High school NIL: Allowed

Florida high school NIL rules

Yes. High school athletes in Florida can take NIL deals, with conditions.

Tell the school: 5 business days, signed affidavit (Form GA1)
Agents: Allowed
If a rule is broken: Loss of eligibility
Reaches middle school: Generally no

High school

Who sets the rules

Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA)

The rule

FHSAA Bylaw 9.10 (Amateurism and NIL; numbered 9.9 through 2025-26) lets a student-athlete profit from NIL through endorsements, promotions, social media and advertising, so long as the deal is a written contract that ends no later than graduation and complies with the bylaw. Adopted by the board June 4, 2024 and in force since 2024-25.

Tell the school

5 business days, signed affidavit (Form GA1)

Student and parent must complete the Affidavit of Compliance (Form GA1) and submit it to the school within five business days of signing an NIL agreement (Bylaw 9.10.5); school emails it to NIL@fhsaa.org and keeps the original. No dollar threshold; every NIL agreement triggers it.

Off limits

No use of or reference to school, FHSAA or NFHS uniforms, logos, mascots, marks, accolades or championships without prior written consent (9.10.4.3); no endorsing during school or FHSAA activities; prohibited categories: adult entertainment, alcohol/tobacco/vape/nicotine, cannabis, controlled substances, prescription pharmaceuticals, gambling (incl. video-game and mobile betting), weapons/firearms/ammunition, political or social activism, and NIL collectives (9.10.4.4); school employees and representatives of athletic interests may not form, direct or fund NIL activity (9.10.4.5); NIL may not be used to recruit or as a guise for recruiting (9.10.4.6); a student who transfers after starting a sport may not sign an NIL deal that season absent a 9.3.2.2 exception (9.10.4.7); student and parent/guardian release and hold harmless the school, district and FHSAA.

Agents

Allowed

But only to advise on NIL matters; hiring a registered agent to manage the athletic career may cost amateur status (9.10.2(d))

If a rule is broken

Escalating: 1st offense formal warning plus terminate/modify the deal and return compensation; 2nd offense ineligible to represent any member school for one year from discovery; 3rd offense ineligible in any sport for the rest of high school (9.10.6.3). Falsifying the affidavit or taking an impermissible benefit triggers ineligibility under Bylaw 9.1.2.2 / Policy 36. Schools and employees face Policy 36 penalties.

Middle school, club and travel ball

The bylaw governs students who participate in interscholastic athletics for FHSAA member schools; FHSAA also sanctions middle school programs (grades 6-8) at combination schools, so the amateurism bylaw reaches those teams. Nothing in the bylaw regulates non-school club or travel play as such, but a student who violates it while representing a member school loses interscholastic eligibility.

Recent changes

2026-27 handbook renumbered the NIL bylaw from 9.9 to 9.10 (new 9.9 is Consent and Release). Substance unchanged. A 2025 bill (HB 981, Florida High School NIL Act, 5% agent-fee cap, advisor registration) died in House Commerce Committee June 16, 2025. June 2026 board meeting took no NIL action.

College state law

Law in force

The law

Fla. Stat. s. 1006.74 (Intercollegiate athlete compensation and rights; workshops; limitation on liability; rulemaking authority)

Disclosure

None. The 2023 special-session rewrite (HB 7-B, effective Feb. 2023) deleted the original disclosure, agent and contract-conflict provisions; current text covers only scope, two mandatory financial-literacy/life-skills workshops, a liability shield for institutions and coaches, and BOG/SBE rulemaking.

Schools paying athletes

Not addressed. The 2023 rewrite removed the prohibition on institutions compensating current or prospective athletes; the statute is now silent, and Florida public universities pay revenue share under the House settlement. Athlete agents handling NIL contracts must be licensed under s. 468.453(8)-(9).

For high school recruits

None in the current statute. The former bar on compensating 'prospective' athletes was deleted in 2023. HB 981 (2025), which would have created a Florida High School NIL Act, died in committee; 2026 SB 538 (enacted, eff. July 1, 2026) changed FHSAA eligibility rules but not NIL.

Recent changes

No 2025 or 2026 amendment to s. 1006.74 found. Last substantive change: HB 7-B (2023).

NCAA Division I, everywhere

Every deal worth $600 or more (added up per payer) entered since July 1, 2025 or the start of junior year, whichever is later, must be reported through NIL Go within 14 days of starting classes or before the first game.

Recruits enrolling on or after August 1, 2026 may hire agents under the April 15, 2026 Division I rule. The NJCAA still ends eligibility for a written agent agreement.

The full college-bound guide

Quick answers

Can high school athletes in Florida make NIL money?

Yes. High school athletes in Florida can take NIL deals, with conditions. FHSAA Bylaw 9.10 (Amateurism and NIL; numbered 9.9 through 2025-26) lets a student-athlete profit from NIL through endorsements, promotions, social media and advertising, so long as the deal is a written contract that ends no later than graduation and complies with the bylaw. Adopted by the board June 4, 2024 and in force since 2024-25.

Do Florida athletes have to tell the school about an NIL deal?

5 business days, signed affidavit (Form GA1). Student and parent must complete the Affidavit of Compliance (Form GA1) and submit it to the school within five business days of signing an NIL agreement (Bylaw 9.10.5); school emails it to NIL@fhsaa.org and keeps the original. No dollar threshold; every NIL agreement triggers it.

Does a travel ball or club deal count in Florida?

State association rules follow the athlete, not where the deal came from. A deal through a travel team is fine as long as nothing ties back to the school team. The bylaw governs students who participate in interscholastic athletics for FHSAA member schools; FHSAA also sanctions middle school programs (grades 6-8) at combination schools, so the amateurism bylaw reaches those teams. Nothing in the bylaw regulates non-school club or travel play as such, but a student who violates it while representing a member school loses interscholastic eligibility.

Can a Florida high school athlete use an agent for NIL?

Allowed. But only to advise on NIL matters; hiring a registered agent to manage the athletic career may cost amateur status (9.10.2(d))

Sources

Last verified November 4, 2026. High school rule text: 2026-27 FHSAA Handbook, digital edition posted Oct 5, 2026 (Bylaw 9.10, pp. 30-31); GA1 affidavit at https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/20775/urlt/18-3.pdf.

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