April 6, 2001

HOUSE EXECUTIVE MESSAGE NO. 103

The Honorable Ben Lujan and

Members of the House of Representatives

Executive-Legislative Building

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503

Honorable Speaker and Members of the House:

I have this day VETOED and am returning HOUSE BILL 770 enacted by the Forty-Fifth Legislature, First Session, 2001.

This bill would enact the Uniform Athlete Agents Act to provide a uniform process for registration and certification of athlete agents and to provide standards for the representation of student athletes by such agents. While I am generally supportive of uniform laws as a means to provide certainty in the courts, I am troubled that New Mexico would become one of the few states in this country to enact these provisions. In addition, the regulation of agents for student athletes is best left to governing organizations such as the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Sincerely,

Gary E. Johnson

Governor

RECEIVED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR:

Time: _____________________ By:_____________________________

Secretary of State

Date ______________________

Time:______________________

Date_______________________ By:_____________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

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