(a)  An athlete agent may:

(1)  Contact a student athlete only as provided in this chapter. In the event that the student athlete is a minor, the agent must initiate contact with the student athlete’s parents or legal guardians.

(2)  Initiate contact only with those student athletes who have completed their collegiate eligibility (including post-season tournaments).

(3)  Provide information to eligible student athletes only after having provided the same information to the athletic director of the institution where the student athlete is enrolled.

(4)  Contact a student athlete who has not completed his or her collegiate eligibility only if the student athlete initiates the contact. In such instances, the athlete agent must give prior notice of his or her intention to respond to the request to the athletic director of the institution where the athlete is enrolled.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-74.1-14.1

  • Athlete agent: means an individual who enters into an agency contract with a student athlete or, directly or indirectly, recruits or solicits a student athlete to enter into an agency contract. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-74.1-2
  • Athletic director: means an individual responsible for administering the overall athletic program of an educational institution or, if an educational institution has separately administered athletic programs for male students and female students, the athletic program for males or the athletic program for females, as appropriate. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-74.1-2
  • Contact: means a communication, direct or indirect, between an athlete agent and a student athlete, to recruit or solicit the student athlete to enter into an agency contract. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-74.1-2
  • Student athlete: means an individual who engages in, is eligible to engage in, or may be eligible in the future to engage in, any intercollegiate sport. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-74.1-2

(b)  Each institution of higher education in Rhode Island may sponsor athlete agent interviews on its campus where the athlete agent may discuss with the student athlete the provision of legal and financial services. The athlete agent must comply with any regulations established by the institutional committee prior to initiating any contact with the student athlete.

History of Section.
P.L. 2008, ch. 246, § 2.