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Witnesses tell House committee Oregon must update NIL law to let colleges pay student athletes
Summary
At a public hearing on HB 3694, university and legal witnesses urged the committee to allow colleges and universities to pay student athletes directly under evolving NCAA and settlement rules; proponents described the bill as permissive, set a per-institution fundraising cap and said payments would be fundraising-driven and not wages.
University and legal representatives told the House Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee on March 25 that Oregon should amend its name, image and likeness (NIL) law to allow colleges and universities to pay student athletes directly if the NCAA and courts finalize recently proposed changes.
Lisa Peterson, deputy athletic director at the University of Oregon, told the committee HB 3694 would update Oregon’s 2021 NIL framework to reflect recent NCAA rule changes and a pending settlement that would allow institutions to pay athletes directly after final approval. Peterson said the bill is permissive — it would allow but not require institutions to make direct NIL payments — and…
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