Collegiate student-athletes in Colorado could "soon be paid directly by their schools" as part of a state legislature bill that would "build on their ability to profit from their name, image and likeness." The proposal, House Bill 1041, "builds off an existing Colorado law allowing NIL payments so that universities can comply" with the rules established from the House v. NCAA settlement. The bill would allow colleges to "bypass third-party organizations, such as collections of boosters," to pay student-athletes. Some states already allow university to "directly pay their athletes, while others are considering similar laws to allow the practice." House sponsor Rep. Lesley Smith said that she "hopes to have the option of direct payments in place by the fall semester" (DENVER POST, 1/23).
Colorado bill could allow colleges to directly pay student-athletes
