Bill > HB3694

This bill updates Oregon law regarding student athletes' economic rights, which are defined as the ability to earn compensation for using their name, image, likeness, or athletic reputation, and to contract with professional representation. The bill allows post-secondary educational institutions to compensate student athletes for these economic rights and prohibits these institutions, athletic associations, conferences, and organizations from preventing or penalizing student athletes who choose to exercise these rights. Specifically, the law prevents these entities from restricting a student athlete's participation in sports, imposing eligibility requirements that limit economic rights, or preventing athletes from receiving compensation from third parties. The bill also requires that any contracts a student athlete enters must not conflict with team rules or existing institutional contracts, and mandates that athletes disclose such contracts to their institution. Importantly, the legislation ensures that compensation cannot be directly tied to athletic performance, though payments can be conditioned on attending a specific institution. The bill adds a provision making any documentation related to a student athlete's economic rights confidential and exempt from public disclosure, providing additional protection for student athletes' personal information.

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https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3694