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House committee advances bill to create University of Hawaii NIL endowment, chair removes appropriation language
Summary
The House Committee on Higher Education passed SB 3263 SD2 with amendments to adopt the committee's framework for a University of Hawaii NIL (name, image and likeness) endowment trust fund; the chair removed the bill's appropriation clause and said funding levels will be addressed in the budget process.
HONOLULU — The House Committee on Higher Education voted Wednesday to advance Senate Bill 3263 SD2, which would establish a name, image and likeness (NIL) endowment trust fund for the University of Hawaii and require a systemwide NIL program and annual reporting to the Legislature.
The chair recommended replacing the senate text with the committee's version (HD1), removing the bill's appropriation section and referring funding amounts to the budget process. "We did insert $5,000,000 in the budget as part of HP 1800," the chair said during decision-making, and the committee adopted the chair's recommendation.
Matt Elliott, athletics director at the…
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