REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

S. B. No. 2312: Uniform Athlete Agents Act; enact.

AMEND after line 244 by inserting the following:

(3) (a) The Secretary of State shall appoint at least one (1) hearing officer for the purpose of holding hearings, compiling evidence and rendering decisions under this section and Section 6 of this act. The hearing officer shall fix the date for adjudicatory hearings and notify the athlete agent involved. Such hearing shall be held at a location to be designated by the hearing officer, not less than fifteen (15) nor more than thirty (30) days after the mailing of notice to the athlete agent involved. At the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall take appropriate action regarding the registration of the athlete agent involved.

(b) Any athlete agent whose application for registration has been denied or not renewed, or whose registration has been revoked or suspended by the hearing officer, within thirty (30) days after the date of such final decision, shall have the right of a trial de novo on appeal to the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi. Either party shall have the right of appeal to the Supreme Court as provided by law from any decision of the circuit court. No athlete agent shall be allowed to deliver services to a Mississippi NCAA athlete while any such appeal is pending.

(4) In addition to the reasons specified in subsection (1) and (2) of this section, the secretary shall be authorized to suspend the registration of any person for being out of compliance with an order for support, as defined in Section 93-11-153. The procedure for suspension of a registration for being out of compliance with an order for support, and the procedure for the reissuance or reinstatement of a registration suspended for that purpose, and the payment of any fees for the reissuance or reinstatement of a registration suspended for that purpose, shall be governed by Section 93-11-157 or 93-11-163, as the case may be. Actions taken by the secretary in suspending the registration of a person when required by Section 93-11-157 are not actions from which an appeal may be taken under this section. Any appeal of a registration suspension that is required by Section 93-11-157 or 93-11-163 shall be taken in accordance with the appeal procedure specified in Section 93-11-157 or 93-11-163, as the case may be, rather than the procedure specified in this section. If there is any conflict between any provision of Section 93-11-157 or 93-11-163 and any provision of this chapter, the provisions of Section 93-11-157 or 93-11-163, as the case may be, shall control.