State Sen. Nancy Skinner seeks ‘transparency’ in NIL deals for college athletes

State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, whose landmark legislation in 2019 paved the way for college athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness (NIL), has waded into those turbulent waters once again.

Skinner announced Tuesday the introduction of SB906, a bill seeking to “bring transparency to NIL deals in California college sports and raise awareness about gender equity” in those agreements, according to a news release.

The new bill comes five years after Skinner introduced SB206, known as the Fair Pay to Play Act, in February 2019. Other states soon followed suit, giving student-athletes the right to accept financial benefits related to their involvement in sports. 

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