LINCOLN- On Wednesday, Gov. Jim Pillen and State Sen. Ben Hansen partnered to introduce new legislation aiming to make Nebraska more competitive in the name, image, and likeness (NIL) space. "I am committed to making sure Nebraska has the tools it needs to win," said Pillen in a press release, "We need to encourage young athletes to move here."

The bill, according to the press release from the Governor's Office, is meant to empower postsecondary institutions to utilize all tools available to them to attract the best talent. The bill will also give postsecondary institutions the authority and ability to work more closely with student-athletes to ensure that they are not being misled by NIL organizations.

"I applaud the Governor and University of Nebraska's Athletic Department on seeing the competitive advantage to update these statutes," said Sen. Hansen, "I look forward to collaborating with my colleagues to ensure we have all the tools to recruit talent to Nebraska."

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