UNC INSTITUTIONS/CONFERENCE BOYCOTTS.

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
House Bill 728 (Public) Filed Monday, April 10, 2017
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO RESPOND TO A BOYCOTT OF THE STATE BY A CONFERENCE OF AN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
Intro. by Bert Jones, Millis, Brody, Collins.

Status: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House Action) (Apr 11 2017)

Bill History:

H 728

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Apr 10 2017 - View Summary

    Enacts new GS 116-40.13 (Participation in conferences of intercollegiate athletic associations). Provides that if an intercollegiate athletic association boycotts the State, then any constituent institution of the University of North Carolina that participates in the conference is subject to the following requirements: (1) constituent institutions are prohibited from extending any grant of media rights to the conference beyond the period that is in force as of the date of enactment until at least five years after the termination of the boycott; (2) constituent institutions must segregate any revenue received as a result of membership, and place the funds in escrow until the amount in escrow is at least the amount of any penalty imposed upon the constituent institution for withdrawal from the conference, not to be expended without an appropriation by the General Assembly; and (3) constituent institutions must notify the conference in writing of the institution's intent to withdraw from the conference no later than when the assignment of its media rights expire, unless the conference immediately ends the boycott.

    Provides that the General Assembly has final authority regarding the membership status of any constituent institution in any intercollegiate athletic association or conference.