Establishing the interstate teacher mobility compact

The bill provides that licensure under the compact pertains only to the initial grant of a license by the receiving state. The bill requires member states to compile a list of eligible licenses and career and technical education licenses that the member state is willing to consider for equivalency under the compact and is willing to grant to teachers from other member states. The bill also requires member states to grant an eligible license to a teacher holding an unencumbered eligible license upon the receipt of the teacher’s application for licensure. The bill provides that, when a teacher is required to renew a license received under the compact, the state granting the license may require the teacher to complete state-specific requirements as a condition of licensure renewal or advancement in that state. The bill provides that the compact does not limit the authority of a member state to investigate or impose disciplinary measures on teachers according to the state practice laws. The bill requires member states to provide files and information regarding the investigation and discipline of teachers in other member states upon request. The bill establishes the interstate teacher mobility compact commission. The bill also establishes the membership of the commission as well as the commission’s voting procedures and rules related to commission meetings. The bill describes the powers and duties of the commission, which include the power to establish bylaws for the commission, promulgate rules to implement the compact, bring legal proceedings in the name of the commission, borrow money, and determine whether a state’s adopted language is materially different from the model compact language such that the state would not qualify for participation in the compact. The bill authorizes the commission to levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state, or impose fees on other parties, to cover the cost of operations and activities of the commission. The bill establishes oversight, default, technical assistance, termination, dispute resolution, and enforcement provisions related to the compact. The bill provides that any state that joins the compact after the commission’s initial adoption of the rules and bylaws shall be subject to the rules and bylaws as they exist on the date on which the compact becomes law in that state. The bill authorizes a member state to withdraw from the compact by enacting a statute that repeals the compact. The bill defines “active military member”, “adverse action”, “bylaws”, “career and technical education license”, “charter member states”, “commission”, “commissioner”, “eligible license”, “eligible military spouse”, “executive committee”, “licensing authority”, “member state”, “receiving state”, “rule”, “state”, “state practice laws”, “state-specific requirements”, “teacher”, and “unencumbered license”.