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As used in the Student Athlete Name, Image and Likeness Rights Act:

1. "Athletic grant-in-aid" shall have the meaning provided by the applicable collegiate athletic association as aid related to the student athlete's participation in an intercollegiate sport for a postsecondary institution. "Athletic grant-in-aid" shall not include compensation for the use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness rights or athletic reputation;

2. "Collegiate athletic association" means any athletic association, conference or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate sports including, but not limited to, the National Collegiate Athletic Association;

3. "Postsecondary institution" means any state educational institution or private educational institution as defined in Section 3102 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

4. "Professional representation" includes, but is not limited to, representation provided by an athlete agent holding a certificate of registration under the Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act or an attorney duly admitted to practice law in this state;

5. "Sponsor" means an individual or organization that receives institutional recognition for its financial support or other contributions in support of a postsecondary institution or its departments or programs;

6. "Student athlete" shall have the same meaning as defined in the Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act; and

7. "Team contract" means a contract between a postsecondary institution or a postsecondary institution's athletic department and a sponsor or a third party authorized to enter into a sponsorship agreement or agreements on behalf of a postsecondary institution.

Added by Laws 2021, c. 559, § 21, emerg. eff. May 28, 2021.


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