Boulder Daily Camera: Undoubtedly, one of the biggest pieces of legislation at the Colorado Capitol this year is House Bill 1041.

Known as the Student Athlete Name Image or Likeness Act, HB 1041 would allow colleges and universities to pay student athletes directly. But one small clause in this bill prevents us from being able to put our weight behind it: the fact that athlete’s compensation would be exempt from open records requests. 

In 2021, the NCAA authorized students to be compensated in so-called name, image and likeness deals, so long as the source of compensation was a non-school entity. That NIL authorization fundamentally reorganized college athletics — and quickly made the nation’s top stars into millionaires. 

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