HB3224 - Relating to the compensation and professional representation of certain students participating in University Interscholastic League activities.

  89R15539 BEE-D     By: Lowe H.B. No. 3224       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the compensation and professional representation of   certain students participating in University Interscholastic   League activities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 33.098 to read as follows:           Sec.   33.098.     COMPENSATION AND PROFESSIONAL REPRESENTATION   OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE   ACTIVITIES. (a) In this section, "league" means the University   Interscholastic League.           (b)     This section applies only to a public or private   secondary school that participates in league activities.           (c)     The league or a school to which this section applies may   not adopt or enforce a policy, requirement, standard, or limitation   that prohibits or otherwise prevents an eligible student   participating in a league activity from:                 (1)     earning compensation for the use of the student's   name, image, or likeness when the student is not engaged in official   league activities, as that term is defined by the league; or                 (2)     obtaining professional representation, including   representation by an attorney licensed to practice law in this   state, for contracts or other legal matters relating to the use of   the student's name, image, or likeness.           (d)     A student is eligible to engage in activities described   by Subsection (c) only if the student:                 (1)  is in the ninth grade or above;                 (2)     meets the grade requirements under Section   33.081(c); and                 (3)     complies with the rules adopted by the league   under this section.           (e)     The league shall adopt rules as necessary to administer   this section. The rules must include:                 (1)     provisions to ensure compensation, or the promise   of compensation, may not be used to facilitate the enrollment in or   transfer of a student to a school participating in a league   activity;                 (2)     provisions prohibiting compensation in exchange   for an endorsement of alcohol, tobacco products, e-cigarettes or   another type of nicotine delivery device, anabolic steroids, sports   betting, casino gambling, a firearm the student cannot legally   purchase, or a sexually oriented business as defined in Section   243.002, Local Government Code;                 (3)     provisions authorizing a school district, school,   or team to prohibit compensation that conflicts with the policy or   honor code of the school district, school, or team; and                 (4)     minimum requirements for a student engaging in   activities described by Subsection (c) to receive financial   literacy and life skills education.          SECTION 2.  Section 51.9246(j), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (j)  No individual, corporate entity, or other organization   may:                (1)  enter into any arrangement with a prospective   student athlete or student athlete  relating to the [ prospective ]   student athlete's name, image, or likeness unless the student is in   ninth grade or above [ prior to their enrollment in an institution of   higher education ]; or                (2)  use inducements of future name, image, and   likeness compensation arrangement to recruit a prospective student   athlete to any institution of higher education.          SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   a contract entered into, modified, or renewed on or after the   effective date of this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.