A notable piece of news emerged earlier this week. If you missed it on the Fourth of July, here it is: A significant reform proposal affecting the compensation model for college athletes has been delayed in the California legislature.
“Monday night, however, the Education Committee agenda showed the bill as having been crossed off its Wednesday agenda. The 2023 deadline for bills to pass policy committees is July 14. Had the bill passed the Education and Judiciary committees, it still would have needed to pass the Senate Appropriations Committee after the summer recess to reach the floor of that chamber.”
People close to the process say the legislators putting forth the bill will consider amendments and tweaks to the bill during this one-year delay until 2024. The bill isn’t dead. This decision is less a reflection of its likelihood of passage. It is more of an indication that the bill can be refined. Whether this is an attempt to give the NCAA more time to adjust to the bill’s implications is uncertain.
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