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Under the existing Alabama Uniform Athlete Agents Act, persons who solicit student-athletes to enter into a contract under which the person will negotiate a professional sports services contact or an endorsement contract on behalf of the student-athlete are required to register with the Secretary of State as athlete agents. This bill would prohibit an athlete agent or any other person, for compensation, from negotiating enrollment on behalf of a student-athlete at a particular educational institution. The bill would also require certification by any professional league players' association, if there is one for the particular sport, to be eligible to be an athlete agent. The bill would also require a bond if the athlete agent is representing student-athletes in a sport that does not have a professional league players' association.
This bill also revises the information required to be provided when applying for registration as an athlete agent and levies the fees for registering. In addition to the existing criminal penalties for violations of the act, this bill would authorize the Alabama Athlete Agents Commission to issue letters of reprimand and censure to persons who violate the act and prohibit individuals from being licensed as an athlete agent after a third violation. This bill would also add representatives from Birmingham Southern College and Samford University to the Alabama Athlete Agents Commission. Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.
Relating to the Alabama Uniform Athlete Agents Act, to amend Sections 8-26A-2, 8-26A-4, 8-26A-5, 8-26A-6, 8-26A-9, 8-26A-10, 8-26A-11, 8-26A-13, 8-26A-14, 8-26A-15, 8-26A-17, and 8-26A-30, Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit persons for compensation from representing student-athletes in negotiating enrollment at a particular educational institution; to require athlete agents to be certified by any applicable professional league players' association, to require a bond if there is no applicable professional league players' association to revise the procedure and information required for applying for registration as an athlete agent, to authorize the Alabama Athlete Agents Commission to reprimand persons who violate the act, and to revise the membership of the Alabama Athlete Agents Commission; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased
expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Sections 8-26A-2, 8-26A-4, 8-26A-5, 8-26A-6, 8-26A-9, 8-26A-10, 8-26A-11, 8-26A-13, 8-26A-14, 8-26A-15, 8-26A-17, and 8-26A-30, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended read as follows: "§8-26A-2. "In this chapter the following words have the following meanings: "(1) AGENCY CONTRACT. An agreement in which a student-athlete authorizes a person to negotiate or solicit on behalf of the student-athlete a professional-sports-services contract, or an endorsement contract, or enrollment at an educational institution. "(2) ATHLETE AGENT. An individual who enters into an agency contract with a student-athlete or, directly or indirectly, recruits or solicits a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract. The term includes an individual who represents to the public that the individual is an athlete agent. The term does not include a spouse, parent, sibling, grandparent, or legal guardian of the student-athlete or an individual acting solely on behalf of a professional sports team or professional sports organization.
"(3) ATHLETIC DIRECTOR. An individual responsible for administering the overall athletic program of an educational institution or, if an educational institution has separately administered athletic programs for male students and female students, the athletic program for males or the athletic program for females, as appropriate. "(4) CERTIFIED WITH THE CORRESPONDING PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE PLAYERS' ASSOCIATION. A certificate from the appropriate players' association of the professional league for which an athlete agent is soliciting or representing athletes, if any, that the athlete agent is approved and in good standing with the association. "(4) (5) COMMISSION. The Alabama Athlete Agents Commission. "(5) (6) CONTACT. A communication, direct or indirect, between an athlete agent and a student-athlete, to recruit or solicit the student-athlete to enter into an agency contract. "(6) (7) ENDORSEMENT CONTRACT. An agreement under which a student-athlete is employed or receives consideration to use on behalf of the other party any value that the student-athlete may have because of publicity, reputation, following, or fame obtained because of athletic ability or performance. "(7) (8) INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORT. A sport played at the collegiate level for which eligibility requirements for participation by a student-athlete are established by a
national association for the promotion or regulation of collegiate athletics. "(8) (9) PERSON. An individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. "(9) (10) PROFESSIONAL-SPORTS-SERVICES CONTRACT. An agreement under which an individual is employed or agrees to render services as a player on a professional sports team, with a professional sports organization, or as a professional athlete in an individual sport. "(10) (11) RECORD. Information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. "(11) (12) REGISTRATION. Registration as an athlete agent pursuant to this chapter. "(12) (13) STATE. A state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. "(13) (14) STUDENT-ATHLETE. An individual who engages in, is eligible to engage in, or may be eligible in the future to engage in, any intercollegiate sport. If an individual is permanently ineligible to participate in a particular intercollegiate sport, the individual is not a student-athlete for purposes of that sport.
"(15) THING OF VALUE. Anything of the slightest value, movable or immovable, corporeal or incorporeal, public or private, and specifically including transportation, telephone and telegraph services, or other services available for hire. "§8-26A-4. "(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) (c), an individual may not act as an athlete agent in this state without holding a certificate of registration under Section 8-26A-6 or Section 8-26A-8. "(b) An individual may not act as an athlete agent in this state without holding a certificate of registration with the corresponding professional league players' association, if such an association exists. "(b) (c) Before being issued a certificate of registration, an individual may act as an athlete agent in this state for all purposes except signing an agency contract, if both all of the following occur: "(1) A student-athlete or another person acting on behalf of the student-athlete initiates communication with the individual. "(2) Within 14 days after an initial act as an athlete agent, the individual submits an application for registration as an athlete agent in this state. "(3) The individual is certified with the corresponding professional league players' association.
"(4) If the individual is seeking to solicit or represent a student-athlete in a professional sport for which there is a professional league players' association that does not certify agents until an athlete represented by an agent makes a specified minimum salary, the individual is not required to be certified by that association until the individual represents an athlete that makes the minimum salary. "(d) (c) An agency contract resulting from conduct in violation of this section is void and the athlete agent shall return any consideration received under the contract. "§8-26A-5. "(a) An applicant for registration shall submit an application for registration to the Secretary of State in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State. The application shall be typewritten or submitted electronically, if technology is available from the Office of the Secretary of State for electronic submission, in the name of an individual, notarized, and, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), signed or otherwise authenticated by the applicant under penalty of perjury. and The application shall state or contain all of the following: "(1) Certified copies of two forms of the applicant's identification, including one form of photo identification. "(1) (2) The name of the applicant and the address of the applicant's principal place of business.
"(2) (3) The name of the applicant's business or employer, if applicable. "(3) (4) Any business or occupation engaged in by the applicant for the five years next preceding the date of submission of the application. "(4) (5) A description of the applicant's: "a. Formal training as an athlete agent. "b. Practical experience as an athlete agent. "c. Educational background relating to the applicant's activities as an athlete agent. "(5) (6) The names and addresses of three individuals not related to the applicant and who are not current employers or co-workers of the applicant who are willing to serve as references. "(7) The name and address of the applicant's agent for service of process, if the applicant is not domiciled in the State of Alabama, including an affidavit accepting such appointment from the applicant's agent for service of process, if not previously filed and on record with the Secretary of State. "(6) (8) The name, sport, and last known team for each individual for whom the applicant acted as an athlete agent during the five years next preceding the date of submission of the application. If an individual is granted registration, the list of individuals for whom the agent acts as an athlete agent shall be updated every three months.
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"(8) (9) Whether the applicant or any person named pursuant to subdivision (7) (12) has been convicted of a crime that, if committed in this state, would be a crime involving moral turpitude or a felony, and identify the crime. "(10) Certified copies of a certificate of registration as an athlete agent with a professional league players' association, if applicable. "(11) Copies of all documentation establishing registration as an athlete agent in other states, if applicable. "(7) (12) The names and addresses of all persons who
"a. With respect to the athlete agent's business if it is not a corporation, the partners, members, officers, managers, associates, or profit-sharers of the business. "b. With respect to a corporation employing the athlete agent, the officers, directors, and any shareholder of the corporation having an interest of five percent or greater. "(9) (13) Whether there has been any administrative or judicial determination that the applicant or any person named pursuant to subdivision (7) (12) has made a false, misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent representation. "(14) Whether any professional league players' association or organization regulating athletics has at any time reprimanded, sanctioned, suspended, or otherwise penalized the applicant or any person named pursuant to
subdivision (12) and a description of the circumstances submitted by the association or organization. "(10) (15) Any instance in which the conduct of the applicant or any person named pursuant to subdivision (7) (12) resulted in the imposition of a sanction, suspension, or declaration of ineligibility to participate in an interscholastic or intercollegiate athletic event on a student-athlete or educational institution and a description of the circumstances submitted by the applicable sanctioning body. "(11) (16) Any sanction, suspension, or disciplinary action taken against the applicant or any person named pursuant to subdivision (7) (12) arising out of occupational or professional conduct and a description of the circumstances submitted by the applicable sanctioning body. "(12) (17) Whether there has been any denial of an application for, suspension or revocation of, or refusal to renew, the registration or licensure of the applicant or any person named pursuant to subdivision (7) (12) as an athlete agent in any state and the reasons for such action submitted by the applicable body. "(18) If an applicant sends in the application to act as an agent for athletes in a professional league without a players' association, or the individual is not required to be certified under Section 8-26A-4(c)(3), he or she shall show proof that the applicant has posted with the commission a twenty-five thousand dollar ($25,000) surety bond issued by an
insurance company authorized to do business in Alabama. The bond shall be in favor of the commission, for the use and benefit of any academic institution within Alabama injured or damaged as a result of acts or omissions by the applicant, including, but not limited to, reasonable costs and attorneys' fees. The bond shall be in effect for all times that the athlete agent has an active license or conducts business as an athlete agent in this or any other state. "(b) To be considered valid on the first day in April, the Secretary of State must receive the registration by the first day of March. To be considered valid on the first day of August, the Secretary of State must receive the registration by the first day of July. To be considered valid on the first day of December, the Secretary of State must receive the registration by the first day of November. "(b) (c) An individual who has submitted an application for, and holds a certificate of, registration or licensure as an athlete agent in another state, may submit a copy of the application and certificate in lieu of submitting an application in the form prescribed pursuant to subsection (a). The Secretary of State shall accept the application and the certificate from the other state as an application for registration in this state if the applicant is certified with the corresponding professional league players' association and the application to the other state meets all of the following criteria:
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"(1) It was submitted in the other state within six months next preceding the submission of the application in this state and the applicant certifies that the information contained in the application is current. "(2) It contains information substantially similar to or more comprehensive than that required in an application submitted in this state. "(3) It was signed by the applicant under penalty of
"(c) (d) An applicant for registration shall be a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government. "§8-26A-6. "(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of registration to an individual who complies with subsection (a) of Section 8-26A-5 or whose application has been accepted under subsection (b) (c) of Section 8-26A-5 and pays the appropriate fee. "(b) The Secretary of State may refuse to issue a certificate of registration if the Secretary of State determines that the applicant has engaged in conduct that has a significant adverse effect on the applicant's fitness to act as an athlete agent.
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"(c) Any educational institution, at its expense, may conduct a financial or criminal background check on any applicant and once information is obtained, the institution shall share the information with the commission, the institutions represented on the commission, and other entities, as appropriate. "(c) (d) In making the determination under subsection (b), the Secretary of State may consider, without limitation, whether the applicant has done any of the following: "(1) Been convicted of a crime that, if committed in this state, would be a crime involving moral turpitude or a felony. "(2) Made a materially false, misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent representation in the application or as an athlete agent. "(3) Engaged in conduct that would disqualify the applicant from serving in a fiduciary capacity. "(4) Engaged in conduct prohibited by Section
"(5) Had a registration or licensure as an athlete agent suspended, revoked, or denied or been refused renewal of registration or licensure as an athlete agent in any state. "(6) Engaged in conduct that has caused an institution or school to be sanctioned by any entity governing or otherwise regulating intercollegiate, interscholastic, or professional sports.
"(6) (7) Engaged in conduct the consequence of which was that a sanction, suspension, or declaration of ineligibility to participate in an interscholastic or intercollegiate athletic event was imposed on a student-athlete or educational institution. "(7) (8) Engaged in conduct that significantly adversely reflects on the applicant's credibility, honesty, or integrity. "(9) Failed to post a surety bond in favor of the State of Alabama Athlete Agent Commission pursuant to Section 8-26A-5(a)(18). "(d) (e) In making a determination under subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall consider all of the following: "(1) How recently the conduct occurred. "(2) The nature of the conduct and the context in which it occurred. "(3) Any other relevant conduct of the applicant. "(e) (f) An athlete agent may apply to renew a registration by submitting an application for renewal in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State. The application for renewal shall be signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury and shall contain current information on all matters required in an original registration. "(g) (f) An individual who has submitted an application for renewal of registration or licensure in another state, in lieu of submitting an application for
renewal in the form prescribed pursuant to subsection (e) (f), may file a copy of the application for renewal and a valid certificate of registration or licensure from the other state. The Secretary of State shall accept the application for renewal from the other state as an application for renewal in this state if the applicant is certified with the corresponding professional league players' association and the application to the other state meets all of the following criteria: "(1) It was submitted in the other state within six months next preceding the filing in this state and the applicant certifies the information contained in the application for renewal is current. "(2) It contains information substantially similar to or more comprehensive than that required in an application for renewal submitted in this state. "(3) It was signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury. "(g) (h) A certificate of registration or a renewal of a registration is valid for two years. "(h) (i) A denial of a certificate of registration may be appealed to the commission in accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. The following rules apply to an appeal under this subsection. "(1) In the event that proper notice of appeal is given to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall forward the file to the Chief Administrative Law Judge of the
Central Panel of Administrative Law Judges in the office of the Attorney General, along with a request that an administrative law judge be assigned to conduct the hearing of the requested appeal. "(2) The administrative law judge designated to hear the appeal shall proceed to give notice of the hearing under the Administrative Procedure Act. The administrative law judge shall conduct the hearing and provide the commission with proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a recommendation. "(3) Upon receipt of the report of the administrative law judge along with the file and record of the appeal, the commission may adopt, alter, or reject the proposed findings of the administrative law judge and issue the final order. "(4) The final order of the commission may be appealed to the circuit court under the terms and standards set out in the Administrative Procedure Act. "(5) Costs incurred by the state for any appeal to the commission shall be paid by the Secretary of State from monies appropriated for the implementation of this chapter. "§8-26A-9. "An application for registration or renewal of registration shall be accompanied by a fee in the following amount: "(1) Two hundred dollars ($200) Five hundred dollars ($500) for an initial application for registration.
"(2) Two hundred dollars ($200) for renewal of registration. "(2) One hundred dollars ($100) for an application for registration based upon a certificate of registration or licensure issued by another state. "(3) One hundred dollars ($100) for an application for renewal of registration. "(4) One hundred dollars ($100) for an application for renewal of registration based upon an application for renewal of registration or licensure submitted in another state. "§8-26A-10. "(a) An agency contract shall be in a record, signed or otherwise authenticated by the parties. "(b) An agency contract shall state or contain all of the following: "(1) The amount and method of calculating the consideration to be paid by the student-athlete for services to be provided by the athlete agent under the contract and any other consideration the athlete agent has received or will receive from any other source for entering into the contract or for providing the services. "(2) The name of any person not listed in the application for registration or renewal of registration who will be compensated because the student-athlete signed the agency contract, and an explanation of services rendered by that person.
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"(3) A description of any expenses that the student-athlete agrees to reimburse. "(4) A description of the services to be provided to the student-athlete. "(5) The duration of the contract. "(6) The date of execution. "(c) An agency contract shall contain the following in close proximity to the signature of the student-athlete, a conspicuous notice in boldface type in capital letters stating: in a separate document which shall be attached to the agent contract and signed separately by the student-athlete, in conspicuous bold face, capitalized, and underlined text ten font or larger: "WARNING TO STUDENT-ATHLETE "IF YOU SIGN THIS CONTRACT: "(1) YOU MAY WILL LIKELY IMMEDIATELY LOSE YOUR ELIGIBILITY TO COMPETE AS A STUDENT-ATHLETE IN YOUR SPORT. ; "(2) IF YOU HAVE AN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, WITHIN 72 HOURS AFTER ENTERING INTO THIS CONTRACT, OR BEFORE THE NEXT SCHEDULED ATHLETIC EVENT IN WHICH YOU MAY PARTICIPATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, BOTH YOU AND YOUR ATHLETE AGENT MUST NOTIFY YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND HEAD COACH. ; AND "(3) YOU MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT WITHIN 14 DAYS AFTER SIGNING IT. CANCELLATION OF THIS CONTRACT MAY NOT REINSTATE YOUR ELIGIBILITY. "(4) DO NOT SIGN THIS CONTRACT IF IT CONTAINS BLANK
"(5) IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE BEEN UNLAWFULLY INDUCED INTO SIGNING THIS CONTRACT, CONTACT YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OR HEAD COACH, WHO CAN HELP GET THIS CONTRACT DECLARED VOID AND UNENFORCEABLE. "(d) An agency contract that does not conform to this section is voidable by the student-athlete. If a student-athlete voids an agency contract, the student-athlete is not required to pay any consideration under the contract or to return any consideration received from the athlete agent to induce the student-athlete to enter into the contract. "(e) The athlete agent shall give a record of the signed or otherwise authenticated agency contract to the student-athlete at the time of execution. "§8-26A-11. "(a) Within 72 hours after entering into an agency contract or before the next scheduled athletic event in which the student-athlete may participate, whichever occurs first, the athlete agent shall give notice in a record of the existence of the contract to the athletic director of the educational institution at which the student-athlete is enrolled or the athlete agent has reasonable grounds to believe the student-athlete intends to enroll, and to the head coach of the sport at the educational institution in which the student-athlete participates or will participate. "(b) Within 72 hours after entering into an agency contract or before the next athletic event in which the student-athlete may participate, whichever occurs first, the
student-athlete shall inform the athletic director of the educational institution at which the student-athlete is enrolled and the head coach of the sport at the educational institution in which he or she participates that he or she has entered into an agency contract. "§8-26A-13. "(a) An athlete agent shall retain the following records for a period of five years: "(1) The name and address of each individual represented by the athlete agent. "(2) Any agency contract entered into by the athlete agent. "(3) The names and addresses of each individual that contacted any student-athlete on behalf of the athlete agent. "(3) (4) A detailed accounting of any direct costs incurred by the athlete agent in the recruitment or solicitation of a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract. "(5) Documentation of all notifications made to athletic directors or head coaches concerning intended contact with student-athletes. "(b) Records required by subsection (a) to be retained are open to inspection by the Secretary of State or the commission during normal business hours. "§8-26A-14.
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"(a) An athlete agent, with the intent to induce a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract, may not do any of the following: "(1) Give any materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation. "(2) Furnish, directly or indirectly, any thing of value to a student-athlete before the student-athlete enters into the agency contract. "(3) Furnish, directly or indirectly, any thing of value to any individual other than the student-athlete or another registered athlete agent. "(b) An athlete agent may not intentionally or knowingly do any of the following: "(1) Initiate contact with a student-athlete unless registered under this chapter. "(2) Refuse to permit inspection of the records required to be retained by Section 8-26A-13. "(3) Fail to register when required by Section
"(4) Provide materially false or misleading information in an application for registration or renewal of registration. "(5) Predate or postdate an agency contract. "(c) An athlete agent may not fail to notify a student-athlete before the student-athlete signs or otherwise authenticates an agency contract for a particular sport that
the signing or authentication will likely may make the student-athlete ineligible to participate as a student-athlete in that sport. "(d) A student-athlete or former student-athlete may not do either any of the following: "(1) Fail to give the notification to the athletic director of the educational institution at which the student-athlete or former student-athlete is enrolled that he or she has entered into an agency contract. "(2) Fail to give notice to the head coach of the sport in which the student-athlete participates or former student-athlete participated at the academic institution in which he or she is enrolled that he or she has entered into an agency contract. "(2) (3) Accept anything from an athlete agent without first entering into a contract in conformity with this chapter. "(e) An athlete agent or any other person may not: "(1) For compensation, negotiate or advocate with an educational institution on behalf of a student-athlete for enrollment at the educational institution with the expectation that the student-athlete will participate in an intercollegiate sport. "(2) Solicit or receive any thing of value from an educational institution or any other person in return for attempting to influence one or more student-athletes to enroll or otherwise securing their enrollment at that educational
institution with the expectation that the student-athlete will participate in an intercollegiate sport, unless the person soliciting or receiving any thing of value is directly employed by the educational institution and the recruiting of student-athletes to participate in intercollegiate sports for that educational institution occurs in the course of their employment. "(3) Provide to a student-athlete any thing of value that may compromise his or her eligibility to participate in an intercollegiate sport according to requirements set by a national association for the promotion or regulation of collegiate athletics. "§8-26A-15. "(a) The commission of any conduct prohibited by an athlete agent in subsection (a) of Section 8-26A-14 and who has intentionally not registered under this chapter is a Class B felony. "(b) Except for subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of Section 8-26A-14, the commission of any conduct prohibited by an athlete agent in Section 8-26A-14 is a Class C felony. "(c) The commission of any conduct prohibited by an athlete agent in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of Section 8-26A-14 is a Class A misdemeanor. "(d) The commission of any conduct prohibited by a student-athlete in Section 8-26A-14 is a Class A misdemeanor, and in addition to penalties otherwise prescribed by law, an
individual having been convicted shall perform a minimum of 70 hours of community service. "(e) Intentionally or knowingly filing a false sworn complaint or giving false sworn testimony to any person concerning activities covered by this chapter is a Class C felony. "§8-26A-17. "(a) The Secretary of State, with concurrence of the Attorney General, may assess an administrative penalty against an athlete agent not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each violation of this chapter. "(b) The assessment of an administrative penalty may be appealed to the commission in accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. The following rules apply to an appeal under this subsection. "(1) In the event that proper notice of appeal is given to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall forward the file to the Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Central Panel of Administrative Law Judges in the office of the Attorney General, along with a request that an administrative law judge be assigned to conduct the hearing of the requested appeal. "(2)(1) The administrative law judge designated to hear the appeal shall proceed to give notice of the hearing under the Administrative Procedure Act. The administrative law judge shall conduct the hearing and provide the commission
with proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a recommendation. "(3)(2) Upon receipt of the report of the administrative law judge along with the file and record of the appeal, the commission may adopt, alter, or reject the proposed findings of the administrative law judge and issue the final order. "(4)(3) The final order of the commission may be appealed to the circuit court under the terms and standards set out in the Administrative Procedure Act. "(5)(4) Costs incurred by the state for any appeal to the commission shall be paid by the Secretary of State from monies appropriated for the implementation of this chapter. "(c) An individual's first violation of any section of this chapter shall result in a public letter of reprimand and censure from the commission. Copies of the letter shall be sent to the players' association of any professional league in which the athlete agent represents a player. "(d) An individual's second violation of any section of this chapter shall result in suspension of his or her license to serve as an athlete agent in the State of Alabama. After one calendar year, the individual may re-apply for an athlete agent license and pay all applicable registration fees to reinstate. Notification of the individual's suspension shall be sent to the players' association of any professional league in which the athlete agent represents a player.
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"(e) An individual's third violation of any section of this chapter shall result in a permanent disassociation from the State of Alabama as an athlete agent. Notification of the individual's ineligibility to serve as an athlete agent in Alabama will be sent to the players' association of any professional league in which the athlete agent represents a player. "§8-26A-30. "(a) The Alabama Athlete Agents Regulatory Commission is continued in existence as the Alabama Athlete Agents Commission. The commission shall consist of the Secretary of State and 18 17 members to be appointed as follows: "(1) One member appointed by the Governor. "(2) One member appointed by the Lieutenant
"(3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. "(4) The athletic director or an individual appointed by the athletic director at each of the following institutions of higher education: "a. Auburn University. "b. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. "c. University of South Alabama. "d. Alabama State University. "e. Alabama A & M University. "f. Tuskegee University.
"g. Troy University. "h. Jacksonville State University. "i. University of North Alabama. "j. University of West Alabama. "k. Miles College. "l. University of Montevallo. "m. University of Alabama, Huntsville. "n. University of Alabama, Birmingham. "o. Birmingham-Southern College. "p. Samford University. "(5) One member appointed by the Alabama High School Athletic Association. "(b) In appointing members to the board, the appointing power shall select those persons whose appointments, to the extent possible, ensure that the membership of the board is inclusive and reflects the racial, gender, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. All appointed members of the commission shall be citizens of the United States and residents of Alabama. The term of each appointed commission member shall be three years and members are eligible for reappointment. If a vacancy occurs, the appointing power for the vacant position shall appoint a successor who shall take office immediately and serve the remainder of the unexpired term. Members of the Alabama Athlete Agents Regulatory Commission serving on October 1, 2001, shall continue to serve on the Alabama Athlete Agents Commission until their term expires.
"(c) Within 15 days after their appointment, the members of the commission shall take an oath before any person lawfully authorized to administer oaths in this state to faithfully and impartially perform their duties as members of the commission, and the same shall be filed with the Secretary of State. "(d) The Governor may remove from the commission any appointed member for neglect of duty or other just cause. "(e) The commission shall elect annually a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and a secretary-treasurer from its members. "(f) A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. "(g) The Secretary of State shall keep records of the proceedings of the commission; and, in any proceeding in court, civil or criminal, arising out of or founded upon any provision of this chapter, copies of those records certified as correct by the Secretary of State shall be admissible in evidence as tending to prove the content of the records. "(h) The Secretary of State shall have printed and published for distribution an annual register which shall contain the names, arranged alphabetically, of all persons registered under this chapter. The Secretary of State shall also provide a quarterly report to the commission of all agents registered during the quarter, any suspension or revocation of registered agents during the quarter, and other disciplinary action taken against an agent.
"(i) The Secretary of State may employ personnel and arrange for assistance, service, and supplies as the Secretary of State may require for the performance of the duties of the commission. "(j) The commission may promulgate, and from time to time, amend rules and standards of conduct for athlete agents appropriate for the protection of the residents of the state. At least 35 days prior to the completion of notice of any rule or amendment, the Secretary of State shall mail copies of the proposed rule or amendment to all persons registered under this chapter, with a notice advising them of the completion of notice of the rule or amendment and requesting that they submit advisory comments thereon at least 15 days prior to the completion of notice. Failure to receive by mail a rule, amendment, or notice by all persons registered under this chapter shall not affect the validity of the rule or amendment. "(k) Except for the Secretary of State, each member of the commission, who is not otherwise reimbursed by public funds for services provided to this commission, shall be paid fifty dollars ($50) for each day the member is actively engaged in the discharge of official duties as a member of the commission, and shall also be entitled to, and shall receive, reimbursement for actual necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties on behalf of the commission. "(l) The Alabama Athlete Agents Commission shall be subject to the Alabama Sunset Law, Chapter 20, Title 41, as an
enumerated agency as provided in Section 41-20-3, and shall have a termination date of October 1, 2003, and every four years thereafter, unless continued pursuant to the Alabama Sunset Law." Section 2. Although this bill would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds, the bill is excluded from further requirements and application under Amendment 621 because the bill defines a new crime or amends the definition of an existing crime. Section 3. This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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