SB 739 -- Uniform Athlete Agents Act

Sponsor:  Wiggins

The bill requires that all athlete agents operating in Missouri
must register with and be certified by the Division of
Professional Registration within the Department of Economic
Development in a manner prescribed by statute and by the
division.  Fees for registration and renewal shall be set by the
division and the Athlete Agent Fund is created.  Registration and
certification is valid for a two-year period and may be renewed
indefinitely.  The Director of the Division of Professional
Registration may refuse to issue a certificate or may suspend or
revoke a certificate, under certain circumstances, such as:

(1)  The applicant has been convicted of a crime of moral
turpitude;

(2)  The applicant made false statements on the application;

(3)  The applicant has had a similar license suspended or revoked
in any state; or

(4)  The applicant has caused a student-athlete to be suspended
from or to be ineligible for any interscholastic or
intercollegiate athletic event.

The bill requires that all agent-athlete contracts must be
written and must contain certain information, including the basis
for the agent's fee and a notice warning the student-athlete
about possible loss of eligibility.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 11, 2002 at 9:04 am