New NIL bill introduced in Colorado State House

[Jayne Cobb]

A new bill, HB 25-1041, has been introduced at the state house.

Under the bill

(1) Schools can pay players directly for NIL.

(2) Schools can't prohibit or regulate NIL from outside sources, including money payed to high school athletes for NIL.

(3) NIL deals are exempted from the Colorado Open Records Act.

(4) There can be no limit on agents or outside advisors.

There is a provision that would allow a school to limit NIL if reqiured by the NCAA or conference:

"Except as may be required by the rules or requirements of an athletic association of which an institution is a member, an institution shall not uphold any rule, requirement, standard, or other limitation that prevents a student athlete of the institution from earning compensation from the use of the student athlete's name, image, or likeness. A student athlete's earning of such compensation does not affect the student athlete's scholarship eligibility."

Essentially means that Colorado will be Laissez-faire as far as NIL and paying players is concerned, as long as the NCAA and Big-12 don't prohibit it, and with the House settlement and so forth, I don't think there will be any rules at all. If this passes, the only way to regulate this stuff might have to come from Congress.

Bill is sponsored by:

Rep Leslie Smith (D) District 49 (essentially the foothills from Wyoming to Idaho Springs, excluding Evergreen), who is a former CU Regent.

Sen. Judy Amabile (D) Senate District 18 (Boulder County)

Sen James Coleman (D) (Denver), who is President of the Senate.

Since the bill was just introduced, it does not have a committee assignment yet.

 

[Darth Snow]

Nice to see the legislature trying to do something to help athletics. Shocking since I have been assured over and over that liberals don't like sports.

 

[Alfred91]

Nice to see the legislature trying to do something to help athletics. Shocking since I have been assured over and over that liberals don't like sports.

Well, this is the legislature and not the BoR. If you think about it, NIL has been a huge win for young student athletes, many of whom are black, at the expense of entrenched power, so it actually is right in the liberal wheelhouse.

Having said that, let's see if it passes and if it doesn't, who opposed it.

 

[Alfred91]

I can't say I'm super excited at the idea of NIL for HS athletes. I'm already concerned about 18 year old athletes being preyed upon by agents, now we're thinking 16 year olds can be paid?

 

[buffaholic]

As an outspoken critic (at the banana stand) of all things liberal, it’s good to see progress here despite RG

 

[Bread]

I can't say I'm super excited at the idea of NIL for HS athletes. I'm already concerned about 18 year old athletes being preyed upon by agents, now we're thinking 16 year olds can be paid?

Doubt many 16 year olds will be getting anything more than a couple grand, if that. Not in CO at least. If this were Texas, Florida, CA or the like, it would be a concern. The guys that are good enough to be P5 in Colorado are mostly already at the schools they should be at and I doubt they will leave for a meager offer. “Boosters” at the high school level are unlikely to fork over a ton of money for a player in this state.

 

[buffaholic]

I can't say I'm super excited at the idea of NIL for HS athletes. I'm already concerned about 18 year old athletes being preyed upon by agents, now we're thinking 16 year olds can be paid?

This won’t change anything. Kids been receiving benefits forever. Now you will see highly decorated high school recruits asking for money as 14 year olds and getting appearance fees to show up at the annual Cornhole Omaha Classic or whatever.

 

[Bear Fiend]

I can't say I'm super excited at the idea of NIL for HS athletes. I'm already concerned about 18 year old athletes being preyed upon by agents, now we're thinking 16 year olds can be paid?

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