Definitions

20-A M.R.S. § 12971, under Chapter 443.

20-A M.R.S. § 12971

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2021, c. 544, §1 (NEW).]

1. College or university. "College or university" means a postsecondary educational institution in the State, including:

A. A degree-granting educational institution regulated under chapter 409; [PL 2021, c. 544, §1 (NEW).]

B. A university in the University of Maine System; [PL 2021, c. 544, §1 (NEW).]

C. A college in the Maine Community College System; and [PL 2021, c. 544, §1 (NEW).]

D. The Maine Maritime Academy. [PL 2021, c. 544, §1 (NEW).]

2. Team contract. "Team contract" means a contract between a student athlete and a college or university and includes any rules or expectations of the college or university's athletic department or head coach that require a student athlete's compliance as a condition under the contract of participation as a member of the intercollegiate athletic program.