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Committee advances bill to let colleges compensate athletes under NIL framework; sponsors emphasize oversight
Summary
The Senate Education Committee unanimously advanced first-substitute House Bill 449, which would enable Utah colleges to provide student-athletes compensation tied to name, image and likeness (NIL) arrangements while requiring oversight and periodic audits, sponsors said.
The Senate Education Committee voted to advance first-substitute House Bill 449, Student Athlete Amendments, after the sponsor described the measure as a state framework to let Utah colleges participate in NIL compensation while maintaining oversight.
Sponsor Senator Milner told the committee that recent court decisions and the expected House v. NCAA settlement are reshaping college athletics, and the bill “provides direct compensation for athletes for the name the use of their names, images, and likenesses.” He said the bill would protect student-athletes from…
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