Relates to enacting the "New York collegiate athletic participation compensation act"
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Oct 2, 2019
Last action Jan 8, 2020
Floor votes
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No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Jan 8, 2020
Assembly · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Oct 23, 2019
Assembly · Amendment adopted
PRINT NUMBER 8620A
Oct 23, 2019
Assembly · Referred to committee
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Oct 2, 2019
Assembly · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michaelle Solages
DDemocratic
Co
MC
Marcos Crespo
DDemocratic
Co
Pat Burke
DDemocratic
Co
WM
Walter Mosley
DDemocratic
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