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Report [1] (October 25-26, 2013)

handle is hein.nccusl/nccpub4387 and id is 1 raw text is: DRAFTING COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT Submitted by Dale G. Higer, Chair Committee Name: Drafting Committee to Revise the Uniform Athlete Agents Act Dates and Location of Committee Meeting: October 25-26, 2013, Chicago, Illinois Committee members absent: Robert G. Bailey ABA advisors absent: None Observers absent: Gail Adler, Mark Bartelstein, Michael A.R. Bemasconi, Joe Bertagna, Brian Bledsoe, Sherman J. Clark, Phillip J. Closius, Marc Edelman, Larry Gallo, Richard Guggolz, Jim Haney, Jeff Hawkins, Harry Howell, Stu Jackson, Nathan Leffler, Mark Levin, Shane Lyons, Michael Maciszewski, Pat Manak, , James E. McPherson, Eric Metz, Doug Neustadt, Tom Osborne, Mike Powell, Leslie Reynolds, Dave Roberts, , Nick Saban, Dave Scott, Mike Slive, Rick Smith, Grant Teaff, , Troy Vincent and Roy Williams Results of committee discussion of other entities who should be invited to send observers, and who is responsible for contacting them: The National District Attorneys Association, the National Federation of State High School Association and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. ULC staff will follow up and make contact with these organizations. Report on progress made and significant developments during the meeting: ACTIONS TAKEN ON THE ISSUES IDENTIFIED IN THE SEPTEMBER, 2013 BACKROUND AND ISSUES MEMORANDUM DEFINITION OF ATHLETE AGENT The committee reduced the number of alternatives from four to two. The first alternative will be Alternative B from the meeting draft. That language is based on the California law and includes the concept of both recruiting and/or soliciting a student- athlete to enter into an agency contract and one who, for compensation, seeks to obtain employment for a student-athlete as a professional athlete. The definition also excludes professionals such as attorneys, stock brokers, financial planners, etc. acting within the normal scope of business of that profession from the definition unless they also recruit or solicit or, for compensation, seek to obtain employment for a student athlete as a professional athlete. The California definition applies to agents representing any athlete, not just student athletes and will be revised so that it only applies to student-athletes. In conjunction with that definition, there will be a new definition of recruits or solicits added that will make it clear that advice or recommendations made by a coach or

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