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Meeting Minutes 1 (May 7, 2012)

handle is hein.nccusl/nccpub4375 and id is 1 raw text is: Study Committee on the Uniform Athlete Agents Act Meeting Minutes May 7, 2012 via Conference Call Call to order Chair Dale Higer called to order the first meeting of the Study Committee on the Uniform Athlete Agents Act at 2:00 pm (Central Time) on May 7, 2012 via teleconference. Roll call Chair Higer conducted a roll call. The following persons were present: Commissioners Robert Bailey, Jerry Bassett, John McGarvey, Robert Mulle, Frank Perez, Rebecca Rockwell, ABA Advisor Michael Maciszew ski, and ULC staff members Katie Robinson and Nicole Julal. Opening! remarks Chair Higer welcomed the committee members and introduced himself. He gave an overview of the Uniform Athlete Agents Act (UAAA) and the circumstances leading to the appointment of the study committee. There were several documents distributed prior to the call that provided the committee members with additional information. The UAAA has been widely adopted across the country with 43 enactments to date. However, in recent years there has been legislative activity in some states seeking to amend or repeal the UAAA for the purpose of addressing continued violations of the act, loop holes and new issues. The NCAA sponsored a meeting in Washington, D.C. last fall to address the trend of some states deviating from the uniform act, as well as to discuss new issues that have arisen since the completion of the UAAA. That meeting led to a proposal to the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) requesting the creation of this committee. ULC Executive Committee's charge to the study committee is to determine if the UAAA should be revised and, if so, in what areas. Discussion Commissioner Bassett gave a report on the Summit Meeting. The attendees were from five distinct groups: representatives from the states' offices of the Attorney General and Secretary of State, athlete agents, various players associations, and the Uniform Law Commission. The attendees mirrored the stakeholders that participated in the UAAA drafting process. The NCAA has indicated a willingness to assist with the work of the study committee. The committee reviewed and discussed the issues identified in the scope proposal to be considered by the committee. There were no objections to any of the issues listed. Commissioner Mulle suggested addressing the issues with a multi-level

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