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Committee recommends bill allowing direct university payments to athletes if settlement stands
Summary
HB 449 would permit Utah public higher education institutions to compensate student athletes directly through a revenue-sharing model tied to a pending settlement with the NCAA. The House Education Committee adopted a substitute and recommended the bill despite two ‘no’ votes in committee.
Representative Tesher presented House Bill 449 on Feb. 18 as a follow-up to last year’s name, image and likeness (NIL) changes. The bill would allow Utah institutions to provide direct compensation to student athletes under a revenue-sharing model tied to a settlement in House v. NCAA that had preliminary approval in October.
Jason Grieco, senior associate athletic director for compliance at the University of…
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