SB386,7,127 (c) Upon application on a form provided by the department and payment of the
8initial registration fee established in rules promulgated under par. (e), the
9department may register an individual as an athletic agent if the individual has been
10issued a reciprocal registration by another jurisdiction that has licensure,
11registration or certification requirements that the department determines are at
12least as stringent as the registration requirements of this section.
SB386,7,1713 (d) A registration granted under par. (a) or (c) expires on January 1 of each
14odd-numbered year, unless the registration is renewed under this paragraph. The
15department may not renew a registration unless the applicant for renewal submits
16an application to the department on a form provided by the department and includes
17with the application each of the following:
SB386,7,1818 1. The registration renewal fee established in rules promulgated under par. (e).
SB386,7,2019 2. Evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant has in effect the
20malpractice liability insurance coverage specified in sub. (4) (a).
SB386,8,221 (dm) Notwithstanding the requirement under par. (c) or (d) to submit an
22application on a form provided the department, an applicant under par. (c) or (d) who
23has been issued a reciprocal registration or a reciprocal registration renewal may
24submit to the department a copy of the application for reciprocal registration or
25reciprocal registration renewal. The department shall accept the appropriate copy

1submitted under this paragraph in lieu of an initial or renewal application form that
2is provided by the department if each of the following apply:
SB386,8,33 1. The applicant certifies that the information on the copy is current.
SB386,8,64 2. The department determines that the information required by the other
5jurisdiction is substantially equivalent to the information required in the initial or
6renewal application form provided by the department.
SB386,8,207 (e) The department shall promulgate rules establishing the amount of an
8initial registration fee required to be paid under pars. (a) 2. and (c) and the amount
9of a registration renewal fee required to be paid under par. (d). The amount of the
10fees shall reflect the approximate administrative and enforcement costs of the
11department that are attributable to the registration of athletic agents under this
12section. The rules shall require an applicant who has been issued a reciprocal
13registration or reciprocal registration renewal to pay an initial registration fee or
14registration renewal fee that is lower than the initial registration fee or registration
15renewal fee required for an applicant who has not been issued a reciprocal
16registration or reciprocal registration renewal if the department determines that
17administrative and enforcement costs that are attributable to applicants who have
18been issued a reciprocal registration or reciprocal registration renewal are lower
19than the administrative enforcement costs that are attributable to applicants who
20have not been issued a reciprocal registration or reciprocal registration renewal.
SB386,8,24 21(4) Malpractice liability insurance. (a) Each individual registered as an
22athletic agent under this section shall have in effect malpractice liability insurance
23coverage in an amount that is not less than $100,000 per occurrence and $100,000
24for all occurrences in one year.
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1(b) No later than 30 days after a registrant receives from an insurer notice of
2cancellation of the malpractice liability insurance coverage specified in par. (a), the
3the registrant shall do one of the following:
SB386,9,54 1. Provide the department with evidence that he or she has in effect the
5malpractice liability insurance coverage specified in par. (a).
SB386,9,76 2. Notify the department that he or she does not have in effect the malpractice
7liability insurance coverage specified in par. (a).
SB386,9,118 (c) The department shall suspend the registration of an individual who makes
9a notification under par. (b) 2. and shall reinstate the registration upon receiving
10notice that the individual has in effect the malpractice liability insurance coverage
11specified in par. (a).
SB386,9,14 12(5) Agent contracts. (a) An agent contract shall be in writing, signed by the
13student athlete and, if the student athlete is under the age of 18 years, signed by the
14student athlete's parent or guardian.
SB386,9,1515 (b) An agent contract shall include each of the following:
SB386,9,1716 1. A recitation of the compensation that the athletic agent will receive from the
17student athlete.
SB386,9,2018 2. A description of any compensation that the athletic agent will receive from
19a source other than the student athlete for providing services under the agent
20contract.
SB386,9,2221 3. The name of any person who will share or benefit from the compensation
22received from the student athlete.
SB386,9,2423 4. A description of any expenses for which the student athlete agrees to
24reimburse the athletic agent.
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15. A description of the professional services to be provided to the student
2athlete.
SB386,10,33 6. The duration of the contract.
SB386,10,164 7. The following statement, in boldface type and capital letters, in close
5proximity to the signature of the student athlete: WARNING TO STUDENT
6ATHLETE: IF YOU SIGN THIS CONTRACT YOU WILL LOSE YOUR
7ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN YOUR SPORT. TALK TO YOUR HEAD
8COACH BEFORE YOU SIGN THIS CONTRACT. YOU AND YOUR ATHLETIC
9AGENT BOTH ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OR
10HEAD COACH IF YOU SIGN THIS CONTRACT SUCH A NOTIFICATION MUST
11BE MADE EITHER WITHIN 72 HOURS AFTER YOU BOTH SIGN THIS
12CONTRACT OR BEFORE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN YOUR NEXT ATHLETIC
13EVENT, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. IF YOU SIGN THIS CONTRACT, YOU
14MAY CANCEL THE CONTRACT WITHIN 7 DAYS OF SIGNING IT.
15CANCELLATION OF THIS CONTRACT MAY NOT REINSTATE YOUR
16ELIGIBILITY.
SB386,10,1817 (c) An agent contract that does not satisfy the requirements of this subsection
18is voidable by the student athlete.
SB386,10,2219 (d) A student athlete may cancel an agent contract by providing written notice
20to the athletic agent of the cancellation within 7 days after the date on which the
21agent contract is signed by the student athlete. A student athlete may not waive the
22right to cancel an agent contract that is provided under this paragraph.
SB386,11,223 (e) If a student athlete cancels an agent contract under par. (d), the student
24athlete is not obligated to pay any compensation to the athletic agent. A student

1athlete who cancels an agent contract under par. (d) shall return to the athletic agent
2anything of value that was provided by the athletic agent to the student athlete.
SB386,11,6 3(6) Notice to educational institution. (a) In this subsection, "educational
4institution" means an educational institution at which a student athlete is enrolled
5or an educational institution that an athletic agent has reasonable grounds to believe
6that a student athlete intends to enroll in the future.
SB386,11,107 (b) Within 72 hours after entering into an agent contract or before the student
8athlete's participation in the next athletic event, whichever occurs first, the athletic
9agent shall notify the student athlete's head coach or athletic director of the student
10athlete's educational institution.
SB386,11,1511 (c) Within 72 hours after entering into an agent contract or before the student
12athlete's participation in the next athletic event, whichever occurs first, the student
13athlete shall provide written notice to the student athlete's head coach or athletic
14director of the student athlete's educational institution that the student athlete has
15entered into an agent contract.
SB386,11,1716 (d) The department may promulgate rules establishing requirements and
17procedures for the notice required under this subsection.
SB386,11,19 18(7) Prohibitions. (a) An athletic agent may not do any of the following in order
19to induce a student athlete to enter into an agent contract:
SB386,11,2120 1. Intentionally provide any false or misleading information or intentionally
21make any false promise or representation.
SB386,11,2322 2. Provide anything of value or benefit to a student athlete, other than services
23under the agent contract.
SB386,11,2524 3. Provide anything of value or benefit to any individual other than the student
25athlete.
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1(b) An athletic agent may not do any of the following:
SB386,12,32 1. Postdate an agent contract, professional sports services contract or
3endorsement contract.
SB386,12,54 2. Make or cause to be made any false, fraudulent or misleading statement,
5representation, notice or advertisement relating to the business of the athletic agent.
SB386,12,76 3. Do business as an athletic agent without complying with the requirements
7of this section.
SB386,12,98 4. Except as provided in sub. (2) (b), contact a student athlete before being
9registered under this section.
SB386,12,1210 5. Contact a student athlete before notifying the student athlete's head coach
11or the athletic director of the student athlete's educational institution, as defined in
12sub. (6) (a).
SB386,12,1613 6. Enter into an agent contract, professional sports services contract or
14endorsement contract with a student athlete unless the athletic agent has provided
15the student athlete with a copy of the contract and the application submitted to the
16department under sub. (3) (a) 1.
SB386,12,23 17(8) Professional players association registration. (a) An individual who
18applies for registration under this section as an athletic agent and who is registered
19as an athletic agent with a professional players association for a sport for which the
20individual represents or intends to represent a student athlete shall provide on the
21application for registration under this section evidence satisfactory to the
22department that the registration with the professional players association is in good
23standing.
SB386,13,3
1(b) An athletic agent shall notify the department if he or she is registered in
2good standing as an athletic agent by a professional players association in addition
3to the professional players association that is identified under par. (a).
SB386,13,74 (c) An athletic agent may not contact a student athlete unless the athletic agent
5is registered as an athletic agent by a professional players association for the sport
6for which the athletic agent intends to negotiate a professional sport services
7contract for the student athlete.
SB386,13,9 8(9) Record keeping requirements. (a) An athletic agent shall maintain each
9of the following records for a period of 5 years:
SB386,13,1110 1. The name and address of each student athlete represented by the athletic
11agent.
SB386,13,1312 2. The amount of any compensation received from each student athlete
13represented by the athletic agent.
SB386,13,1514 3. Any agent contract entered into between the athletic agent and a student
15athlete.
SB386,13,1716 4. A record of any expenses paid or anything of value provided by the athletic
17agent in the recruitment or attempted recruitment of a student athlete.
SB386,13,1918 (b) An athletic agent shall permit the department to inspect the records
19specified in par. (a) during normal business hours.
SB386,13,22 20(10) Disciplinary proceedings and actions. (a) The department may conduct
21investigations and hearings to determine whether a violation of this section or any
22rule promulgated under this section has occurred.
SB386,13,2423 (b) The department may reprimand a registrant, or may deny, limit, suspend
24or revoke a registration, if an applicant or registrant has done any of the following:
SB386,14,2
11. Made a material misstatement in an application for a registration or for
2renewal of a registration.
SB386,14,43 2. Knowingly made a false, misleading, deceptive, untrue or fraudulent
4representation as an athletic agent.
SB386,14,65 3. Engaged in acts that would render the applicant or registrant unfit to serve
6in a fiduciary capacity.
SB386,14,97 4. Been the subject of a proceeding or investigation by a professional player's
8association that has resulted in the professional players association imposing a
9disciplinary sanction against the applicant or registrant.
SB386,14,1110 5. Had a reciprocal registration suspended, revoked or denied in another
11jurisdiction.
SB386,14,1312 6. Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, been convicted of an offense the
13circumstances of which substantially relate to the business of an athletic agent.
SB386,14,1614 7. Engaged in any conduct that renders a student athlete or educational
15institution ineligible to participate in a sport under the rules of a national association
16or amateur organization that governs the sport.
SB386,14,1717 8. Violated this section or any rule promulgated under this section.
SB386,14,2318 (c) In determining whether to reprimand a registrant or deny, limit, suspend
19or revoke a registration under par. (b), the department shall consider whether the
20registrant or applicant has provided clear and convincing evidence that the
21registrant or applicant is fit to serve as an athletic agent notwithstanding the action
22specified in par. (b) that the registrant or applicant has committed. The department
23shall also consider each of the following:
SB386,14,2524 1. The timing and nature of the action that the registrant or applicant
25committed and the context in which it occurred.
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12. Any activities of the registrant or applicant subsequent to the action that the
2registrant or applicant committed that demonstrate that the registrant or applicant
3is not likely to commit the action again.
SB386,15,6 4(11) Penalty; civil remedy. (a) A person who violates this section or any rule
5promulgated under this section may be fined not more than $25,000 or imprisoned
6for not more than one year or both.
SB386,15,107 (b) A student athlete injured by a violation of this section or any rule
8promulgated under this section may bring a civil action to recover damages together
9with costs, disbursements and, notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), reasonable attorney
10fees.
SB386,15,1411 (c) An educational institution may recover damages together with costs,
12disbursements and, notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), reasonable attorney fees from an
13athletic agent if any of the following occurs because of the activities of the athletic
14agent:
SB386,15,1815 1. The educational institution is penalized, disqualified or suspended from
16participation in athletics by a national association for the promotion and regulation
17of athletics, by an athletic conference or by self-imposed disciplinary action to
18mitigate sanctions.
SB386,15,2119 2. A student athlete who attends or has expressed a written intention to attend
20the educational institution is declared ineligible to participate in athletics at the
21educational institution.
SB386,15,2322 3. The educational institution is injured by a violation of this section or any rule
23promulgated under this section.
SB386,16,7 24(12) Investigations and enforcement. (a) Whenever the department has
25reason to believe that a person is in possession, custody or control of any information

1or documentary material relevant to the enforcement of this section it may require
2that person to submit a statement or report, under oath or otherwise, as to the facts
3and circumstances concerning any activity that may be relevant to the enforcement
4of this section; examine under oath that person with respect to the activity; and
5execute in writing and cause to be served upon such person a civil investigative
6demand requiring the person to produce any relevant documentary material for
7inspection and copying.
SB386,16,98 (b) The department, in exercising powers under this subsection, may issue
9subpoenas, administer oaths and conduct hearings to aid in any investigation.
SB386,16,1310 (c) Service of any notice by the department requiring a person to file a
11statement or report, or service of a subpoena upon a person, or service of a civil
12investigative demand shall be made in compliance with the rules of civil procedure
13of this state.
SB386,16,1814 (d) If a person fails to file any statement or report, or fails to comply with any
15civil investigative demand, or fails to obey any subpoena issued by the department,
16such person may be coerced as provided in s. 885.12, except that no person shall be
17required to furnish any testimony or evidence under this subsection that might tend
18to incriminate the person.
SB386,16,23 19(13) Registry of athletic agents. The department shall establish and update
20on at least a bimonthly basis a registry of persons who are registered as athletic
21agents under this section. The department shall make the registry available for
22public inspection and copying and in any other manner that, as determined by the
23department, facilitates public access to the registry.
SB386, s. 3 24Section 3 . Nonstatutory provisions.
SB386,17,2
1(1) In this section, "department" means the department of agriculture, trade
2and consumer protection.
SB386,17,63 (2) The department shall submit in proposed form the rules required under
4section 100.179 (3) (e) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council
5staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than the first day of the 6th
6month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.
SB386,17,157 (3) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department
8may promulgate rules required under section 100.179 (3) (e) of the statutes, as
9created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the rules submitted
10under subsection (2), but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24
11(1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b) and (3)
12of the statutes, the d to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this
13subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace,
14health, safety or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a
15rule promulgated under this subsection.
SB386, s. 4 16Section 4. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first day of the 3rd
17month beginning after publication, except as follows:
SB386,17,1818 (1) Section 3 of this act takes effect on the day after publication.
SB386,17,1919 (End)
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