Colorado lawmakers are about to join the debate over whether student athletes should be paid — a debate already occurring in statehouses in Washington state and California.

Two Colorado senators are planning to introduce legislation this week that would let the state’s colleges pay their athletes and let the student athletes accept endorsement deals — both contrary to the rules of the NCAA, which governs college sports.

The question of whether amateur athletes should get compensation beyond a free education, room and board has been argued in countless bars, across campuses and on social media over the years. But the debates were always theoretical because the NCAA has shown no indication it will change its rules against student compensation, and courts have repeatedly stopped short of forcing the issue.
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