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The Daily Bulletin: 2019-02-20
PUBLIC/HOUSE BILLS
H 35 (2019-2020) ADD'L JUDGES/ONSLOW, JONES. DUPLIN. SAMPSON. Filed Feb 6 2019. AN ACT TO INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF SUPERIOR COURT AND DISTRICT COURT JUDGES IN ONSLOW. JONES DUPLIN. AND SAMPSON COUNTIES
AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS.
Committee substitute to the 1st edition amends GS 7A-133 by increasing the number of district court judges in district 25 from
9 to 10. Adds provision that only Burke or Caldwell County residents may be candidates for the District 25 judgeship created
in this act.
Appropriates $447,796 (was. $338,573 in 1st edition) from the General Fund to the Administrative Office of the Courts for the
2020-21 fiscal year.
Intro, by Cleveland, Shepard, Dixon. APPROP, GS 7A
View summary Courts/Judiciary, Government, Budget/Appropriations
H 125 (2019-2020) GSC REVISED UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENTS ACT. Filed Feb 20 2019, AN ACT TO ENACT THE REVISED
UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENTS ACT. AS RECOMMENDED BY THE GENERAL STATUTES COMMISSION.
Repeals GS Chapter 78C, Article 9 (Uniform Athlete Agents Act). Enacts new GS Chapter 78C. Article 10 (Revised Uniform
Athlete Agents Act). The new Article contains provisions that are substantively identical to the previous Article, except as
indicated below.
Throughout the act, regulations on actions by or toward covered athletes are expanded to include actions by or toward parents
or legal guardians of the covered athlete when the covered athlete is a minor.
Re-defines athlete agent (expands definition to include (1) individuals who. for compensation, procures or attempts to obtain
employment for a covered athlete as a professional athlete or member of a professional sports team; (2) individuals not
employed and acting exclusively for an educational institution who. for compensation, advise or manage covered athletes on
matters relating to their business career; and (3) individuals who do either of the above in anticipation of representing a
covered athlete. Does not include licensed professionals offering sendees customarily provided by the profession, unless those
professionals (1) directly or indirectly solicit a covered athlete into an agency contract; (2) for compensation, procure or
attempt to obtain employment for the athlete as a professional athlete; or (3) receive compensation for professional services at
a different rate from individuals who are not covered athletes. Removes language excluding family members of a covered
athlete acting solely on behalf of the athlete). Expands the definition of covered athlete to also include former student athletes.
Defines several new terms, including interscholastic sport (sport played between educational institutions that are not
community colleges, colleges, or universities), and recruit or solicit (attempt to influence the choice of an athlete agent by a
covered athlete, not including no n-compen sated advice given in family or coaching situations).
Authorizes the Secretary of State (Secretary) to adopt rules to implement this Article.
Prohibits an individual from acting as an athlete agent before being issued a registration certificate for purposes of accepting a
commitment from a covered athlete to enter into an agency contract in the future. Eliminates the provision authorizing a North
Carolina attorney to act as an athlete agent without registering.
Expands the requirements for registration as an athlete agent to include (1) the Social Security number, date, place of birth,
home address, work and mobile telephone numbers, any means of electronic communication, social media accounts of the
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