Lawmakers Introduce Bill Concerning Student-Athlete NIL Deals

Lawmakers advance UW athletics name, image and likeness bill with broad open records exemption

Wisconsin lawmakers are advancing a bill through the Senate that would place policies in statute and provide funding to help the University of Wisconsin navigate changes in college sports allowing student athletes to make money off their name, image and…

Lawmakers advance bill allowing UW-Madison student athletes to earn from NIL

MADISON (WKOW) -- Lawmakers are advancing a bill that would allow University of Wisconsin student athletes to earn money from their name, image, and likeness, also known as NIL.

Legislative committee advances funds so UW-Madison can pay student athletes

The Legislature's budget committee voted Wednesday to give more than $14 million a year to UW-Madison for athletic facilities costs as the sports powerhouse pays student athletes for “name, image, likeness” deals, known as NIL. The post Legislative committee advances funds so UW-Madison can pay student athletes appeared first on WPR.

Wisconsin legislature advances $14.6 million funding bill for UW athletics NIL program

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin lawmakers moved closer to providing millions in taxpayer funding to help the University of Wisconsin-Madison athletics department compete in the evolving landscape of college sports name, image and likeness programs.

Lawmakers introduce bill concerning student-athlete NIL deals

The bill is also called the Student-Athlete Publicity Rights and Fair Compensation Act.