The Uniform College Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025 addresses the urgent need to amend the Uniform College Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Act of 2022. The proposed amendments would allow educational institutions, conferences, and athletic associations to assist college athletes in selecting and working with name, image, or likeness (NIL) agents, as well as to provide direct compensation to athletes for the use of their NIL. This change is necessary to align District law with upcoming NCAA regulations that expand institutional support for student-athlete NIL activities, ensuring that local institutions and athletes remain competitive.

Additionally, the resolution seeks to delay the implementation of new public financial disclosure requirements for certain boards and commissions until the end of the year. This pause is intended to allow Council committees to engage with affected boards and the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability (BEGA) to assess the appropriateness of the new requirements, especially considering that many volunteer members were previously unaware of these obligations. The emergency nature of this resolution necessitates its adoption after a single reading, with immediate effect, to address both the NIL amendments and the financial disclosure concerns before the upcoming deadlines.