NCAA president Mark Emmert suggested that if a California bill allowing in-state college athletes to be compensated passes, schools could potentially be barred from competing in NCAA championships, a letter sent to the chair of two State Assembly committees last week said.
A bill asserting that athletes at California schools could earn compensation for use of their own name, image or likeness, beginning in 2023, easily passed in the state Senate last month, 31–4.
A hearing and vote by the Assembly's Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media Committee focused on the bill will be conducted on Tuesday.