Oklahoma § 70-820.11 - Notice to educational institution

§ 70-820.11. Notice to educational institution

NOTICE TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.

A. In this section, "communicating or attempting to

communicate" means contacting or attempting to contact by an inperson meeting, a record or any other method that conveys or

attempts to convey a message.

B. Not later than seventy-two (72) hours after entering into an

agency contract or before the next scheduled athletic event in which

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the student athlete may participate, whichever occurs first, the

athlete agent shall give notice in a record of the existence of the

contract to the athletic director of the educational institution at

which the athlete is enrolled or at which the agent has reasonable

grounds to believe the athlete intends to enroll.

C. Not later than seventy-two (72) hours after entering into an

agency contract or before the next scheduled athletic event in which

the student athlete may participate, whichever occurs first, the

athlete shall inform the athletic director of the educational

institution at which the athlete is enrolled that the athlete has

entered into an agency contract and the name and contact information

of the athlete agent.

D. If an athlete agent enters into an agency contract with a

student athlete and the athlete subsequently enrolls at an

educational institution, the agent shall notify the athletic

director of the institution of the existence of the contract not

later than seventy-two (72) hours after the agent knew or should

have known the athlete enrolled.

E. If an athlete agent has a relationship with a student

athlete before the athlete enrolls in an educational institution and

receives an athletic scholarship from the institution, the agent

shall notify the institution of the relationship not later than ten

(10) days after the enrollment if the agent knows or should have

known of the enrollment and:

1. The relationship was motivated in whole or part by the

intention of the agent to recruit or solicit the athlete to enter an

agency contract in the future; or

2. The agent directly or indirectly recruited or solicited the

athlete to enter an agency contract before the enrollment.

F. An athlete agent shall give notice in a record to the

athletic director of any educational institution at which a student

athlete is enrolled before the agent communicates or attempts to

communicate with:

1. The athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or

guardian of the athlete to influence the athlete or parent or

guardian to enter into an agency contract; or

2. Another individual to have that individual influence the

athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the

athlete to enter into an agency contract.

G. If a communication or attempt to communicate with an athlete

agent is initiated by a student athlete or another individual on

behalf of the athlete, the agent shall notify in a record the

athletic director of any educational institution at which the

athlete is enrolled. The notification must be made not later than

ten (10) days after the communication or attempt to communicate.

H. An educational institution that becomes aware of a violation

of the Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act by an athlete agent shall

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notify the Secretary of State and any professional league or players

association with which the institution is aware the agent is

licensed or registered of the violation.

Added by Laws 2021, c. 559, § 11, emerg. eff. May 28, 2021.