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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
For purposes of the Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act:
(1)Athletic grant-in-aid means the money given to a student-athlete by a postsecondary institution for tuition, fees, room, board, and textbooks as consideration for the student-athlete's participation in an intercollegiate sport for such postsecondary institution and does 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;
(3) Compensation for the use of a student-athlete's name, image, or likeness rights or athletic reputation includes, but is not limited to, consideration received pursuant to an endorsement contract as defined in section 48-2602;
(4) Intercollegiate sport has the same meaning as in section 48-2602;
(5)Name, image, or likeness activity means an activity that involves the use of an individual's name, image, or likeness for commercial or promotional purposes;
(6) Postsecondary institution has the same meaning as in section 85-2403;
(7)Professional representation includes, but is not limited to, representation provided by an athlete agent holding a certificate of registration under the Nebraska Uniform Athlete Agents Act, a financial advisor registered under the Securities Act of Nebraska, or an attorney admitted to the bar by order of the Supreme Court of this state;
(8)Sponsor means an individual or organization that pays money or provides goods or services in exchange for advertising rights;
(9) Student-athlete has the same meaning as in section 48-2602; and
(10)Team contract means a contract between a postsecondary institution or a postsecondary institution's athletic department and a sponsor.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 48. Labor § 48-3602. Terms, defined - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ne/chapter-48-labor/ne-rev-st-sect-48-3602/
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