681A.440, 681B.260, 681B.410,
681B.540, 683A.0873, 685A.077, 686A.289, 686B.170, 686C.306,
687A.060, 687A.115, 687B.404, 687C.010, 688C.230, 688C.480,
688C.490, 689A.696, 692A.117, 692C.190, 692C.3507, 692C.3536,
692C.3538, 692C.354, 692C.420, 693A.480, 693A.615, 696B.550,
696C.120, 703.196, 704B.325, 706.1725, 706A.230, 710.159,
711.600, sections 35, 38 and 41 of chapter 478, Statut es of Nevada
2011 and section 2 of chapter 391, Statutes of Nevada 2013 and
unless otherwise declared by law to be confidential, all public books
and public records of a governmental entity must be open at all
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times during office hours to inspection by any person, and may be
fully copied or an abstract or memorandum may be prepared from
those public books and public records. Any such copies, abstracts or
memoranda may be used to supply the general public with copies,
abstracts or memoranda of the records or may be used in any other
way to the advantage of the governmental entity or of the general
public. This section does not supersede or in any manner affect the
federal laws governing copyrights or enlarge, diminish or affect in
any other manner the rights of a person in any written book or
record which is copyrighted pursuant to federal law.
2. A governmental entity may not reject a book or record
which is copyrighted solely because it is copyrighted.
3. A governmental entity that has legal custody or c ontrol of a
public book or record shall not deny a request made pursuant to
subsection 1 to inspect or copy or receive a copy of a public book or
record on the basis that the requested public book or record contains
information that is confidential if the governmental entity can
redact, delete, conceal or separate, including, without limitation,
electronically, the confidential information from the information
included in the public book or record that is not otherwise
confidential.
4. If requested, a governmental entity shall provide a copy of a
public record in an electronic format by means of an electronic
medium. Nothing in this subsection requires a governmental entity
to provide a copy of a public record in an electronic format or by
means of an electronic medium if:
(a) The public record:
(1) Was not created or prepared in an electronic format; and
(2) Is not available in an electronic format; or
(b) Providing the public record in an electronic format or by
means of an electronic medium would:
(1) Give access to proprietary software; or
(2) Require the production of information that is confidential
and that cannot be redacted, deleted, concealed or separated from
information that is not otherwise confidential.
5. An officer, employee or ag ent of a governmental entity who
has legal custody or control of a public record:
(a) Shall not refuse to provide a copy of that public record in the
medium that is requested because the officer, employee or agent has
already prepared or would prefer to p rovide the copy in a different
medium.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.030, shall, upon
request, prepare the copy of the public record and shall not require
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the person who has requested the copy to prepare the copy himself
or herself.
Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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