Bill > HB2211

This bill addresses the compensation and professional representation rights of students participating in University Interscholastic League (UIL) activities and establishes guidelines for how students can earn money from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). Specifically, the bill allows students who are 18 years or older, meet academic requirements, and comply with league rules to earn compensation and obtain professional representation for NIL-related matters when not engaged in official league activities. The legislation includes important restrictions, such as prohibiting compensation that could be used to influence student enrollment or transfer, banning endorsements for potentially harmful products like alcohol, tobacco, or steroids, and allowing schools to prohibit compensation that conflicts with their policies. The bill also requires the UIL to develop rules ensuring financial literacy and life skills education for students engaging in NIL activities. Additionally, the bill modifies existing law to clarify that NIL arrangements can only be made with student athletes who are 18 or older and prevents the use of future NIL compensation as a recruitment tool. The changes will apply to contracts entered into, modified, or renewed on or after the bill's effective date, which will be immediate if it receives a two-thirds vote in the Texas legislature, or September 1, 2025, if not.

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