The College Athlete Race and Gender Equity Act." The bill would require, "California universities to pay football and men’s basketball players tens of millions of dollars in royalties for the use of their name, image and likeness. One of the stipulations in AB-609 would bar universities from building athletic facilities (locker rooms, weight rooms, arenas, etc.) just to keep up with their peers. Another stipulation would force universities to suspend athletic directors for three years if their departments fall out of compliance with Title IX." How does this comport with SB 206 - Fair Pay To Play Act, among other things. Never a dull moment in the NIL world.
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New NIL proposed bill out of California
Almost two years to the day after the groundbreaking ‘Fair Pay To Play Act’ was introduced into the California state assembly, another bill focused on the rights of college athletes has entered the legislative pipeline in Sacramento.
Say hello to AB-609 — “The College Athlete Race and Gender Equity Act.”
It’s not merely groundbreaking. It prevents breaking ground, literally.
The bill requires California universities to pay football and men’s basketball players tens of millions of dollars in royalties for the use of their name, image and likeness.
One of the stipulations in AB-609 would bar universities from building athletic facilities (locker rooms, weight rooms, arenas, etc.) just to keep up with their peers.
Another stipulation would force universities to suspend athletic directors for three years if their departments fall out of compliance with Title IX.
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