WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order mandating that federal authorities clarify whether college athletes can be considered employees of the schools they play for in an attempt to create clearer national standards in the NCAA’s name, image and likeness era.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that aims to prohibit third-party, pay-for-play payments to college athletes, the White House announced. The legislation also directs the Secretary of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board to clarify the status of student-athletes "in order to preserve non-revenue sports."

The SCORE Act meets the NCAA’s demands and would prohibit student athletes from being recognized as college employees.

Mohawk Valley Community College's Dominic DiMaggio is the National Junior College Athletic Association Region 3 Athletic Director of the Year. DiMaggio is a 2010 graduate of Rome Free Academy.