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Mississippi pushes to OK college athletes’ earning on image
Associated Press 23 hrs ago
Mississippi legislators are pushing forward with proposals to let college athletes earn money from their own name, image or likeness.
Legislative leaders say all eight of Mississippi’s public universities and the state College Board support the proposals to help the schools compete for talent.
Senate Bill 2313 passed the Senate on Tuesday and will go to the House for more work later.
House Bill 1030 is similar, and it could come up for debate in the House this week.
The two chambers would have to agree on a single bill to send to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves for his consideration.
A Florida law that takes effect July 1 will let student-athletes make money through contracts. A similar California law takes effect in January 2023. A small number of other states have also enacted such laws.
The NCAA, which governs intercollegiate sports, says that it is “best positioned to provide a uniform and fair name, image and likeness approach for all student-athletes on a national scale.”
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Re: Mississippi pushes to OK college athletes’ earning on image
If they are able to make an income off their own name, image or likeness, then they should have to allow their school to do the negotiating and also get some of this income stream. They could make a partial repayments to offset some of their school expenses. If it were not for the school who recruited them and allowed them to play, then they would not be able to capitalize on their own name, image or likeness.
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