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Lawmakers asked to update student-athlete compensation law
Connecticut is the latest to consider changing rules for paid student endorsements in order to help schools land or keep top prospects.
www.norwichbulletin.com
-> Connecticut lawmakers have been asked to update last year’s state law that allows student-athletes to be compensated for their name and likeness in marketing deals and enable them to use their state college or university’s logo, mascot or other institutional marks when they’re pitching products like sports drinks and apparel. <-
-> “None of us want to inhibit the ability of our outstanding coaches to recruit talented student-athletes to UConn,” said Neal Eskin, executive associate athletic director at UConn, in recent testimony. “In order to compete at the highest level, we must make certain that student-athletes who choose to enroll in college in Connecticut have the same opportunities as those at schools in other states.” <-
-> On Thursday, with no debate, members of the Connecticut legislature’s Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee unanimously advanced a bill that would end the prohibition on using school logos. It awaits further action in the state Senate. Rep. Josh Elliott, D-Hamden, the committee’s co-chair, said the legislation had been requested by UConn. <-