722.11 Student athlete prohibitions.

1. Definitions. As used in this section:

a. “Immediate family member” means a spouse, child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, parent-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nephew, niece, aunt, uncle, first cousin, or guardian of a person named in this paragraph.

b. “Institution of higher education” means an institution of higher education under the control of the state board of regents, a community college, or a private college or university located in this state.

c. “Student athlete” means a person who engages in, is eligible to engage in, or may be eligible to engage in any intercollegiate sporting event, contest, exhibition, or program. The term includes a person who has applied, is eligible to apply, or who may be eligible to apply in the future to an institution of higher education.

2. Prohibitions.

a. Except as provided in paragraphs “c” and “d”, a person shall not give, offer, promise, or attempt to give any money or other thing of value to a student athlete or immediate family member of a student athlete for either of the following purposes:

(1) To induce, encourage, or reward the student athlete’s application, enrollment, or attendance at an institution of higher education in order to have the student athlete participate in intercollegiate sporting events, contests, exhibitions, or programs at that institution.

(2) To induce, encourage, or reward the student athlete’s participation in an intercollegiate sporting event, contest, exhibition, or program.

b. A person shall not aid or abet an act described in paragraph “a”.

c. As used in this subsection, “person” does not include any of the following:

(1) An institution of higher education or any of its officers or employees if the institution, officer, or employee is acting in accordance with an official written policy of the institution.

(2) An immediate family member of the student athlete.

d. An intercollegiate athletic award approved or administered by the institution of higher education that the student athlete attends is not an inducement, encouragement or reward under paragraph “a”.

e. A person who engages in conduct knowing or having reason to know that the conduct violates this subsection commits an aggravated misdemeanor.

3. Prohibitions for student athletes.

a. Except as provided in paragraph “b”, a student athlete or immediate family member of the student athlete, shall not solicit or accept money or anything of value for any of the purposes described in subsection 2, paragraph “a”. A person shall not aid or abet an act described in this paragraph.

b. This subsection does not apply to money or other things of value that a student athlete receives from any of the following:

(1) An institution of higher education, its officers, or employees if the institution, officer, or employee offered money or other thing of value in accordance with an official written policy of the institution or if the thing of value is an intercollegiate athletic award approved or administered by that institution.

(2) An immediate family member of the student athlete.

c. A person who engages in conduct knowing or having reason to know that the conduct violates this subsection commits a serious misdemeanor.

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