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15	15		An act relating to the interstate education compacts; 2
16	16		creating s. 1012.993, F.S., creating the Interstate 3
17	17		Teacher Mobility Compact; providing purpose and 4
18	18		definitions for the compact; providing requirements 5
19	19		for the licensure of teachers in member states who 6
20	20		hold specified licenses in other member states; 7
21	21		providing requirements for teachers who are licensed 8
22	22		in one member state to become licensed in another 9
23	23		member state, including career and technical education 10
24	24		teachers; providing requirements for licensed teachers 11
25	25		who are also eligible military spouses; providing 12
26	26		requirements for the renewal of such licenses in the 13
27	27		member state a teacher transferred his or her license 14
28	28		to; providing applicability; authorizing member states 15
29	29		to require additional information for the purpose of 16
30	30		determining teacher compensation; providing 17
31	31		construction; providing requirements a teacher must 18
32	32		meet for licensure in a member state; provi ding 19
33	33		requirements for the investigation or imposition of 20
34	34		disciplinary measure and adverse actions for teachers; 21
35	35		providing for the sharing and protection of certain 22
36	36		information between member states; establishing the 23
37	37		Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Comm ission; 24
38	38		providing purpose of the commission; providing 25
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51	51		requirements for the membership and meetings of the 26
52	52		commission; providing for the removal or suspension of 27
53	53		commissioners; providing requirements, powers, and 28
54	54		duties of the commission; authorizing the c ommission 29
55	55		to adopt bylaws and rules; establishing the executive 30
56	56		committee of the commission; providing for the 31
57	57		membership and meetings of the committee; providing 32
58	58		the duties and responsibilities of the committee; 33
59	59		providing meeting requirements for the comm ission; 34
60	60		requiring the commission to keep specified records and 35
61	61		minutes; requiring the commission to pay specified 36
62	62		expenses; authorizing the commission to accept 37
63	63		specified donations and grants; prohibiting the 38
64	64		commission from incurring specified obligations ; 39
65	65		providing specified immunity to certain individuals; 40
66	66		providing exceptions; requiring the commission to 41
67	67		defend specified individuals under certain 42
68	68		circumstances; requiring the commission to indemnify 43
69	69		certain individuals; providing exceptions; providing 44
70	70		requirements for the rules of the commission; 45
71	71		providing requirements for the exchange of specified 46
72	72		information between member states; providing 47
73	73		requirements for the oversight of the commission and 48
74	74		member states; providing for the resolution of 49
75	75		disputes through specified means, including specified 50
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88	88		judicial proceedings; requiring courts and 51
89	89		administrative agencies of member states to take 52
90	90		specified actions; providing requirements for the 53
91	91		commission and member states for member states that 54
92	92		have defaulted in thei r performance of compact 55
93	93		requirements; providing requirements for notifications 56
94	94		to such member states; providing requirements for 57
95	95		member states who fail to cure such defaults; 58
96	96		providing requirements for the termination of the 59
97	97		compact for such member states ; providing requirements 60
98	98		for member states whose participation in the compact 61
99	99		is terminated; providing commission and member state 62
100	100		requirements relating to the resolution of certain 63
101	101		disputes; providing requirements for the compact to 64
102	102		take effect; providing requirements for the effect of 65
103	103		certain rules and bylaws on member states; providing 66
104	104		requirements for member states to withdrawal from the 67
105	105		compact; providing for construction and severability 68
106	106		of the compact; providing for the consistent 69
107	107		application of the compact in member states; providing 70
108	108		that certain agreements are binding; amending s. 71
109	109		1000.36, F.S.; updating a cross -reference within the 72
110	110		Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for 73
111	111		Military Children; providing an effective date. 74
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121	121		F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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125	125		Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 76
126	126		77
127	127		Section 1. Section 1012.993, Florida Statutes, is created 78
128	128		to read: 79
129	129		1012.993 Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact. —The Governor 80
130	130		is authorized and directed to execute the Interstate Teacher 81
131	131		Mobility Compact on behalf of this state with any other state or 82
132	132		states legally joining therein in the form substantially as 83
133	133		follows: 84
134	134		85
135	135		ARTICLE I 86
136	136		PURPOSE 87
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138	138		The purpose of this compact is to facilitate the mobility 89
139	139		of teachers across the member states with the goal of supporti ng 90
140	140		teachers through a new pathway to licensure. 91
141	141		Through this compact, the member states seek to establish a 92
142	142		collective regulatory framework which expedites and enhances the 93
143	143		ability of teachers from a variety of backgrounds to move across 94
144	144		state lines. This compact is intended to achieve the following 95
145	145		objectives and should be interpreted accordingly. The member 96
146	146		states hereby ratify the same intentions by subscribing hereto: 97
147	147		(1) Create a streamlined pathway to licensure mobility for 98
148	148		teachers; 99
149	149		(2) Support the relocation of eligible military spouses; 100
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158	158		F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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162	162		(3) Facilitate and enhance the exchange of licensure, 101
163	163		investigative, and disciplinary information between the member 102
164	164		states; 103
165	165		(4) Enhance the power of state and district level 104
166	166		education officials to hire qual ified, competent teachers by 105
167	167		removing barriers to the employment of out -of-state teachers; 106
168	168		(5) Support the retention of teachers in the profession by 107
169	169		removing barriers to relicensure in a new state; and 108
170	170		(6) Maintain state sovereignty in the regulation of the 109
171	171		teaching profession. 110
172	172		111
173	173		ARTICLE II 112
174	174		DEFINITIONS 113
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176	176		As used in this compact, and except as otherwise provided, 115
177	177		the following definitions shall govern the terms herein: 116
178	178		(1) "Active military member" means any person with a full -117
179	179		time duty status in the un iformed armed services of the United 118
180	180		States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve. 119
181	181		(2) "Adverse action" means any limitation or restriction 120
182	182		imposed by a member state's licensing authority, including the 121
183	183		revocation, suspension, reprimand, p robation, or limitation on 122
184	184		the licensee's ability to work as a teacher. 123
185	185		(3) "Bylaws" means the bylaws established by the 124
186	186		commission. 125
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195	195		F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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199	199		(4) "Career and technical education" means a current, 126
200	200		valid authorization issued by a member state's licensing 127
201	201		authority allowing an individual to serve as a teacher in K -12 128
202	202		public educational settings in a specific career and technical 129
203	203		education area. 130
204	204		(5) "Commissioner" means the delegate of a member state. 131
205	205		(6) "Eligible license" means a license to engage in the 132
206	206		teaching profession which requires at least a bachelor's degree 133
207	207		and the completion of a state approved program for teacher 134
208	208		licensure. 135
209	209		(7) "Eligible military spouse" means the spouse of any 136
210	210		individual in full-time duty status in the active uniformed 137
211	211		service of the United States, including members of the National 138
212	212		Guard and Reserve on active duty moving as a result of military 139
213	213		mission or military career progression requirements, or are on 140
214	214		their terminal move as a result of separation or retirement, 141
215	215		including surviving spouses of deceased military members. 142
216	216		(8) "Executive committee" means a group of commissioners 143
217	217		elected or appointed to act on behalf of, and within the powers 144
218	218		granted to them by, the commission as provided herein. 145
219	219		(9) "Licensing authority" means an official, agency, 146
220	220		board, or other entity of a state that is responsible for the 147
221	221		licensing and regulation of teachers authorized to teach in K -12 148
222	222		public educational settings. 149
223	223		(10) "Member state" means any state that has adopted this 150
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236	236		compact, including all agencies and officials of such a state. 151
237	237		(11) "Receiving state" means any state where a teacher has 152
238	238		applied for licensure under this compact. 153
239	239		(12) "Rule" means any regulation adopted by the commission 154
240	240		under this compact which shall have the force of law in each 155
241	241		member state. 156
242	242		(13) "State" means a state, territory, or possession of 157
243	243		the United States and the District of Columbia. 158
244	244		(14) "State practice laws" means a member state's laws, 159
245	245		rules, and regulations that govern the teaching profession, 160
246	246		define the scope of such profession, and create the method and 161
247	247		grounds for imposing discipline. 162
248	248		(15) "Teacher" means an individual who currently holds an 163
249	249		authorization from a member state which forms the basis for 164
250	250		employment in the K-12 public schools of the state to provide 165
251	251		instruction in a specific subject area, grade level, or student 166
252	252		population. 167
253	253		(16) "Unencumbered license" means a current, valid 168
254	254		authorization issued by a member state's licensing authority 169
255	255		allowing an individual to serve as a teacher in K -12 public 170
256	256		education settings. An unencumbered license is not a restricted, 171
257	257		probationary, provisional, substitute, or temporary credential. 172
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259	259		ARTICLE III 174
260	260		LICENSURE UNDER THE COMPACT 175
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274	274		(1) Licensure under this compact pertains only to the 177
275	275		initial grant of a license by the receiving state. Nothing 178
276	276		herein applies to any subsequent or ongoing compliance 179
277	277		requirements that a receiving state might require for teachers. 180
278	278		(2) Each member state shall, in accordance with rules of 181
279	279		the commission, define, compile, and update, as necessary, a 182
280	280		list of eligible licenses and career and technical education 183
281	281		licenses that the member state is willing to consider for 184
282	282		equivalency under this compact and provide the list to the 185
283	283		commission. The list shall include those licenses that a 186
284	284		receiving state is willing to grant teachers from other member 187
285	285		states, pending a determination of equivalency by the receiving 188
286	286		state's licensing authority. 189
287	287		(3) Upon the receipt of an application for licensure by a 190
288	288		teacher holding an unencumbered license, the receiving state 191
289	289		shall determine which of the receiving state's eligible licenses 192
290	290		the teacher is qualified to hold and shall grant such a license 193
291	291		or licenses to the applicant. Such a determination shall be made 194
292	292		in the sole discretion of the rec eiving state's licensing 195
293	293		authority and may include a determination that the applicant is 196
294	294		not eligible for any of the receiving state's licenses. For all 197
295	295		teachers who hold an unencumbered license, the receiving state 198
296	296		shall grant one or more unencumbered lic ense that, in the 199
297	297		receiving state's sole discretion, are equivalent to the license 200
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310	310		held by the teacher in any other member state. 201
311	311		(4) For active duty military members and eligible military 202
312	312		spouses who hold a license that is not unencumbered, the 203
313	313		receiving state shall grant an equivalent license or licenses 204
314	314		that, in the receiving state's sole discretion, is equivalent to 205
315	315		the license or licenses held by the teacher in any other member 206
316	316		state, except where the receiving state does not have an 207
317	317		equivalent license. 208
318	318		(5) For a teacher holding an unencumbered career and 209
319	319		technical education license, the receiving state shall grant an 210
320	320		unencumbered license equivalent to the career and technical 211
321	321		education license held by the applying teacher and issued by 212
322	322		another member state, as determined by the receiving state in 213
323	323		its sole discretion, except where a career and technical 214
324	324		education teacher does not hold a bachelor's degree and the 215
325	325		receiving state requires a bachelor's degree for licenses to 216
326	326		teach career and technical e ducation. A receiving state may 217
327	327		require career and technical education teachers to meet state 218
328	328		industry recognized requirements, if required by law in the 219
329	329		receiving state. 220
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331	331		ARTICLE IV 222
332	332		LICENSURE NOT UNDER THE COMPACT 223
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334	334		(1) Except as provided in Article III, nothing in this 225
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343	343		F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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347	347		compact shall be construed to limit or inhibit the power of a 226
348	348		member state to regulate licensure or endorsements overseen by 227
349	349		the member state's licensing authority. 228
350	350		(2) When a teacher is required to renew a license received 229
351	351		pursuant to this compact, the state granting such a license may 230
352	352		require the teacher to complete state -specific requirements as a 231
353	353		condition of licensure renewal or advancement in that state. 232
354	354		(3) For purposes of determining compensation, a receiving 233
355	355		state may require additional information from teachers receiving 234
356	356		a license under the provisions of this compact. 235
357	357		(4) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to limit 236
358	358		the power of a member state to control and maintain ownership of 237
359	359		its information pertaining to teachers or limit the application 238
360	360		of a member state's laws or regulations governing the ownership, 239
361	361		use, or dissemination of information pertain to teachers. 240
362	362		(5) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to 241
363	363		invalidate or alter any existing agreement or other coop erative 242
364	364		arrangement which a member state may already be a party to or 243
365	365		limit the ability of a member state to participate in any future 244
366	366		agreement or other cooperative arrangement to: 245
367	367		(a) Award teaching licenses or other benefits based on 246
368	368		additional professional credentials, including, but not limited 247
369	369		to, the National Board Certification; 248
370	370		(b) Participate in the exchange of names of teachers whose 249
371	371		license has been subject to an adverse action by a member state; 250
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380	380		F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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384	384		or 251
385	385		(c) Participate in any agreement or coop erative 252
386	386		arrangement with a nonmember state. 253
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388	388		ARTICLE V 255
389	389		TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE UNDER THE 256
390	390		COMPACT 257
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392	392		(1) Except as provided for active military members or 259
393	393		eligible military spouses under subsection (4) of Article III, a 260
394	394		teacher may only be eligible to receive a license under this 261
395	395		compact where that teacher holds an unencumbered license in a 262
396	396		member state. 263
397	397		(2) A teacher eligible to receive a license under this 264
398	398		compact shall, unless otherwise provided herein: 265
399	399		(a) Upon their application to receive a license under this 266
400	400		compact, undergo a criminal background check in the receiving 267
401	401		state in accordance with the laws and regulations of the 268
402	402		receiving state; and 269
403	403		(b) Provide the receiving state with information in 270
404	404		addition to the infor mation required for licensure for the 271
405	405		purposes of determining compensation, if applicable. 272
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407	407		ARTICLE VI 274
408	408		DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS 275
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422	422		Nothing in this compact shall be deemed or construed to 277
423	423		limit the authority of a member state to investigate or impose 278
424	424		disciplinary measures on teachers according to the state 279
425	425		practice laws thereof. 280
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427	427		ARTICLE VII 282
428	428		ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERSTATE TEACHER MOBILITY COMPACT 283
429	429		COMMISSION 284
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431	431		(1) The interstate compact member states hereby create and 286
432	432		establish a joint public agency known as the Interstate Teacher 287
433	433		Mobility Compact Commission: 288
434	434		(a) The commission is a joint interstate governmental 289
435	435		agency comprised of states that have enacted the Interstate 290
436	436		Teacher Mobility Compact. 291
437	437		(b) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to b e a 292
438	438		waiver of sovereign immunity. 293
439	439		(2)(a) Each member state shall have and be limited to one 294
440	440		delegate to the commission, who shall be given the title of 295
441	441		commissioner. 296
442	442		(b) The commissioner shall be the primary administrative 297
443	443		officer of the state licensin g authority or their designee. 298
444	444		(c) Any commissioner may be removed or suspended from 299
445	445		office as provided by the law of the state from which the 300
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458	458		commissioner is appointed. 301
459	459		(d) The member state shall fill any vacancy occurring in 302
460	460		the commission within 90 days. 303
461	461		(e) Each commissioner shall be entitle to one vote about 304
462	462		the adoption of rules and creation of bylaws and shall otherwise 305
463	463		have an opportunity to participate in the business and affairs 306
464	464		of the commission. A commissioner shall vote in person or by 307
465	465		such other means as provided in the bylaws. The bylaws may 308
466	466		provide for commissioners' participation in meetings by 309
467	467		telephone or other means of communication. 310
468	468		(f) The commission shall meet at least once during each 311
469	469		calendar year. Additional meetings shall b e held as set forth in 312
470	470		the bylaws. 313
471	471		(g) The commission shall establish by rule a term of 314
472	472		office for commissioners. 315
473	473		(3) The commission shall have the following powers and 316
474	474		duties: 317
475	475		(a) Establish a code of ethics for the commission. 318
476	476		(b) Establish a fisc al year of the commission. 319
477	477		(c) Establish bylaws for the commission. 320
478	478		(d) Maintain its financial records in accordance with the 321
479	479		bylaws of the commission. 322
480	480		(e) Meet and take such actions as are consistent with the 323
481	481		provisions of this compact, the bylaws, and rules of the 324
482	482		commission. 325
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491	491		F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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495	495		(f) Adopt uniform rules to implement and administer this 326
496	496		compact. The rules shall have the force and effect of law and 327
497	497		shall be binding in all member states. In the event the 328
498	498		commission exercises its rulemaking authority in a manner that 329
499	499		is beyond the scope of the purposes of this compact, or the 330
500	500		powers granted hereunder, then such an action by the commission 331
501	501		shall be invalid and have no force and effect of law. 332
502	502		(g) Bring and prosecute legal proceedings or actions in 333
503	503		the name of the commission, provided that the standing of any 334
504	504		member state licensing authority to sue or be sued under 335
505	505		applicable law shall not be affected. 336
506	506		(h) Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds. 337
507	507		(i) Borrow, accept, or contract for services of personn el, 338
508	508		including, but not limited to, employees of a member state or an 339
509	509		associated nongovernmental organization that is open to 340
510	510		membership by all states. 341
511	511		(j) Hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix 342
512	512		compensation, define duties, grant such individuals appropriate 343
513	513		authority to carry out the purposes of this compact, and 344
514	514		establish the commission's personnel policies and programs 345
515	515		relating to conflicts of interest, qualifications of personnel, 346
516	516		and other related personnel matters. 347
517	517		(k) Lease, purchase, acce pt appropriate gifts or donations 348
518	518		of, or otherwise own, hold, improve, or use, any property, real, 349
519	519		personal or mixed, provided that at all times the commission 350
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528	528		F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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530	530
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532	532		shall avoid any appearance of impropriety. 351
533	533		(l) Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange , 352
534	534		abandon, or otherwise dispose of any property real, personal or 353
535	535		mixed. 354
536	536		(m) Establish a budget and make expenditures. 355
537	537		(n) Borrow money. 356
538	538		(o) Appoint committees, including standing committees 357
539	539		composed of members and such other interested persons as may be 358
540	540		designated in this interstate compact, rules, or bylaws. 359
541	541		(p) Provide and receive information from, and cooperate 360
542	542		with law enforcement agencies. 361
543	543		(q) Establish and elect an executive committee. 362
544	544		(r) Establish and develop a charter for an executive 363
545	545		information governance committee to advise on facilitating the 364
546	546		exchange of information, the use of information, data privacy, 365
547	547		and technical support needs and provide reports as needed. 366
548	548		(s) Perform such other functions as may be necessary or 367
549	549		appropriate to achieve the purposes of this compact consistent 368
550	550		with the state regulation of teacher licensure. 369
551	551		(t) Determine whether a state's adopted language is 370
552	552		materially different from the model compact language such that 371
553	553		the state would not qualify for participation in the compact. 372
554	554		(4)(a) The executive committee shall have the power to act 373
555	555		on behalf of the commission according to the terms of this 374
556	556		compact. 375
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565	565		F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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569	569		(b) The executive committee shall be composed of eight 376
570	570		voting members as follows: 377
571	571		1. The chair of the commission. 378
572	572		2. The vicechair of the commission. 379
573	573		3. The treasurer of the commission. 380
574	574		4. Five members who are elected by the commission from the 381
575	575		current membership as follows: 382
576	576		a. Four voting members representing geographic regions in 383
577	577		accordance with commission rules. 384
578	578		b. One at large voting member in accordance with 385
579	579		commission rules. 386
580	580		(c) The commission may add or remove members of the 387
581	581		executive committee as provided in commission rules. 388
582	582		(d) The executive committee shall meet at least on ce 389
583	583		annually. 390
584	584		(e) The executive committee shall have the following 391
585	585		duties and responsibilities: 392
586	586		1. Recommend to the entire commission changes to the rules 393
587	587		or bylaws, changes to the compact legislation, fees paid by 394
588	588		interstate compact member states such as annual dues and any 395
589	589		compact fee charged by the member states on behalf of the 396
590	590		commission. 397
591	591		2. Ensure commission administration services are 398
592	592		appropriately provided, contractual or otherwise. 399
593	593		3. Prepare and recommend the budget. 400
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602	602		F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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606	606		4. Maintain financial records on behalf of the commission. 401
607	607		5. Monitor compliance of member states and provide reports 402
608	608		to the commission. 403
609	609		6. Perform other duties as provided in the rules or 404
610	610		bylaws. 405
611	611		(5)(a) All meeting of the commission shall be open to the 406
612	612		public and public notice of meetings shall be given in 407
613	613		accordance with commission bylaws. 408
614	614		(b) The commission shall keep minutes of commission 409
615	615		meetings and shall provide a full and accurate summary of 410
616	616		actions take, and the reasons thereof, including a description 411
617	617		of the views expressed. All documents considered in connection 412
618	618		with an action shall be identified in such minutes. 413
619	619		(6)(a) The commission shall pay, or provide for the 414
620	620		payment of, the reasonable expenses of its establishment, 415
621	621		organization, and ongoing activities . 416
622	622		(b) The commission may accept all appropriate donations 417
623	623		and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and 418
624	624		services, and receive, utilize, and dispose of the same, 419
625	625		provided that at all times the commission shall avoid any 420
626	626		appearance of impropriet y or conflicts of interest. 421
627	627		(c) The commission may levy on and collect an annual 422
628	628		assessment from each member state or impose fees on other 423
629	629		parties to cover the cost of the operations and activities of 424
630	630		the commission, in accordance with the rules of the c ommission. 425
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639	639		F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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643	643		(d) The commission shall not incur obligations of any kind 426
644	644		prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the same; nor shall 427
645	645		the commission pledge the credit of any of the member states, 428
646	646		except by and with the authority of the member state. 429
647	647		(e) The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all 430
648	648		receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of 431
649	649		the commission shall be subject to all accounting procedures 432
650	650		established under the commission bylaws. All receipts and 433
651	651		disbursements of funds of the commission shall be reviewed 434
652	652		annually in accordance with commission bylaws and a report of 435
653	653		the review shall be included in and become part of the annual 436
654	654		report of the commission. 437
655	655		(7)(a) The members, officers, executive director, 438
656	656		employees, and representatives of the commission shall be immune 439
657	657		from suit and liability, either personally or in their official 440
658	658		capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or 441
659	659		personal injury or other civil liability caused by or arising 442
660	660		out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that 443
661	661		occurred or that the person against whom the claim is made had a 444
662	662		reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of 445
663	663		commission employment, duties, or responsibilities. Nothing in 446
664	664		this paragraph shall be cons trued to protect any such person 447
665	665		from suit or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or 448
666	666		liability caused by the intentional, willful, or wanton 449
667	667		misconduct of that person. 450
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676	676		F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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680	680		(b) The commission shall defend any member, officer, 451
681	681		executive director, employee, or representative of the 452
682	682		commission in any civil action seeking to impose liability 453
683	683		arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission 454
684	684		that occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, 455
685	685		or responsibilities or that the person agains t whom the claim is 456
686	686		made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the 457
687	687		scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities. 458
688	688		Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit that 459
689	689		person from retaining his or her own counsel and pr ovide further 460
690	690		that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not 461
691	691		result from the person's intentional, willful, or wanton 462
692	692		misconduct. 463
693	693		(c) The commission shall indemnify and hold harmless any 464
694	694		member, officer, executive director, employee, or repre sentative 465
695	695		of the commission for the amount of any settlement or judgement 466
696	696		obtained against that person arising out of any actual or 467
697	697		alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope 468
698	698		of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or tha t 469
699	699		such person had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within 470
700	700		the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, 471
701	701		provided the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not 472
702	702		result from the intentional, willful, or wanton misconduct of 473
703	703		that person. 474
704	704		475
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717	717		ARTICLE VIII 476
718	718		RULEMAKING 477
719	719		478
720	720		(1) The commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers 479
721	721		pursuant to the criteria set forth in this compact and the rules 480
722	722		adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as 481
723	723		of the date specified in eac h rule or amendment. 482
724	724		(2) The commission shall adopt reasonable rules to achieve 483
725	725		the intent and purpose of this compact. In the event the 484
726	726		commission exercises its rulemaking authority in a manner that 485
727	727		is beyond the purpose and intent of this compact, or t he powers 486
728	728		granted hereunder, then such action by the commission shall be 487
729	729		invalid and have no force and effect of law in the member 488
730	730		states. 489
731	731		(3) If a majority of the legislatures of the member states 490
732	732		rejects a rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution in the 491
733	733		same manner used to adopt this compact within 4 years of the 492
734	734		date of the adoption of the rule, then such rule shall have no 493
735	735		further force and effect in any member state. 494
736	736		(4) Rules or amendments to the rules shall be adopted or 495
737	737		ratified at a regula r or special meeting of the commission in 496
738	738		accordance with the commission's rules and bylaws. 497
739	739		(5) Upon a determination that an emergency exists, the 498
740	740		commission may consider and adopt an emergency rule with 48 499
741	741		hours' notice, with opportunity for comment, p rovided the usual 500
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750	750		F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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754	754		rulemaking procedures shall be retroactively applied to the rule 501
755	755		as soon as reasonably possible, in no even later than 90 days 502
756	756		after the effective date of the rule. For the purposes of this 503
757	757		subsection, an emergency rule is one that must b e adopted 504
758	758		immediately to: 505
759	759		(a) Meet an imminent threat to the public health, safety, 506
760	760		or welfare; 507
761	761		(b) Prevent a loss of commission or member state funds; 508
762	762		(c) Meet a deadline for the adoption of an administrative 509
763	763		rule that is established by federal law or rule; or 510
764	764		(d) Protect the public health or safety. 511
765	765		512
766	766		ARTICLE IX 513
767	767		FACILITATING THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION 514
768	768		515
769	769		(1) The commission shall provide for facilitating the 516
770	770		exchange of information to administer and implement the 517
771	771		provisions of this compact in accor dance with the rules of the 518
772	772		commission, consistent with generally accepted data protection 519
773	773		principles. 520
774	774		(2) Nothing in this compact shall be deemed or construed 521
775	775		to alter, limit, or inhibit the power of a member state to 522
776	776		control and maintain ownership of i ts licensee information or 523
777	777		alter, limit, or inhibit the laws or regulations governing 524
778	778		licensee information in member states. 525
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791	791		526
792	792		ARTICLE X 527
793	793		OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND ENFORCEMENT 528
794	794		529
795	795		(1)(a) The executive and judicial branches of state 530
796	796		government in each member state shall enforce this compact and 531
797	797		take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate this 532
798	798		compact's purpose and intent. The provisions of this compact 533
799	799		shall have standing as statutory law. 534
800	800		(b) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against 535
801	801		the commission shall be brought solely and exclusively in a 536
802	802		court of competent jurisdiction where the principal office of 537
803	803		the commission is located. The commission may waive venue and 538
804	804		jurisdictional defenses to the extent it adopts or consents t o 539
805	805		participate in alternative dispute resolution proceedings. 540
806	806		Nothing herein shall affect or limit the selection or propriety 541
807	807		of venue in any action against a licensee for professional 542
808	808		malpractice, misconduct, or any such similar matter. 543
809	809		(c) All courts and all administrative agencies shall take 544
810	810		judicial notice of this compact, the rules of the commission, 545
811	811		and any information provided to a member state pursuant thereto 546
812	812		in any judicial or quasi -judicial proceeding in a member state 547
813	813		pertaining to the subject matter of this compact, or which may 548
814	814		affect the powers, responsibilities, or actions of the 549
815	815		commission. 550
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828	828		(d) The commission shall be entitled to receive service of 551
829	829		process in any proceeding regarding the enforcement or 552
830	830		interpretation of this compact and s hall have standing to 553
831	831		intervene in such a proceeding for all purposes. Failure to 554
832	832		provide the commission service of process shall render a 555
833	833		judgement or order void as to the commission, this compact, or 556
834	834		adopted rules. 557
835	835		(2)(a) If the commission determines t hat a member state 558
836	836		has defaulted in the performance of its obligations or 559
837	837		responsibilities under this compact or the adopted rules, the 560
838	838		commission shall: 561
839	839		1. Provide written notice to the defaulting state and 562
840	840		other member states of the nature of the defau lt, the proposed 563
841	841		means of curing the default, and any other action to be taken by 564
842	842		the commission; and 565
843	843		2. Provide remedial training and specific technical 566
844	844		assistance regarding the default. 567
845	845		(b) If a state in default fails to cure the default, the 568
846	846		defaulting state may be terminated from this compact upon an 569
847	847		affirmative vote of a majority of the commissioners of the 570
848	848		member states, and all rights, privileges, and benefits 571
849	849		conferred on that state by this compact may be terminated on the 572
850	850		effective date of termi nation. A cure of the default does not 573
851	851		relieve the offending state of obligations or liabilities 574
852	852		incurred during the period of default. 575
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865	865		(c) Termination of membership in the compact shall be 576
866	866		imposed only after all other means of securing compliance have 577
867	867		been exhausted. Notice of intent to suspend or terminate shall 578
868	868		be given by the commission to the Governor, the Majority and 579
869	869		Minority Leaders of the State Legislature, and the state 580
870	870		licensing authority of the of the defaulting state and to each 581
871	871		of the member states. 582
872	872		(d) A state that has been terminated is responsible for 583
873	873		all assessments, obligations, and liabilities incurred through 584
874	874		the effective date of termination, including obligations that 585
875	875		extend beyond the effective date of termination. 586
876	876		(e) The commission shall not bear any costs related to a 587
877	877		state that is found to be in default or that has been terminated 588
878	878		from this compact unless agreed upon in writing between the 589
879	879		commission and the defaulting state. 590
880	880		(f) Nothing in this compact shall be construed t o be a 591
881	881		waiver of sovereign immunity. 592
882	882		(g) The defaulting state may appeal the action of the 593
883	883		commission by petitioning the United States District Court for 594
884	884		the District of Columbia or the federal district where the 595
885	885		commission has its principal offices. The prevailing party shall 596
886	886		be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable 597
887	887		attorney fees. 598
888	888		(h)1. Upon the request of a member state, the commission 599
889	889		shall attempt to resolve disputes related to this compact that 600
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902	902		arise among member states and bet ween member and nonmember 601
903	903		states. 602
904	904		2. The commission shall adopt a rule providing for both 603
905	905		binding and nonbinding alternative dispute resolution for 604
906	906		disputes as appropriate. 605
907	907		(i)1. The commission, in the reasonable exercise of its 606
908	908		discretion, shall enfor ce the provisions and rules of this 607
909	909		compact. 608
910	910		2. By a majority vote, the commission may initiate legal 609
911	911		action in the United States District Court for the District of 610
912	912		Columbia or the federal district where the commission has its 611
913	913		principal offices against a member state in default to enforce 612
914	914		compliance with the provisions of this compact and its adopted 613
915	915		rules and bylaws. The relief sought may include both injunctive 614
916	916		relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is 615
917	917		necessary, the prevailing party shal l be awarded all costs of 616
918	918		such litigation, including reasonable attorney fees. The 617
919	919		remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of the 618
920	920		commission. The commission may pursue any other remedies 619
921	921		available under federal or state law. 620
922	922		621
923	923		ARTICLE XI 622
924	924		EFFECTUATION, WITHDRAWAL, AND AMENDMENT 623
925	925		624
926	926		(1) This compact shall come into effect on the date on 625
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939	939		which the compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth 626
940	940		member state. 627
941	941		(a) On or after the effective date of this compact, the 628
942	942		commission shall convene and revie w the enactment of each of the 629
943	943		charter member states to determine if the statute enacted by 630
944	944		such charter member state is materially different from the model 631
945	945		compact statute. 632
946	946		(b) A charter member state whose enactment is found to be 633
947	947		materially different f rom the model compact statute shall be 634
948	948		entitle to the default process set forth in Article X. 635
949	949		(c) Member states enacting the compact subsequent to the 636
950	950		charter member states shall be subject to the process set forth 637
951	951		in Article VII(X)(a) to determine if th eir enactments are 638
952	952		materially different from the model compact statute and whether 639
953	953		they qualify for participation in the compact. 640
954	954		(2) If any member state is later founds to be in default, 641
955	955		or is terminated or withdraws from the compact, the commissioner 642
956	956		shall remain in existence and the compact shall remain in effect 643
957	957		even if the number of member states should be less than 10. 644
958	958		(3) Any state that joins this compact after the 645
959	959		commission's initial adoption of the rules and bylaws shall be 646
960	960		subject to the rules and bylaws as they exist on the date on 647
961	961		which this compact becomes law in that state. Any rule that has 648
962	962		been previously adopted by the commission shall have the full 649
963	963		force and effect of law on the day this compact becomes law in 650
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974	974
975	975
976	976		that state, as the rules and bylaws may be amended as provided 651
977	977		in this compact. 652
978	978		(4) Any member state may withdraw from this compact by 653
979	979		enacting a statute repealing the same. 654
980	980		(a) A member state's withdrawal shall not take effect 655
981	981		until 6 months after the enactment of the repeali ng statute. 656
982	982		(b) Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement 657
983	983		of the withdrawing state's licensing authority to comply with 658
984	984		the investigative and adverse action reporting requirements of 659
985	985		this act prior to the effective date of the withdrawal. 660
986	986		(5) This compact may be amended by member states. No 661
987	987		amendments to this compact shall become effective and binding 662
988	988		upon any member state until it is enacted into the laws of all 663
989	989		member states. 664
990	990		665
991	991		ARTICLE XII 666
992	992		CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY 667
993	993		668
994	994		This compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate the 669
995	995		purpose thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be 670
996	996		severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of 671
997	997		this compact is declared to be contrary to the Constitution of 672
998	998		any member state or a state se eking membership in this compact 673
999	999		or the United States Constitution or the applicability thereof 674
1000	1000		to any other government, agency, person, or circumstance is held 675
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1013	1013		invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the 676
1014	1014		applicability thereof to any gov ernment, agency, person, or 677
1015	1015		circumstance shall not be effected. If this compact shall be 678
1016	1016		held contrary to the Constitution of any member state, this 679
1017	1017		compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the 680
1018	1018		remaining member states and in full force and effec t as to the 681
1019	1019		member state affected as to all severable matters. 682
1020	1020		683
1021	1021		ARTICLE XIII 684
1022	1022		CONSISTENT EFFECT AND CONFLICT WITH OTHER STATE LAWS 685
1023	1023		686
1024	1024		(1) Nothing herein shall prevent or inhibit the 687
1025	1025		enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not 688
1026	1026		inconsistent with this compact. 689
1027	1027		(2) Any laws, statutes, regulations, or other legal 690
1028	1028		requirements in a member state in conflict with this compact are 691
1029	1029		superseded to the extent of the conflict. 692
1030	1030		(3) All permissible agreements between the commission and 693
1031	1031		the member states are binding in accordance with their terms. 694
1032	1032		Section 2. Articles II and III of section 1000.36, Florida 695
1033	1033		Statutes, are amended to read: 696
1034	1034		1000.36 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for 697
1035	1035		Military Children.—The Governor is authorized and directed to 698
1036	1036		execute the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for 699
1037	1037		Military Children on behalf of this state with any other state 700
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1050	1050		or states legally joining therein in the form substantially as 701
1051	1051		follows: 702
1052	1052		Interstate Compact on Educational 703
1053	1053		Opportunity for Milita ry Children 704
1054	1054		ARTICLE II 705
1055	1055		DEFINITIONS.—As used in this compact, unless the context 706
1056	1056		clearly requires a different construction, the term: 707
1057	1057		A. "Active duty" means the full -time duty status in the 708
1058	1058		active uniformed service of the United States, including members 709
1059	1059		of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant 710
1060	1060		to 10 U.S.C. chapters 1209 and 1211 10 U.S.C. ss. 1209 and 1211 . 711
1061	1061		B. "Children of military families" means school -aged 712
1062	1062		children, enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade, in the 713
1063	1063		household of an active-duty member. 714
1064	1064		C. "Compact commissioner" means the voting representative 715
1065	1065		of each compacting state appointed under Article VIII of this 716
1066	1066		compact. 717
1067	1067		D. "Deployment" means the period 1 month before the 718
1068	1068		servicemembers' departure from their home s tation on military 719
1069	1069		orders through 6 months after return to their home station. 720
1070	1070		E. "Educational records" or "education records" means 721
1071	1071		those official records, files, and data directly related to a 722
1072	1072		student and maintained by the school or local education age ncy, 723
1073	1073		including, but not limited to, records encompassing all the 724
1074	1074		material kept in the student's cumulative folder such as general 725
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1085	1085
1086	1086
1087	1087		identifying data, records of attendance and of academic work 726
1088	1088		completed, records of achievement and results of evaluative 727
1089	1089		tests, health data, disciplinary status, test protocols, and 728
1090	1090		individualized education programs. 729
1091	1091		F. "Extracurricular activities" means a voluntary activity 730
1092	1092		sponsored by the school or local education agency or an 731
1093	1093		organization sanctioned by the local education a gency. 732
1094	1094		Extracurricular activities include, but are not limited to, 733
1095	1095		preparation for and involvement in public performances, 734
1096	1096		contests, athletic competitions, demonstrations, displays, and 735
1097	1097		club activities. 736
1098	1098		G. "Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunit y for 737
1099	1099		Military Children" means the commission that is created under 738
1100	1100		Article IX of this compact, which is generally referred to as 739
1101	1101		the Interstate Commission. 740
1102	1102		H. "Local education agency" means a public authority 741
1103	1103		legally constituted by the state as an admin istrative agency to 742
1104	1104		provide control of, and direction for, kindergarten through 12th 743
1105	1105		grade public educational institutions. 744
1106	1106		I. "Member state" means a state that has enacted this 745
1107	1107		compact. 746
1108	1108		J. "Military installation" means a base, camp, post, 747
1109	1109		station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or other 748
1110	1110		activity under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, 749
1111	1111		including any leased facility, which is located within any of 750
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1124	1124		the several states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 751
1125	1125		of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American 752
1126	1126		Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other United States 753
1127	1127		Territory. The term does not include any facility used primarily 754
1128	1128		for civil works, rivers and harbors projects, or flood control 755
1129	1129		projects. 756
1130	1130		K. "Nonmember state" means a state that has not enacted 757
1131	1131		this compact. 758
1132	1132		L. "Receiving state" means the state to which a child of a 759
1133	1133		military family is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or 760
1134	1134		brought. 761
1135	1135		M. "Rule" means a written statement by the Interstate 762
1136	1136		Commission adopted under Article XII of this compact which is of 763
1137	1137		general applicability, implements, interprets, or prescribes a 764
1138	1138		policy or provision of the compact, or an organizational, 765
1139	1139		procedural, or practice requirement of the Interstate 766
1140	1140		Commission, and has the force and effect of statutory law in a 767
1141	1141		member state, and includes the amendment, repeal, or suspension 768
1142	1142		of an existing rule. 769
1143	1143		N. "Sending state" means the state from which a child of a 770
1144	1144		military family is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or 771
1145	1145		brought. 772
1146	1146		O. "State" means a state of the United States, the 773
1147	1147		District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 774
1148	1148		United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern 775
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1161	1161		Mariana Islands, and any other United States Territory. 776
1162	1162		P. "Student" means the child of a military family for whom 777
1163	1163		the local education agency receives public funding and who is 778
1164	1164		formally enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade. 779
1165	1165		Q. "Transition" means: 780
1166	1166		1. The formal and physical process of transferring from 781
1167	1167		school to school; or 782
1168	1168		2. The period of time in which a student moves from one 783
1169	1169		school in the sending state to another school in the receiving 784
1170	1170		state. 785
1171	1171		R. "Uniformed services" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, 786
1172	1172		Space Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard as well as the 787
1173	1173		Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 788
1174	1174		Administration, and Public Health Services. 789
1175	1175		S. "Veteran" means a person who served in the uniformed 790
1176	1176		services and who was discharged or released therefrom under 791
1177	1177		conditions other than dishonorable. 792
1178	1178		ARTICLE III 793
1179	1179		APPLICABILITY.— 794
1180	1180		A. Except as otherwise provided in Section C, this compact 795
1181	1181		applies to the children of: 796
1182	1182		1. Active duty members of the uniformed services, 797
1183	1183		including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active -798
1184	1184		duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. chapters 1209 and 1211 10 799
1185	1185		U.S.C. ss. 1209 and 1211 ; 800
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1198	1198		2. Members or veterans of the uniformed services who are 801
1199	1199		severely injured and medically discharged or retired for a 802
1200	1200		period of 1 year after medical discharge or retirement; and 803
1201	1201		3. Members of the unifor med services who die on active 804
1202	1202		duty or as a result of injuries sustained on active duty for a 805
1203	1203		period of 1 year after death. 806
1204	1204		B. This interstate compact applies to local education 807
1205	1205		agencies. 808
1206	1206		C. This compact does not apply to the children of: 809
1207	1207		1. Inactive members of the National Guard and military 810
1208	1208		reserves; 811
1209	1209		2. Members of the uniformed services now retired, except 812
1210	1210		as provided in Section A; 813
1211	1211		3. Veterans of the uniformed services, except as provided 814
1212	1212		in Section A; and 815
1213	1213		4. Other United States Department of Defense personnel and 816
1214	1214		other federal agency civilian and contract employees not defined 817
1215	1215		as active-duty members of the uniformed services. 818
1216	1216		Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 819