Senator announces special meeting to answer questions about NIL bill after newspaper reporting
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Senators scheduled a special education committee meeting Wednesday at 10:00 to gather athletic directors and university representatives to answer questions raised by newspaper reporting about a name‑image‑likeness bill; the bill will be objected to until that meeting is held.
Senator from Horry announced that, in light of recent newspaper reporting and questions that followed, the Senate will schedule a special meeting of the education committee to gather answers about a name‑image‑likeness (NIL) bill tied to college athletics.
"We are going to schedule a special education committee meeting on Wednesday at 10:00 this coming week," the senator said, inviting members to bring questions. He described the measure as related to the pay and disclosure aspects of college athletes' name‑image‑likeness arrangements and said athletic directors and other university representatives will be asked to appear so members can make an informed decision.
The senator said the bill had reached second reading and earlier debate, but that "in light of where we are and wanting to make sure that the body has as much information as they would need to move forward on this bill or not," the bill will be objected to until the special meeting convenes. The senator framed the meeting as open to questions from any Senate member.
Next steps: the special education committee meeting will convene Wednesday at 10:00 to collect testimony and answers; the Senate will not take up the bill for further floor action until members have had that opportunity.