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College Athlete Bill of Rights proposed in Congress

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[h=1]Congressional proposal would overhaul college sports, require revenue sharing, cover athletes' medical costs[/h]

https://www.espn.com/college-sports...ongressional-proposal-overhaul-college-sports

Some of the highlights:

The rules and requirements laid out in the bill would be enforced by a newly formed Commission on College Athletics, which would be run by nine board members who are appointed by the president of the United States. They would hire a staff to resolve disputes, suggest changes to rules and investigate wrongdoing with the power to subpoena witnesses. This group, which would receive $50 million in taxpayer funding for its first two years, would take on a lot of the work of policing college sports.
"This is one of the few industries in America that is allowed to exploit those who are responsible for generating most of the revenue," Booker told ESPN. "I feel like the federal government has a role and responsibility that we've been shirking in terms of protecting athletes and ensuring their safety. I just really believe there is an urgency here that has not been met for decades and decades. We need to step up and do something about it."
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The bill is sponsored by Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). Booker was a scholarship football at Stanford. Blumenthal was the Connecticut AG who led the Big East legal battle against ACC expansion.




Name, image and likeness• College athletes would be allowed to sign endorsement deals with a wide variety of companies. They would be required to report any deal to their athletic department within 21 days. That information would be stored in a private database.

• Athletes would be able to sign deals with apparel brands that compete with their school's apparel brand, but schools can require them to wear school-sponsored gear during any mandatory team events. The one exception is footwear. Athletes would be allowed to wear shoes from their individual sponsor during team events.

• State governments can create laws that prohibit athletes from endorsing companies in certain industries (gambling, illicit substances, etc.) as long as the universities are also prohibited from endorsing the same industry. Unlike other proposals, individual schools would not be able to place any restriction on the type of business an athlete can endorse.


Revenue sharing

• Athletes in sports that generate more revenue than the total amount of money that is spent on scholarships in that sport would be entitled to share 50% of the money left after scholarships are paid. In FBS-level football, for example, the commission would add together the revenue generated by all 130 football programs and subtract the total costs of scholarships at all those programs. Half of the money that is left would be distributed evenly among all players at the FBS level. The sports that currently generate enough money to qualify for this revenue sharing, according to Booker's office, are football (both FBS and FCS levels), men's and women's basketball, and baseball.
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Medical care
• Schools would be required to contribute annually to a medical trust fund to cover the cost of medical care for injuries related to an athlete's sport. Athletes would be eligible for funding during their college career and for five years after it ends.
• The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services would create standards of care related to health, wellness and safety. Those standards would address concussion protocols, sexual assault, long-term injuries and more. Any schools that violate the standards would be subject to fines of up to 30% of their annual athletics revenue, which equates to tens of millions of dollars for Power 5 schools.
Education
• Schools would be required to continue paying for an athlete's scholarship until they finish their undergraduate degree, as long as the athlete maintains a GPA of 2.2 or higher.
• Schools would not be allowed to discourage athletes from taking certain classes or participating in other extracurricular activities. Those that violate that rule could face fines of up to 20% of their annual athletics revenue.
Transfers and drafts
• Athletes would be allowed to transfer schools without facing penalty. Athletes would not be able to transfer during their sport's season or in the 45 days leading up to the start of the season.
• Athletes also would be able to enter a draft for a professional sports league without losing their eligibility. If the athlete decides not to turn pro after entering the draft, they would have to let their athletic director know they are returning to college within seven days of the draft ending.
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So 50% of football revenue above the cost of the scholarships goes to college football players? I doubt that's sustainable even within just football, but especially not when the rest of the athletic department runs off football revenue too.

This is a step in the right direction. But the bill should just create the commission and let the commission make appropriate rules, rather than create the commission to enforce rules written into the legislation.
 
timthedeac said:
So 50% of football revenue above the cost of the scholarships goes to college football players? I doubt that's sustainable even within just football, but especially not when the rest of the athletic department runs off football revenue too.

This is a step in the right direction. But the bill should just create the commission and let the commission make appropriate rules, rather than create the commission to enforce rules written into the legislation.
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The commission would just get paid off by the schools not to do anything.
 
And this would be the death of all non revenue sports but who cares about all those athletes anyway.
 
It appears that the NCAA will need to make changes if it expects to exist. They have been asking the federal government for direction. It is now available.
 
"Half of the money that is left would be distributed evenly among all players at the FBS level. "
So, if you are a walk-on that is on the scout team sometimes, you get the SAME as any scholarship player?
Many questions: coaches and staff salaries, not covered? I think it will kill those sports.
 
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I’m just glad that Congress is finally addressing the most pressing and important problems our country faces today.
 
Is it so fucking hard to keep the politics in the political forum? Please move to politics forum.
 
centerdeac said:
Is it so fucking hard to keep the politics in the political forum? Please move to politics forum.
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Are you so sensitive that you can’t discuss a bill about college sports on a college sports board? Grow up.
 
Social grievance pimp, shut the fuck up. This is politics and you are butt hurt someone is sick of talking politics with you.
 
If you and the other lame “oh no it’s the government” posters can’t handle a civilized conversation on this topic, stay away from the thread. It’s simple. It’s a college sports board and the rights of college athletes has been a topic on here going way back to the early days.
 
And why is there a full section dedicated to politics? You even party id the sponsors to make this about politics. Get some sleep and post about this in the tunnels in the morning.
 
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The NCAA has been looking to the federal government for direction and guidance regarding compensation for the players. It wants no part of 50 different state guidelines. This is the feds opening salvo. Expect the NCAA and the Power 5 conferences to develop their own plans. Expect all parties to change and adapt in effort to resolve their differences.

Covid has exposed the difference between college athletes and college athletics for all to see. The $ pie will be cut and shared differently. Things will change, we just don't know the nature of the change. It should prove interesting.
 
centerdeac said:
Social grievance pimp, shut the fuck up. This is politics and you are butt hurt someone is sick of talking politics with you.
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Did this dumb, mouth breathing mother fucker really open a thread about congressional legislation and get mad that “politics” were being discussed.

This is why we desperately need more government in our lives. Our populace is far too stupid and ignorant to take care of itself. If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that.

This supposed American ideal of “less government” has historically just been an excuse to rape African slaves and peddle ponzi schemes.

Wait, what are we talking about again? College athlete compensation? Is this how we get the NCAA Football game back? Because if so, I support it.
 
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