Contracts and Bids
Professional Sports

A state agency may not enter into an agreement with a professional sports team that requires a financial commitment by this state entity unless the agreement includes:

1. A written verification that the professional sports team will play the U.S. national anthem at the beginning of each team sporting event held at the team’s home venue or other facility used by the team for the event.
2. A provision providing that failure to comply with the written verification for any sporting event at the team’s home venue or other facility:
   • Constitutes a default of the agreement.
   • Immediately subjects the team to any penalty the agreement authorizes for default.
   • May subject the team to debarment from contracting with this state.

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