Another Federal NCAA Reform Bill Introduced

Yet another federal bill concerning name, image, likeness reform.

The Amateur Athletes Protection and Compensation was introduced Wednesday by Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), a ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee. 

The bill would allow athletes to obtain representation and sign endorsement deals. It would also create a body to oversee and adjudicate NIL in conjunction with the Federal Trade Commission.

Additional provisions:

• Athletes could enter professional league drafts and then return to school if things don’t work out.
• Schools would have extra obligations to cover athlete medical expenses and must pay scholarships until athletes gets their degrees.
• Athletes could transfer schools once without having to sit out a year.
• Athletes cannot be considered employees.

Sen. Moran's bill preempts varying state NIL laws; however, it does not grant the NCAA antitrust protection from legal entanglements tied to NIL. 

The clock keeps ticking.....  July 1 remains the date when a Florida law permitting college athletes to be paid for their NIL takes effect — whereupon recruiting chaos ensues. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), who also introduced the College Athlete Bill of Rights, recently said Congress may not pass a law until that deadline.