MONTGOMERY COUNTY — State lawmakers are considering a new bill that could allow students to make money from their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) into a law.
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As reported on News Center 7’s Daybreak, Miami Valley State Representative Phil Plummer has introduced a bill that would allow high schoolers to make a profit off their NIL into a state law.
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The debate started when now-former Wayne High School football player Jamir Brown sued the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA).
Plummer said his bill combats another legislation plan that wants to ban students from profiting off their NIL.
“We have two legislators trying to be involved to ban this, to not allow it to happen. So I think we have to codify it in law to say, you can do this, this is legal,” said Plummer.
Plummer said he is unsure if the other bill has the votes to pass first, and believes that his bill would supersede the competing plan.
Both bills are in the House of Representatives committee and are a long way from potentially becoming a law.
We will continue to follow this story.
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