53E-6-1100. Article I — Purpose.
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The purpose of this compact is to facilitate the mobility of teachers across the member states, with the goal of supporting teachers through a new pathway to licensure. Through this compact, the member states seek to establish a collective regulatory framework that expedites and enhances the ability of teachers to move across state lines. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 53E-6-1100
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
| (2) |
This compact is intended to achieve the following objectives and should be interpreted accordingly. The member states hereby ratify the same intentions by subscribing hereto:
| (a) |
create a streamlined pathway to licensure mobility for teachers; |
| (b) |
support the relocation of eligible military spouses; |
| (c) |
facilitate and enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information between the member states; |
| (d) |
enhance the power of state and district level education officials to hire qualified, competent teachers by removing barriers to the employment of out-of-state teachers; |
| (e) |
support the retention of teachers in the profession by removing barriers to relicensure in a new state; and |
| (f) |
maintain state sovereignty in the regulation of the teaching profession. |
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Enacted by Chapter 222, 2023 General Session
