SCORE Act markup

SCORE Act

• Protect athletes’ NIL rights: Schools, conferences, and athletic associations could not block athletes from making name, image, and likeness deals, except for deals involving prohibited compensation, violations of a school’s code of conduct, or conflicts with a school contract. Deals paying more than $600 would need to be written and include specified terms, and deal information generally could not be released without the athlete’s written consent
• Give associations rulemaking power: Interstate athletic associations could set rules for eligibility, transfers, recruitment, deal disclosures, and other parts of college sports. Rules setting an annual limit on payments to athletes would have to set that limit at no less than 22% of the average annual college sports revenue of the association’s 70 highest-earning member institutions, or of all members if the association has fewer than 70
• Require support from certain colleges: Institutions covered by the bill would provide athletes academic and career support, medical and mental health benefits, and protections for athletic grants-in-aid. They would also maintain at least 16 varsity sports teams by July 1, 2027

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Reported▲ THIS MARKUP
4. Passed House
5. Passed Senate
6. Law

What’s next: a floor vote. None is scheduled.