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The Department of Regulation
and Licensing regulates athlete agents and their activities in Wisconsin.
2003 Wisconsin Act 150 which became effective on October 1, 2004, is legislation
based upon model legislation drafted and approved by the National Conference
of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
The legislation
addresses problems with the athlete/athlete agent relationship such as:
secret payments or gifts to athletes, undisclosed payments or gifts to
friends and relatives, unrealistic promises and “considerable” arm-twisting.
An “Athlete Agent” is an individual who enters into an agency contract
with a student athlete or recruits or solicits to enter or represent to
the public that the individual is an athlete agent. The definition excludes
spouses, certain family members, or individual acting solely on behalf
of a professional sports team. Also excluded is an individual who provides
information to a student athlete, but does not recruit or solicit the
student athlete to enter an agency contract.
The Department of
Regulation and Licensing is an umbrella agency which provides administrative
services to various professional boards. Within the Department, the Bureau
of Business & Design Professions provides administrative services
to athlete agents. Requests for information or technical questions may
be directed to the Bureau of Business & Design Professions, 1400 East
Washington Avenue, PO Box 8935 , Madison WI 53708. Telephone number: (608)
266-2112 or TTY# (608) 267-2416 or TRS# 1-800-947-3529.
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