Gov. DeSantis signs bill to allow Florida college athletes to be paid from endorsements

For years, people have asked: "Should college athletes be paid?" On Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answered that question with a resounding "Yes."

The Republican governor signed into law a bill to allow college student-athletes to receive endorsement money. The new law will enable college athletes to get paid for their name, image, and likeness. The SB 646: Intercollegiate Athlete Compensation and Rights bill was passed by the Florida Senate in March by a 37-2 vote before DeSantis signed it into law on Friday.

The new law has some restrictions, including that payments to athletes must be "commensurate with market value" in order to "preserve the integrity, quality, character, and amateur nature of intercollegiate athletics and to maintain a clear separation between amateur intercollegiate athletics and professional sports."

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