Sun, 11 Jun 2023 01:48:42 GMT (1686448122218)
Michigan lawmakers OK bills to let college athletes be paid
FILE - In this April 19, 2019, file photo, an athlete stands near a NCAA logo during a softball game in Beaumont, Texas. The NCAA is poised to take a significant step toward allowing college athletes to earn money without violating amateurism rules. The Board of Governors will be briefed Tuesday, Oct. 29 by administrators who have been examining whether it would be feasible to allow college athletes to profit of their names, images and likenesses. A California law set to take effect in 2023 would make it illegal for NCAA schools in the state to prevent athletes from signing personal endorsement deals. (AP Photo/Aaron M. Sprecher, File)
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Lawmakers have given final approval to bills that would clear the way for college athletes to be paid for the use of their names, images or likeness rights — putting Michigan on the cusp of becoming the fourth state with such a law.
In-state schools, the NCAA and athletic conferences could not block student-athletes from being compensated under a bill that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to sign.
A second measure would no longer make it a crime for agents to enter into contracts with student-athletes.
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)The NCAA is drawing up new rules to let athletes become paid sponsors.
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