DUNEDIN, Fla. (WFLA) – Under a new proposal, Florida High School students could be getting paid to play sports.

The proposal from Florida High School Athletic Association would allow students to monetize their name, image and likeness.

It’s a topic that not all parents see eye-to-eye on.

Some parents tell News Channel 8 they feel like being paid should be left to the professionals, while others said if the students are already playing, let them make some money.

Part of being a parent is taking your kid from activity to activity, and a lot of the time that’s sports practices and games.

“We had baseball last night, we have track tonight, we had seven-on-seven on Sunday, two games,” said Shalimar Reed-Holland, a mother of eight.

Reed-Holland’s kids range from elementary school to high school. She said if her kids came home with a possible deal, she would be on board, as long as their grades were good.

“Some parents want their kids to go work at, you know, a job, the grocery store or a restaurant, or whatever, but in reality, if they’re going to be athletic let them get paid for what they’re doing,” she said.

Other parents like Nichole Rospierski, a mother of three, said education is her top priority for her children. She said she used to play sports and it was because she loved the game.

“Now kids are playing for the next deal, or the next big thing, the next money, the next this or that,” she said. “I think as a child, you should focus on the fun and the love of the game rather than the paycheck.”

Reed-Holland said sometimes kids know they want a career in sports at an early age.

“Go ahead if that’s what you want to do and some people know that from the heart from being a child that’s what they want to do,” she said. “They want to be famous, NFL, NBA, WNBA, because we’re not going to leave the girls out.”

Rospierski said leave getting paid to athletes that are out of college.

“I’d say, you know, after college is done and you want to do the drafts, or whatever the case, then that’s fine, get paid for it then,” she said. “But until then, I say just enjoy the game and enjoy doing it and get your education while you can.”

 This proposal comes with restrictions for student-athletes.

• Students will not be allowed to use their school’s name or uniform with any NIL deals.
• They cannot accept deals that include things like: adult entertainment, alcohol, and gambling.
• If a student-athlete transfers to another member school during the season, they cannot accept any NIL agreements, unless it is granted by the FHSAA under a “Good Cause Exemption.”

“There’s probably going to be rules and stipulations, which is OK and as long as you sign on the dotted line, I mean you agree. Not everyone is going to agree, it’s OK,” Reed-Holland said.

If a student-athlete is caught violating the NIL rules, the first offense will be a formal warning and having their agreement terminated or altered with a required return of their compensation.

A second offense will make the student-athlete unable to represent any member school for up to a year.

A third will make the student ineligible to compete in any sport during the rest of their high school career.

“I think it would be better, personally, if someone had a backup plan, a second option or something to fall back on, just in case,” Rospierski said.

If this proposal passes for high school student-athletes, Florida will join more than 30 states that allow them to get paid.