RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 307 (SB 250) 2022 Regular Session Connick
Prior law allowed an intercollegiate athlete at a postsecondary education institution
(institution) to earn compensation for the use of his name, image, or likeness (known as
NIL). New law repeals portions of prior law that:
(1) Prohibited an entity whose purpose includes supporting or benefitting such
institution or its intercollegiate athletic programs, or an officer, director, employee,
or agent of such institution or entity from providing a current or prospective athlete
with compensation for the use of the student athlete's NIL.
(2) Prohibited an institution from using an athletic booster to directly or indirectly create
or facilitate compensation opportunities for the use of an athlete's NIL as a recruiting
inducement or as a means of paying for athletics participation.
(3) Prohibited an athletic booster from directly or indirectly create or facilitate
compensation opportunities for the use of an athlete's NIL as a recruiting inducement
or as a means of paying for athletics participation.
Prior law prohibited an athlete from earning compensation for use of his NIL for the
endorsement of tobacco, alcohol, illegal substances or activities, banned athletic substances,
or any form of gambling, including sports wagering. New law retains prior law and adds
gaming to the list of prohibitions.
New law provides that no institution's employees, including athletics coaching staff, shall
be liable for any damages to an athlete's ability to earn compensation for the use of his NIL
resulting from decisions and actions routinely taken in the course of intercollegiate athletics.
New law does not protect the institution or its employees from acts of gross negligence, or
wanton, willful, malicious, or intentional misconduct.
New law provides that any document disclosed by the athlete to the institution that
references the terms and conditions of his contract for compensation shall be confidential
and not subject to inspection, examination, copying, or reproduction pursuant to the Public
Records Law.
Effective June 10, 2022.
(Amends R.S. 17:3703 and R.S. 44:4.1(B)(9))


Statutes affected:
SB250 Original:
SB250 Engrossed:
SB250 Reengrossed:
SB250 Enrolled: 44:1(B)(9)
SB250 Act : 44:1(B)(9)