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Division I Proposal - 2026-63
SETTLEMENT-RELATED PROPOSAL -- NAME, IMAGE AND LIKENESS ACTIVITIES -- REPORTING OF NONINSTITUTIONAL NIL ACTIVITIES -- SUFFICIENT INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION
Status: Adopted Final
Intent: To make explicit that the refusal to provide sufficient information or documentation for review of noninstitutional name, image and likeness activities is grounds for the contract or payment terms to not be cleared by the College Sports Commission and provide for notice to the student-athlete and the student-athlete's institution prior to such action.
Bylaws: Amend 22.2, as follows:
22.2 Reporting and Clearinghouse Review of Name, Image and Likeness Activities.
[22.2.1 unchanged.]
22.2.2 Reporting of Noninstitutional Name, Image and Likeness Activities. A student-athlete (including a student-athlete who attends an institution that is not a member of a defendant conference in the House settlement or does not provide additional benefits contemplated by the settlement) shall report all noninstitutional name, image and likeness contracts or payment terms, including those involving associated entities or individuals, with a total value of $600 or more to the designated name, image and likeness clearinghouse for review. If an individual enters into multiple agreements or receives multiple payments from the same or substantially the same third party, including any affiliates or parties with common ownership, such activities must be reported if the aggregate value is $600 or more during the student-athlete’s period of eligibility.
22.2.2.1 Documentation. Written documentation of the name, image and likeness contract or payment terms with clear evidence of agreement to the contract or payment terms from the student-athlete and noninstitutional payor must be submitted to the name, image and likeness clearinghouse.
22.2.2.1.1 Sufficient Information and Documentation. The student-athlete and the student-athlete’s institution shall provide information and documentation sufficient to establish compliance with the requirements related to noninstitutional name, image and likeness contracts or payment terms. Providing insufficient information or documentation, or the refusal to provide sufficient information or documentation, is grounds for the contract or payment terms to not be cleared by the College Sports Commission.
22.2.2.1.1.1 Notice. The College Sports Commission shall provide 14 calendar days’ notice to the student-athlete and the student-athlete’s institution of its determination of insufficient information or documentation, or the refusal to provide sufficient information or documentation, before taking action to not clear the contract or payment terms.
[22.2.2.2 through 22.2.2.5 unchanged.]
[22.2.3 through 22.2.4 unchanged.]
Source: NCAA Division I Board of Directors
Effective Date:Immediate
Proposal Category: Amendment
Topical Area: Name, Image and Likeness Activities
Rationale: This proposal would help ensure that the College Sports Commission (CSC) can effectively verify that a student-athlete's noninstitutional NIL agreement complies with applicable rules. The burden of demonstrating compliance appropriately rests with the parties seeking approval of the arrangement-the student-athlete and the institution. Accurate and equitable determinations can only be made when the CSC has adequate information to evaluate contracts under uniform standards. If the necessary information is not provided, the CSC may reasonably conclude that compliance has not been established and decline, after providing 14 calendar days' notice, to clear the contract or payment terms.
Estimated Budget Impact: None.
Impact on Student-Athlete's Time (Academic and/or Athletics): None.
History
| Aug 4, 2026: | In Progress | |
| Aug 4, 2026: | Adopted by Board | Adopted by the Board of Directors as emergency legislation. |
| Aug 4, 2026: | Adopted Final |
Legislative References
| Division | Number | Title |
|---|---|---|
| I | 22.2 | Reporting and Clearinghouse Review of Name, Image and Likeness Activities. |
| I | 22.2.2 | Reporting of Noninstitutional Name, Image and Likeness Activities. |
| I | 22.2.2.1 | Documentation. |
| I | 22.2.2.1.1 | Sufficient Information and Documentation. |
| I | 22.2.2.1.1.1 | Notice. |