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What does the proposed law mean (seriously) by SixShutouts66
It says all NEW revenue goes to the players, including future medical expenses if I read the link correctly. I read that to mean that it doesn't bite into the current REVENUE, and the hit to athletic departments is more downstream. Some schools will not be affected at all unless they get a bigger TV contract?
Revenue seems a bad or unfair choice, especially with added travel and other costs. If a school decides to start a new sport, revenue and profit are different.
The law allows schools to deduct cost of the scholarship from REVENUE, but that's far from the total expenditure on the athlete (tutors, books, nutrition)
Please don't interpret this as an negative vote - just a typical California poorly written law.