SB 5913 — Concerning communication between employees of state institutions of higher education and student athletes regarding name, image, and likeness use.

What this bill does

Provides that the Ethics in Public Service Act does not prohibit an employee of a state institution of higher education to use public resources to benefit a student athlete in advising, facilitation, acknowledgment, or education related to a matter involving name, image, and likeness.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 27, 2024
  92 yea · 2 nay · 4 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 31, 2024
  47 yea · 1 nay · 1 not voting

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