Can high school athletes in Florida do NIL deals?

Yes, with detailed conditions. Florida high school athletes may profit from NIL under FHSAA Bylaw 9.9 (ratified July 24, 2024) — commercial endorsements, promotional activities, social media, and product advertisements are all expressly permissible. The trade-offs: no school or FHSAA marks without written consent, no NIL collectives, a 14-category prohibited-industry list, and a compliance affidavit (form GA1, signed by BOTH the student and a parent/guardian) filed with the school within 5 business days of signing. Agents are permitted for NIL advising only — hiring an agent to manage your athletic career generally risks amateur status. Penalties escalate: warning, then one-year ineligibility, then ineligibility for the remainder of high school.

Florida High School NIL Rules (FHSAA)

What's allowed

Commercial endorsements
Promotional activities
Social media presence
Product or service advertisements
Retaining representation specifically for advising on NIL-related matters (carve-out in Bylaw 9.9.2(d))

What's prohibited

Using uniforms, logos, mascots, insignia, or identifying marks of the school, FHSAA, or NFHS without prior written consent
Endorsing third parties during school- or FHSAA-sponsored activities
Referencing school, district, FHSAA, or NFHS accolades or championships in paid activity
NIL Collectives (defined broadly, prohibited by name)
Using NIL to pressure, urge, or entice attendance at a school — 'The NIL agreement shall not be used as a guise for athletic recruiting'
Adult entertainment; alcohol, tobacco, vaping and nicotine; cannabis; controlled substances; prescription pharmaceuticals; gambling and sports betting; weapons, firearms, ammunition; political or social activism
Securing an NIL agreement in the season of a mid-sport transfer (with limited exceptions)
Hiring a registered agent to manage the athletic career generally (beyond NIL advising)

What the document is silent on

Silence is not permission and not prohibition — the governing document simply does not address these. We list them because most summaries wrongly convert silence into "no".

a parent co-signature requirement on the NIL contract itself (the bylaw binds parents to a liability release; the GA1 affidavit — not the private contract — is what requires both signatures)

Parental consent, disclosure & representation

Parental consent required

Yes

Disclosure required

Yes

School marks allowed

No

Agent / representation addressed

Yes

Disclosure runs to: The school, via the GA1 Affidavit of Compliance, within 5 business days of signing; the school forwards a scanned copy to NIL@fhsaa.org. The GA1 requires signatures from both the student AND a parent/legal guardian.

State-law status

CS/CS/HB 981 (2025), which would have required written parental permission and barred FHSAA from requiring registration, DIED in the Commerce Committee June 16, 2025 (verified at flsenate.gov). Fla. Stat. 1006.74's disclosure clause was removed — the current statute holds only a financial-literacy mandate. Recurring legislative theme; recheck periodically.

Who sets this rule

Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) sets Florida's high school eligibility rules. High school NIL is governed by private association bylaws — not federal law, and in most states not statute — which is why the answer differs state to state and can change in a single handbook cycle.

Sources

FHSAA Bylaw 9.9 — Amateurism and Name, Image, and Likeness (full text) (July 24, 2024)
A student-athlete may profit from the use of their Name, Image, and Likeness subject to their compliance with FHSAA Bylaw 9.9. Permissible activities include, but are not limited to, commercial endorsements, promotional activities, social media presence, product, or service advertisements.
FHSAA GA1 Affidavit of Amateurism (Rev. 10/24) (October 1, 2024)
The student/parent must complete, obtain all applicable signatures, and submit this form to the school within five (5) business days of signing a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) agreement.
FHSAA — A Letter About NIL (adoption) (June 21, 2024)
On June 4, 2024, the Florida High School Athletic Association's (FHSAA) Board of Directors unanimously approved the revision of FHSAA Bylaw 9.9, Amateurism, to include Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL).

Governing text effective July 24, 2024.

Change history

July 19, 2026 — Initial publication from primary-source research pass (adversarially verified; see citations).

Not legal advice. This page documents publicly available rules and is not legal advice. Rules change, and associations do not always announce changes. Confirm anything you rely on with the governing association, your school compliance office, or your own counsel before acting.

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