student athlete's name, image or likeness rights.
(2) Prevent an institution of higher education from
fully participating in intercollegiate athletics as a result
of a college student athlete's use of the college student
athlete's name, image or likeness rights to seek
compensation.
(3) Entertain a complaint, open an investigation or take
any other adverse action against an institution of higher
education, or an entity acting on its behalf, an employee of
an institution of higher education or a college student
athlete for activity permitted under this article or for
directly compensating a college student athlete for use of
the college student athlete's name, image or likeness.
(d) Royalty payment.--A person that produces a college team
jersey, a college team video game or college team trading cards
for the purpose of making a profit shall make a royalty payment
to each college student athlete whose name, image, likeness or
other individually identifiable feature is used.
Section 2004-M. Professional representation.
(a) Prohibitions.--
(1) An institution of higher education, athletic
association, conference or other group or organization with
authority over intercollegiate athletics, including the NCAA,
may not interfere with or prevent a college student athlete
from fully participating in intercollegiate athletics for
obtaining professional representation in relation to
contracts or legal matters, including representation provided
by athlete agents or legal representation provided by
attorneys, in relation to a college student athlete's use of
the college student athlete's name, image or likeness rights.
(2) An athletic association, conference or other group
or organization with authority over intercollegiate
athletics, including the NCAA, may not prevent an institution
of higher education from fully participating in
intercollegiate athletics without penalty to the institution
or individual student as a result of a college student
athlete obtaining professional representation in relation to
contracts or legal matters, including representation provided
by athlete agents or legal representation provided by
attorneys, in relation to a college student athlete's use of
the college student athlete's name, image or likeness rights.
(b) Qualifications.--Professional representation obtained by
a college student athlete shall be from a person:
(1) acting as an athlete agent in accordance with 5
Pa.C.S. Ch. 35 (relating to athlete agents); or
(2) admitted to practice law by a court of record of
this Commonwealth.
(c) Contents.--A contract by which a college student athlete
authorizes an athlete agent, acting in accordance with 5 Pa.C.S.
Ch. 35, to negotiate or solicit compensation for the use of the
college student athlete's name, image or likeness shall include
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