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Florida joins growing list of states to file legislation to pay student-athletes

Paul Harvey

By Paul Harvey

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Another state has entered the fray with proposed legislation to allow student-athletes to receive compensation.

The first domino in this story officially fell Monday with California’s governor signing a law that allows collegiate athletes to profit off their likeness. Among the big things contained in that is the ability for athletes to sign endorsement deals and hire agents.

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While that may have been the eye-opener, South Carolina and New York quickly followed in proposing similar legislation. On Monday evening, Florida joined those states in putting forth a proposal.

According to the Twitter account for the Florida House Democrats, a proposal was filed that would allow collegiate athletes in the state to sign endorsement deals and earn compensation off their name, image, and likeness.

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It will be interesting to see how the NCAA deals with the various states taking the matter into their own hands when it comes to paying student-athletes.

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.