S.C. Code § 59-158-30

Current through 2024 Act No. 209.

Section 59-158-30 - Compensation does not affect grant in aid or athletic eligibility

A name, image, or likeness contract with an intercollegiate athlete may not extend beyond their eligibility to participate in an intercollegiate athletics program at an institution of higher learning.

S.C. Code § 59-158-30

Amended by 2024 S.C. Acts, Act No. 207 (HB 4957),s 3, eff. 5/21/2024.

Added by 2021 S.C. Acts, Act No. 35 (SB 685),s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.

2021 Act No. 35, Section 7, provides as follows:

"SECTION 7. This act takes effect for each institution of higher learning in this State upon the earlier of July 1, 2022, or certification by the Attorney General to the Governor of the enactment of rules consistent with the provisions contained in this act by the institution of higher learning's collegiate governing body [July 1, 2021]. Upon certification by the Attorney General, the provisions of this act are suspended until the General Assembly takes further action."