BILL NUMBER:  SB 1098
  VETOED	DATE: 09/30/2010




To Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 1098 without my signature.

This bill would make the provisions of the Miller-Ayala Athlete
Agents Act inoperative on July 1, 2011, and would repeal those
provisions as of January 1, 2012.  The bill would replace the
existing law with the Uniform Athlete Agents Act provisions developed
by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
The bill would require athlete agents to register with the Department
of Industrial Relations (DIR) and require DIR to issue registration
certificates based upon the application forms and certificates of
other states with similar registration requirements.

Lacking a clear need or rationale, this bill adds a new regulatory
oversight function to DIR that is outside of the context of an
employer/employee relationship.  Even assuming it is necessary to
create a new government program and associated costs in this time of
fiscal challenge, this program would more appropriately be placed
within the Department of Consumer Affairs.

For these reasons I am returning this bill without my signature.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger