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SB45
1BTCLZ3-1
By Senator Allen
RFD: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
First Read: 04-Feb-25
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5 1BTCLZ3-1 01/13/2025 ZAK (L)ma 2024-3242
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First Read: 04-Feb-25
SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, the Alabama Athlete Agents
Commission is composed of the Secretary of State and 18
other members.
This bill would authorize the Secretary of State
to designate an individual to serve in his her place on
the commission.
This bill would also make nonsubstantive,
technical revisions to update the existing code
language to current style.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to the Alabama Athlete Agents Commission; to
amend Section 8-26B-30, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the
Secretary of State to designate an individual to serve in his
or her place on the commission; and to make nonsubstantive,
technical revisions to update the existing code language to
current style.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 8-26B-30, Code of Alabama 1975, is
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Section 1. Section 8-26B-30, Code of Alabama 1975, is
amended to read as follows:
"ยง8-26B-30
(a) The Alabama Athlete Agents Commission is continued
in existence. The commission shall consist of the Secretary of
State or an individual designated by the Secretary of State
and 18 members to be appointed as follows:
(1) One member appointed by the Governor.
(2) One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
(3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
(4) The athletic director or an individual appointed by
the athletic director at each of the following institutions of
higher education:
a. Auburn University.
b. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
c. University of South Alabama.
d. Alabama State University.
e. Alabama A & M University.
f. Tuskegee University.
g. Troy University.
h. Jacksonville State University.
i. University of North Alabama.
j. University of West Alabama.
k. Miles College.
l. University of Montevallo.
m. University of Alabama, Huntsville.
n. University of Alabama, Birmingham.
(5) One member appointed by the Alabama High School
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(5) One member appointed by the Alabama High School
Athletic Association.
(b) In appointing members to the board, the appointing
power shall select those persons individuals whose
appointments, to the extent possible, ensure that the
membership of the board is inclusive and reflects the racial,
gender, urban/rural urban, rural, and economic diversity of
the state. All appointed members of the commission shall be
citizens of the United States and residents of Alabama. The
term of each appointed commission member shall be three years
and members are eligible for reappointment. If a vacancy
occurs, the appointing power for the vacant position shall
appoint a successor who shall take office immediately and
serve the remainder of the unexpired term. Members of the
Alabama Athlete Agents Commission serving on October 1, 2016,
shall continue to serve on the Alabama Athlete Agents
Commission until their term expires.
(c) Within 15 days after their appointment, the members
of the commission shall take an oath before any person
individual lawfully authorized to administer oaths in this
state to faithfully and impartially perform their duties as
members of the commission, and the same shall be filed with
the Secretary of State.
(d) The Governor may remove from the commission any
appointed member for neglect of duty or other just cause.
(e) The commission shall elect annually a chair, a vice
chair, and a secretary-treasurer from its members.
(f) A majority of the commission shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business.
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quorum for the transaction of business.
(g) The Secretary of State shall keep records of the
proceedings of the commission; and, in any proceeding in
court, civil or criminal, arising out of or founded upon any
provision of this chapter, copies of those records certified
as correct by the Secretary of State shall be admissible in
evidence as tending to prove the content of the records.
(h) The Secretary of State shall have printed and
published for distribution an annual register which shall
contain the names, arranged alphabetically, of all persons
registered under this chapter. The Secretary of State shall
also provide a quarterly report to the commission of all
agents registered during the quarter, any suspension or
revocation of registered agents during the quarter, and other
disciplinary action taken against an agent.
(i) The Secretary of State may employ personnel and
arrange for assistance, service, and supplies as the Secretary
of State may require for the performance of the duties of the
commission.
(j) The commission may promulgate adopt and, from time
to time, amend rules and standards of conduct for athlete
agents appropriate for the protection of the residents of the
state. At least 35 days prior to the completion of notice of
any rule or amendment, the Secretary of State shall mail
copies of the proposed rule or amendment to all persons
registered under this chapter, with a notice advising them of
the completion of notice of the rule or amendment and
requesting that they submit advisory comments thereon at least
15 days prior to the completion of notice. Failure to receive
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15 days prior to the completion of notice. Failure to receive
by mail a rule, amendment, or notice by all persons registered
under this chapter shall not affect the validity of the rule
or amendment.
(k) Except for the Secretary of State, each member of
the commission, who is not otherwise reimbursed by public
funds for services provided to this commission , shall be paid
fifty dollars ($50) for each day the member is actively
engaged in the discharge of official duties as a member of the
commission, and shall also be entitled to, and shall receive,
reimbursement for actual necessary expenses incurred in the
discharge of official duties on behalf of the commission.
(l) The Alabama Athlete Agents Commission shall be
subject to the Alabama Sunset Law, Chapter 20, Title 41, as an
enumerated agency as provided in Section 41-20-3, and shall
have a termination date of October 1, 2019, and every four
years thereafter, unless continued pursuant to the Alabama
Sunset Law."
Section 2. This act shall become effective on June 1,
2025.
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