(a) As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(a) “Compensation” means any remuneration, in cash or in kind, whether provided at the time or at any subsequent date, to a student-athlete. For the purposes of this article, “compensation” shall not mean any grant, scholarship, fellowship, tuition assistance, or other form of financial aid provided to a student for pursuing a post-secondary education.(b) “Intercollegiate athletics program” means an intercollegiate athletics sport played at the collegiate level for which eligibility requirements for participation by a student-athlete are established by a national association, conference or any other group or organization with authority over the sport, that promotes or regulates collegiate athletics.(c) “Publicity Rights” means any right associated with the name, image, likeness, publicity, reputation, fame, or personal following of a student recognized under federal or state law as permitting an individual to control or profit from the use of the same.(d) “Postsecondary educational institution” means a public university or community college or private university or college.(e) “Student-athlete” means an individual who is enrolled in or has signed a National Letter of Intent or other written agreement to enroll in a postsecondary educational institution or is being recruited by a postsecondary educational institution to participate in an intercollegiate athletics program. If an individual is permanently ineligible to participate in a particular intercollegiate sport, the individual is not a student-athlete for purposes of that sport.(f) “Third party” means any individual or entity or group of the same other than a postsecondary educational institution, including a charitable organization that qualifies as an exempt organization under 26 USC Section 501(c)(3), as amended.(g) “Athletics financial aid agreement” means any agreement between a post-secondary educational institution and a student-athlete for the provision of athletics-related financial aid.(h) “Athletics-related revenue” means revenue generated from ticket sales, game guarantees, media rights, NCAA distributions, conference distributions, royalties, licensing, advertisement and sponsorships and football bowl games as currently set forth in categories 1, 7, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 15, and 19 of the 2024 Revenue Categories used in the NCAA Membership Financial Reporting System.(i) “Revenue sharing agreement” means an agreement with a student-athlete to share athletics-related revenue.
(a) “Compensation” means any remuneration, in cash or in kind, whether provided at the time or at any subsequent date, to a student-athlete. For the purposes of this article, “compensation” shall not mean any grant, scholarship, fellowship, tuition assistance, or other form of financial aid provided to a student for pursuing a post-secondary education.
(b) “Intercollegiate athletics program” means an intercollegiate athletics sport played at the collegiate level for which eligibility requirements for participation by a student-athlete are established by a national association, conference or any other group or organization with authority over the sport, that promotes or regulates collegiate athletics.
(c) “Publicity Rights” means any right associated with the name, image, likeness, publicity, reputation, fame, or personal following of a student recognized under federal or state law as permitting an individual to control or profit from the use of the same.
(d) “Postsecondary educational institution” means a public university or community college or private university or college.
(e) “Student-athlete” means an individual who is enrolled in or has signed a National Letter of Intent or other written agreement to enroll in a postsecondary educational institution or is being recruited by a postsecondary educational institution to participate in an intercollegiate athletics program. If an individual is permanently ineligible to participate in a particular intercollegiate sport, the individual is not a student-athlete for purposes of that sport.
(f) “Third party” means any individual or entity or group of the same other than a postsecondary educational institution, including a charitable organization that qualifies as an exempt organization under 26 USC Section 501(c)(3), as amended.
(g) “Athletics financial aid agreement” means any agreement between a post-secondary educational institution and a student-athlete for the provision of athletics-related financial aid.
(h) “Athletics-related revenue” means revenue generated from ticket sales, game guarantees, media rights, NCAA distributions, conference distributions, royalties, licensing, advertisement and sponsorships and football bowl games as currently set forth in categories 1, 7, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 15, and 19 of the 2024 Revenue Categories used in the NCAA Membership Financial Reporting System.
(i) “Revenue sharing agreement” means an agreement with a student-athlete to share athletics-related revenue.