South Carolina H 3255: Education Oversight Committee

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2025-2026 Bill 3255 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3255

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 59-102-140, RELATING TO PROHIBITED ACTS OF ATHLETE AGENTS, SO AS TO 
PROVIDE CERTIFIED ATHLETE AGENTS MAY PAY CERTAIN EXPENSES INCURRED BEFORE THE 
SIGNING OF AGENCY CONTRACTS BY STUDENT ATHLETES, FAMILY MEMBERS OF STUDENT 
ATHLETES, AND INDIVIDUALS OR CLASSES OF INDIVIDUALS AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE SUCH 
PAYMENTS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 59-102-140 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
59-102-140. (A) Except as provided in subsection (C), an athlete agent, 
with the intent to induce a student athlete or, if the student athlete is a 
minor, a parent or guardian of the student athlete to enter into an agency 
contract, may not take any of the following actions or encourage another person 
to take or assist another person in taking any of the following actions on 
behalf of the athlete agent:

 (1) 
give materially false or misleading information or make a materially false 
promise or representation;

 (2) 
furnish anything of value to a student athlete before the student athlete 
enters into the agency contract; or

 (3) 
furnish anything of value to an individual other than the student athlete or 
another registered athlete agent.

 (B) 
An athlete agent may not intentionally do any of the following or encourage 
another person to do any of the following on behalf of the athlete agent:

 (1) 
initiate contact, directly or indirectly, with a student athlete or, if the 
student athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student athlete to 
recruit the student athlete, parent, or guardian to enter an agency contract 
unless registered pursuant to this chapter;

 (2) 
refuse or fail to retain or permit inspection of records pursuant to Section 
59-102-130;

 (3) 
fail to register as required by Section 59-102-40;

 (4) 
provide materially false or misleading information in an application for 
registration or renewal of registration;

 (5) 
predate or postdate an agency contract; or

 (6) 
fail to notify a student athlete or, if the student athlete is a minor, a 
parent or guardian of the athlete before the student athlete, parent, or 
guardian signs or otherwise authenticates an agency contract for a particular 
sport that the signing or authentication may make the student athlete 
ineligible to participate as a student athlete in that sport.

 (C)(1) As used in this subsection, 
"certified athlete agent" means an athlete agent registered under the 
provisions of this chapter who also is certified to be an athlete agent in a 
particular sport by a national association that promotes or regulates intercollegiate 
athletics and establishes eligibility standards for participation by a student 
athlete in that sport.

 (2) A certified athlete agent may pay 
expenses incurred before the signing of an agency contract by a student 
athlete, a family member of a student athlete, and an individual of a class of 
individuals authorized to receive the expenses by the national association that 
certified the agent if the expenses are:

 (a) for the benefit of an athlete who 
is a member of a class of athletes authorized to receive the benefit by the 
national association that certified the agent;

 (b) of a type authorized to be paid 
by a certified agent by the national association that certified the athlete 
agent; and

 (c) for a purpose authorized by the 
national association that certified the agent.

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

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