Nothing in KRS § 164.6941 to KRS § 164.6951 shall be interpreted as:
(1) Waiving the immunity of any public postsecondary educational institution or its employees, agents, or authorized volunteers;

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 164.6949

  • Institution: means a university, college, community college, health technology center, vocational-technical school, technical institute, technical college, technology center, or the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001
  • Public: means operated with state support. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001

(2) Granting name, image, or likeness rights or requiring compensation for the use of the name, image, or likeness of any student-athlete prior to March 9, 2022;
(3) Establishing student-athletes as employees or independent contractors of an institution or an association; or
(4) Modifying the powers or waiving the rules or regulations of the Kentucky Board of Education or the agency designated to manage interscholastic athletics under KRS § 156.070.
Effective:March 9, 2022
History: Created 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 5, effective March 9, 2022.