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Amending The Philadelphia Code to add a new Chapter 21-3400, entitled "Youth Name, Image, and Likeness Protection," to establish provisions related to education and counseling for certain Philadelphia youth and their families who are considering licensing publicity rights, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 21. MISCELLANEOUS
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CHAPTER 21-3400. YOUTH NAME, IMAGE, AND LIKENESS PROTECTION
? 12-3401. Definitions.
(1) Covered Student. Any Philadelphia resident attending high school at a covered school entity who is engaged in competitive sports or related activities and whose household has an annual adjusted gross income of $150,000 or less.
(2) Covered School Entity. A school wherein a resident of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania may legally fulfill the compulsory school attendance requirements of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949.
(3) Name, Image, and Likeness ("NIL") Deal. A contract or similar arrangement between a covered student and an individual or entity pursuant to which the individual or entity licenses the publicity rights of the student, including the right to use the name, image or likeness of the student for commercial purposes.
(4) National Letter of Intent ("NLI"). An agreement pursuant to which a covered student agrees to attend a college or university and that college or university agrees to provide athletic financial aid through a program administered by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
(5) NLI Program. A program administered by the National Collegiate Athletic Association pursuant to which participating colleges and universities and their prospective student-athletes use the NLI and agree to abide by specific rules and guidelines governing attendance, athletic participation, and athletic f...
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