SB456

Senate Bill 456 prohibits state-funded medical schools in Arkansas from using state general revenue funds to compensate student-athletes for the use of their name, image, or likeness (NIL). The bill specifically amends the Arkansas Student-Athlete Publicity Rights Act to restrict the application of public tax dollars toward NIL contracts or agreements. Under this legislation, state-funded medical institutions are barred from contracting with or offering state-derived funds to student-athletes for publicity purposes. The stated intent is to ensure that taxpayer-funded budgets at these institutions are not utilized for these specific types of athletic-related publicity expenditures.