H 3188 General Bill, By Cobb-Hunter, H.B. Brown, Harrison and Bingham
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-102-140, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO PROHIBITED ACTS OF ATHLETE AGENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN
 ATHLETE AGENT OR A PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH HIM OR ACTING ON HIS BEHALF,
 INCLUDING RUNNERS, SCOUTS, ADVISORS, AND COACHES, MAY NOT KNOWINGLY DO
 ANYTHING WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF THE RULES OF THE INSTITUTION THE STUDENT
 ATHLETE ATTENDS OR THE RULES OF THE SANCTIONING BODY OF THE SPORT PARTICIPATED
 IN BY THE STUDENT ATHLETE WHICH WOULD OR MAY MAKE HIM INELIGIBLE TO
 PARTICIPATE AS A STUDENT ATHLETE IN THAT SPORT.

   12/14/10  House  Prefiled
   12/14/10  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   01/11/11  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 76)
   01/11/11  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 76)

TO AMEND SECTION 59-102-140, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROHIBITED ACTS OF ATHLETE AGENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ATHLETE AGENT OR A PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH HIM OR ACTING ON HIS BEHALF, INCLUDING RUNNERS, SCOUTS, ADVISORS, AND COACHES, MAY NOT KNOWINGLY DO ANYTHING WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF THE RULES OF THE INSTITUTION THE STUDENT ATHLETE ATTENDS OR THE RULES OF THE SANCTIONING BODY OF THE SPORT PARTICIPATED IN BY THE STUDENT ATHLETE WHICH WOULD OR MAY MAKE HIM INELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE AS A STUDENT ATHLETE IN THAT SPORT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 59-102-140 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 300 of 2004, is amended by adding:

"(C)    An athlete agent or a person associated with him or acting on his behalf, including runners, scouts, advisors, and coaches, may not knowingly do anything which is a violation of the rules of the institution the student athlete attends or the rules of the sanctioning body of the sport participated in by the student athlete which would or may make him ineligible to participate as a student athlete in that sport."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.