COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio High School Athletic Association passed an emergency referendum bylaw on Monday, allowing high school athletes to be paid for their Name, Image and Likeness (NIL).

The OHSAA provided the full text of its new NIL bylaw. Read it below:

Pursuant to Bylaw 4-10-1, a student may not participate in an interscholastic sport unless the student is an amateur. Pay-for-play (receiving payments simply for being a student-athlete), entering an agreement/contract with a professional sports team and improper recruiting inducements remain prohibited.

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