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Gov Edwards signs Name, Image, Likeness bill

Gov. Edwards signs Name, Image, Likeness bill (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks to reporters at a briefing on the state s efforts against the coronavirus pandemic in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, May 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) and last updated 2021-07-01 17:40:25-04 Gov. John Bel Edwards signed Senate Bill 60 into law on Thursday, outlining how Louisiana s collegiate athletes may earn compensation for the use of their own name, image, or likeness. Louisiana s law is in effect as of July 1, 2021. The NCAA approved an interim NIL policy on Wednesday, ahead of a number of states putting laws into place allowing players to earn money for their likeness. More than 20 states, including Louisiana, passed and signed NIL laws, many of which were set to begin on July 1.

Gov Edwards signs Name, Image and Likeness Bill allowing college athletes to earn money

Gov. John Bel Edwards BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards on Thursday signed legislation creating the framework for Louisiana college athletes to earn money from endorsements and sponsorship agreements, as players on some campuses already have started inking such deals. The governor s announcement came a day after the NCAA Board of Directors agreed to a temporary national policy allowing the compensation, pressured as more and more states authorized student athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness. Many of those laws — including in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Texas — took effect Thursday. Sen. Patrick Connick, R-Marrero Louisiana s bill by Sen. Pat Connick, a Marrero Republican, setting the state s rules was enacted as soon as the Democratic governor signed his name to the measure. Edwards called it “a critical and historic moment for athletes in Louisiana.”

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