Signed by Governor Jared Polis

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes public universities to pay student athletes for their name, image, and likeness (NIL) in Colorado.

Highlights:

• Authorizes an institution or collegiate athletic association to compensate a student athlete for the use of their name, image, or likeness (Sec. 1).

• Repeals the prohibition on student athletes entering into a contract that conflicts with a contract of the team for which the student athlete competes (Sec. 1).

• Requires each institution of higher education to submit to the Department of Higher Education a copy of its annual report to the governing organization with authority over its athletics, including information about gender and sports-based spending (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes public universities to pay student athletes for their name, image, and likeness (NIL) in Colorado.

Highlights:

• Authorizes an institution or collegiate athletic association to compensate a student athlete for the use of their name, image, or likeness (Sec. 1).

• Repeals the prohibition on student athletes entering into a contract that conflicts with a contract of the team for which the student athlete competes (Sec. 1).

• Requires each institution of higher education to submit to the Department of Higher Education a copy of its annual report to the governing organization with authority over its athletics, including information about gender and sports-based spending (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text