A bipartisan group of senators is working on a college sports bill that would preempt state legislation and create a national sports law.
A bipartisan group of senators to preempt state law and enact national rules on name, image and publicity compensation for players, oversee the enforcement of those rules, and establish an organization to fund long-term health care. Working on a college sports bill. athlete.
The Collegiate Athlete Protection and Compensation Act, while currently only a debate draft, is notable for involving both Democrats and Republicans in an attempt to address issues that have disrupted college sports and the role of the NCAA. .
Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Cory Booker (DN.J.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) will speak to reporters later Thursday about their efforts was.
College sports leaders have begged for Congress’ help to regulate how athletes use their fame to make money, even before the NCAA lifts its ban on NIL compensation in 2021.
The NCAA, plagued by court losses, including a unanimous Supreme Court rebuke two years ago, has avoided introducing detailed rules to set national standards for the NIL. Meanwhile, a patchwork of state laws creates the chaos and uneven playing field that schools seek to compete against.
Earlier this week, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg said: Sankey again said federal law is mandatory For the development of college sports.
“The reality is that only Congress can fully address the challenges facing college athletics,” he said at SEC Media Day.
NCAA president Charlie Baker, who has spent much of his time in Washington meeting with lawmakers since taking office earlier this year, said transparency and standardization with the NIL was needed to protect athletes and their families. .
The measure would provide these through the creation of the College Athletics Corporation, a nongovernmental oversight and enforcement agency. The CAC will provide accreditation to agents negotiating her NIL contract on behalf of a collegiate athlete and will maintain a database of NIL contracts. They will also have subpoena powers to investigate potential violations, which the NCAA’s violations staff do not.
The new governing body will also establish a medical trust fund that athletes will have access to during and after their careers. The fund will be funded by the NCAA and donations from schools and conferences that earn at least $50 million a year.
Over the past four years, more than a dozen bills targeted at the NIL and college athletics have been proposed by lawmakers, including former Stanford University football players Booker and Blumenthal’s Bill of Rights for College Athletes. Moran introduced the Amateur Athletes Protection and Compensation Act in 2021.
None of these proposals came to fruition.
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