The Committee on Education proposed the following amendment (685R001.KMM.GH):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, on page 3, by striking lines 9 through 11 and inserting:

/performance. Compensation may only be provided by a third party. /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, on page 3, by striking lines 33 through 39 and inserting:

/ (E)An intercollegiate a thlete at an institution of higher learning may not use the institution of higher learning's facilities, uniforms provided by the institution of higher learning, or the institution of higher learning's intellectual property, including, but not limited to, the unauthorized use of a registered trademark or product protected by copyright, in connection with the use of the intercollegiate athlete's name, image, or likeness activities. /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, on page 5, by striking line 7 and inserting:

/tobacco, alcohol, illegal substances or activities, banned athletic substances, /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, on page 5, line 37, by adding:

/(D) An institution of higher learning may fund, through its athletic department, an independe nt, third-party administrator to support education, monitoring, disclosures, and reporting concerning name, image, or likeness activities authorized pursuant to this chapter. A third-party administrator can not be a registered athlete agent. An athlete agent is prohibited from having any affiliation with a third-party administrator.

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Amend the bill further, as and if amended, on page 6, by striking line 38 and inserting:

/SECTION 3.Section 59-102-70 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"(C)The department may suspend, refuse to renew, or revoke a person's registration if that person fails to complete at least twenty hours of continuing athlete agent education coursework biennially. The department may promulgate regulations necessary for the approval of credit hours."

SECTION4. Chapter 102, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-102-85.The Department of Consumer Affairs shall maintain an online, public directory of all registered athlete agents in good standing. The directory shall include each athlete agent's registration application information that is required pursuant to this chapter. "

SECTION5. Section 59-102-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-102-90. An application for registration or renewal of registration must be accompanied by a fee of:

(1) one thousand five hundred dollars for an initial application for registration;

(2) two thousand five hundred dollars for registration based on a certificate of registration issued by another state;

(3) three seven hundred dollars for an application for renewal of registration; or

(4) three hundred one thousand dollars for renewal of registration based on a renewal of registration in another state."

SECTION6. Section 59-102-100 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"(H) An agency contract for name, image, or likeness activities, as defined in Chapter 158, Title 59, may not provide for athlete agent compensation that exceeds ten percent of the name, image, or likeness contract."

SECTION 7.This act takes effect for each institution of higher learning in this State upon the earlier of July 1, 2022 or certification by the Attorney General to the Governor of the enactment of rules consistent with the provisions contained in this act by the institution of higher learning's collegiate governing body. Upon certification by the Attorney General, the provisions of this act are suspended until the General Assembly takes further action. /