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Committee advances NIL Protection Act to shield high‑school athletes from open‑ended deals
Summary
The panel approved HB383 with two amendments to clarify inclusion of eighth‑grade athletes who play high‑school sports and to add a postsecondary institution definition; sponsors said the bill sunsets athlete contracts at graduation and aims to prevent agent overreach.
Representative Cox, sponsor of HB383 (LC492009), described the bill as the 'NIL Protection Act' to protect high‑school athletes from contracts that could carry over indefinitely and reduce future collegiate earnings. Cox said the bill responds to a real case his subcommittee reviewed where an agent’s fee could diminish a prospect’s later college deal: “The purpose of this is to protect these high school kids from contracts that have no…
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