SB 30

  • Delaware Senate Bill
  • 150th General Assembly (2019-2020)
  • Introduced in Senate May 08, 2019
  • Passed Senate May 07, 2019
  • House
  • Governor

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Athlete Agents.

Abstract

This Act adopts the Uniform Law Commission's Revised Athlete Agents Act ("Revised Act"), revising Chapter 54, Title 24 of the Delaware Code, which is based on the Uniform Law Commission's Uniform Athlete Agents Act ("Uniform Act"). In the early 2000's, Delaware and 42 other states adopted the Uniform Act. Delaware's version of the Uniform Act included a Board of Athlete Agents Examiners ("Board"), which was sunsetted by the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee in 2012 and removed from the Delaware Code by Senate Bill 184 of the 146th General Assembly (78 Del. Laws, c. 376). In addition to removing provisions related to the Board, Senate Bill 184 also removed provisions requiring athlete agents doing business in Delaware to be registered and subject to administrative oversight. In 2015, the Uniform Law Commission adopted the Revised Act to enhance protections for student athletes and educational institutions, create a uniform body of athlete agent registration information, and simplify the registration process. The changes made to the Uniform Act by the Revised Act became necessary as athlete agent tactics have become more advanced and the industry has become more sophisticated. The need for the Revised Act is highlighted by a recent FBI investigation into athlete agent activities related to the college basketball programs at a number of Division I schools. The Revised Act provides additional safeguards for student athletes by requiring that athlete agents be licensed and that agency contracts contain specific notice provisions. The Revised Act has been enacted by 12 states, with 4 of those enactments occurring in 2018, and introduced in 8 states in 2019.

Bill Sponsors (7)

Votes


May 07, 2019

Actions


May 08, 2019

House

Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)

May 07, 2019

Senate

Amendment SA 1 to SB 30 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

Senate

Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

Mar 13, 2019

Senate

Reported Out of Committee (Sunset) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits

  • Committee-Passage
Sunset

Mar 05, 2019

Senate

Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee in Senate

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Sunset

Bill Text

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