Section 12971 - DefinitionsAs used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [2021, c. 544, §1(NEW).]
1.College or university. "College or university" means a postsecondary educational institution in the State, including:A. A degree-granting educational institution regulated under chapter 409; [2021, c. 544, §1(NEW).]B. A university in the University of Maine System; [2021, c. 544, §1(NEW).]C. A college in the Maine Community College System; and [2021, c. 544, §1(NEW).]D. The Maine Maritime Academy. [2021, c. 544, §1(NEW).] [2021, c. 544, §1(NEW).]
2.Team contract. "Team contract" means a contract between a student athlete and a college or university and includes any rules or expectations of the college or university's athletic department or head coach that require a student athlete's compliance as a condition under the contract of participation as a member of the intercollegiate athletic program. [2021, c. 544, §1(NEW).]
Added by 2022, c. 544,§ 1, eff. 8/8/2022.