This bill mandates policies on abusive coaching and addresses student-athlete compensation for name, image, or likeness. This bill: - defines terms; - makes technical and conforming changes; - allows an institution of higher education to use certain funds to compensate a student athlete directly for the use of the student athlete's name, image, or likeness; - provides certain protections to institutions and student athletes; - creates an audit requirement for the Board of Higher Education; - requires a degree-granting institution to: adopt a policy addressing abusive coaching practices; andreport to the Education Interim Committee; and - requires a degree-granting institution's board of trustees to review and approve a degree-granting institution's policy on abusive coaching practices.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 53E-1-201
Amended 2/20/2025 10:02:338: 53E-1-201
Amended 3/3/2025 11:03:464: 53E-1-201
Enrolled: 53B-1-301, 53B-16-601, 53B-16-602, 53E-1-201
Substitute #1: 53B-1-301, 53B-16-601, 53B-16-602, 53E-1-201