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College athlete money secrecy bill to get public hearing in SC Senate

The bill would hide details of $20.5 million in athlete revenue shares at public universities amid ongoing debate over transparency and athlete compensation.

  • In February, the SC Senate Education Committee will hold a public hearing on a bill concerning a $20.5 million athletic revenue-sharing pool, Columbia, S.C.
  • At a Jan. 7 media event, State Sen. Greg Hembree joined state senate GOP leadership to publicly advance the measure in the senate chambers.
  • The bill concerns a $20.5 million athletic revenue-sharing pool tied to the University of South Carolina and other major public universities.
  • Under the measure, distribution details to college athletes and individual athletic programs would be kept confidential, making secret how much they receive from the $20.5 million revenue-sharing pool.
  • Legislators fast-tracked the measure through the legislature, prompting the expedited committee hearing as Senate GOP leadership advanced the bill, indicating strong legislative momentum.
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College athlete money secrecy bill to get public hearing in SC Senate

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A fast-tracked bill that makes secret how much college athletes and individual athletic programs get from a $20.5 million pool of athletic revenue-sharing money at the University of South Carolina and other major public universities will get…

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Helena Independent Record broke the news in Helena, United States on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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