Missouri, Tennessee and likely Louisiana are reportedly making changes to state laws to incorporate more staff involvement in name, image and likeness deals.

Missouri lawmakers this week amended a state law to give college coaches and university employees a more active role in the endorsement opportunities their athletes now have in the NIL movement, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Similarly, according to the Louisiana State Legislature, Sen. Patrick Connick authored a bill that would allow schools, their affiliates and boosters to compensate student-athletes for use of their NIL. The proposal moved out of the House Education Committee Wednesday, On3 Sports reported.

Similar to last year when states seemingly copied other states’ legislation, this is a move to stay competitive with rivals across the SEC and other conferences. At many schools, staff members are very much involved now, but these changes further open the door for them to assist in NIL deals and not break state law.

“As with anything that is new and evolving, we need to go in and update a few things to stay competitive, and that’s what we’re doing,” Missouri state Rep. Kurtis Gregory said on the House floor. “Some other states have gone in and made changes to theirs. And that’s all we’re trying to do is stay on par to make sure our coaching staff and athletic department can go out and recruit the best of the best athletes get them to come to our state.