The new California law, which takes effect in 2023, prohibits colleges and universities from preventing their athletes from making deals for the use of their name or likeness. Several state lawmakers have signaled their intention to advance similar proposals in Pennsylvania.
But where does Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman stand on the issue?
Corman isn’t just the Republican leader of the GOP-controlled state Senate. No, he is also the state senator with Penn State in his district.
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His spokeswoman Jenn Kocher says Corman is "intrigued" by the idea.
"He finds the action in California interesting. The manner in which they are going about it is different. And so he wants to take a look at what they have done, what other possibilities are," Kocher said.
And Kocher says Corman could end up crafting his own legislation to take Pennsylvania in a similar direction.