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Report: Another bill to pay college student-athletes proposed by senator in New York
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The move to begin compensating college student-athletes for their contributions to their sport and their school is picking up more steam.
On Wednesday, ESPN’s Dan Murphy reported that New York senator Kevin Parker has proposed a bill that would allow student athletes to sell the rights to their own names, images and likenesses. This bill was proposed earlier this week and comes shortly after a similar bill was proposed and approved in California.
According to ESPN, Parker has also amended the bill, adding in that athletic departments should provide a 15 percent share of annual revenue to student-athletes. It’s the first bill proposed that would require the athletic departments to directly compensate student-athletes.
The 15 percent revenue would be divided among all student-athletes equally.
“It’s about equity,” Parker told ESPN. “These young people are adding their skill, talent, and labor to these universities. …You don’t need the shortcuts and the end-rounds because now we’re providing some real support for these student-athletes.”
The movement to begin paying student-athletes has picked up serious traction in recent years — but most of it has come from the name, image and likeness standpoint. Having a school directly pay student-athletes hasn’t been an overly popular topic of conversation.
This new proposed bill could certainly get the ball rolling, though.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB