Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0327 Compare Versions

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12	12	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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16	16	A bill to be entitled 1
17	17	An act relating to the Interstate Compact for School 2
18	18	Psychologists; creating s. 490.016, F.S.; creating the 3
19	19	Interstate Compact for School Psychologists; providing 4
20	20	purpose and objectives; providing definitions; 5
21	21	requiring member states to meet certain requir ements 6
22	22	to join and participate in the compact; providing for 7
23	23	recognition of school psychologist licenses in member 8
24	24	states; providing criteria that a school psychologist 9
25	25	must satisfy to practice under the compact; providing 10
26	26	requirements for renewal of an eq uivalent license in a 11
27	27	member state; authorizing an active military member 12
28	28	and his or her spouse to be deemed as having a home 13
29	29	state license under certain circumstances; requiring 14
30	30	member states to report adverse actions taken against 15
31	31	the license of a school psychologists by other member 16
32	32	states; establishing the Interstate Compact for School 17
33	33	Psychologists Commission; providing for the 18
34	34	jurisdiction and venue for court proceedings; 19
35	35	providing membership, duties, and powers; requiring 20
36	36	member states to participate in the exchange of 21
37	37	specified information; authorizing the commission to 22
38	38	adopt rules and bylaws; providing rulemaking 23
39	39	procedures; providing for state enforcement of the 24
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50	50	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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56	56	certain disputes; providing compact amendment 27
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58	58	providing an effective date. 29
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60	60	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the state of Florida: 31
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62	62	Section 1. Section 490.016, Florida Statut es, is created 33
63	63	to read: 34
64	64	490.016 Interstate Compact for School Psychologists. —The 35
65	65	Interstate Compact for School Psychologists is hereby enacted 36
66	66	into law and entered into by this state with all other states 37
67	67	legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: 38
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69	69	ARTICLE I 40
70	70	PURPOSE 41
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72	72	(1) The purpose of this compact is to facilitate the 43
73	73	interstate practice of school psychology in educational or 44
74	74	school settings, and in doing so improves the availability of 45
75	75	school psychological services to the public. 46
76	76	(2) The compact is intended to establish a pathway to 47
77	77	allow school psychologists to obtain equivalent licenses to 48
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88	88	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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92	92	provide school psychological services in any member state. The 49
93	93	compact shall enable member states to ensure that safe and 50
94	94	effective school psy chological services are available and 51
95	95	delivered by qualified, licensed professionals in educational 52
96	96	settings. This compact: 53
97	97	(a) Enables school psychologists who qualify for receipt 54
98	98	of an equivalent license to practice in other member states 55
99	99	without first satisfying burdensome and duplicative 56
100	100	requirements. 57
101	101	(b) Promotes the mobility of school psychologists between 58
102	102	member states in order to address workforce shortages and ensure 59
103	103	that safe and reliable school psychological services are 60
104	104	available in each mem ber state. 61
105	105	(c) Enhances the public accessibility of school 62
106	106	psychological services by increasing the availability of 63
107	107	qualified, licensed school psychologists through the 64
108	108	establishment of an efficient and streamlined pathway for 65
109	109	licensees to practice in ot her member states. 66
110	110	(d) Preserves and respects the authority of each member 67
111	111	state to protect the health and safety of its residents by 68
112	112	ensuring that only qualified, licensed professionals are 69
113	113	authorized to provide school psychological services within the 70
114	114	state in which the services are being provided. 71
115	115	(e) Requires school psychologists practicing within a 72
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133	133	(f) Promotes cooperation between member states in 76
134	134	regulating the practice of school psychology within those 77
135	135	states. 78
136	136	(g) Facilitates the relocation of military members and 79
137	137	their spouses who are licensed to provide school psychological 80
138	138	services. 81
139	139	ARTICLE II 82
140	140	DEFINITIONS 83
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142	142	As used in this compact, the term: 85
143	143	(1) "Active military member" means any person with full -86
144	144	time duty status in the United States Armed Forces, including 87
145	145	members of the National Guard and the United States Reserve 88
146	146	Forces. 89
147	147	(2) "Adverse action" means a disciplinary action or 90
148	148	encumbrance imposed on a license by a state licensing authority. 91
149	149	(3) "Alternative program" means a nondisciplinary, 92
150	150	prosecutorial diversion, monitoring, or practice remediation 93
151	151	process entered into in lieu of an adverse action whic h is 94
152	152	applicable to a school psychologist and approved by the state 95
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164	164	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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168	168	school psychologist is licensed, including, but is not limited 97
169	169	to, programs to which licensees with substance abuse or 98
170	170	addiction issues may be referred in lieu of an adverse action. 99
171	171	(4) "Commissioner" means the individual appointed by a 100
172	172	member state to serve as the representative to the commission of 101
173	173	the member state. 102
174	174	(5) "Compact" means the Interstate Compact for School 103
175	175	Psychologists. 104
176	176	(6) "Continuing professional education" means a 105
177	177	requirement imposed by a member state as a condition of license 106
178	178	renewal to provide evidence of successful participation in 107
179	179	professional educational activities relevant to the provision of 108
180	180	school psychological services. 109
181	181	(7) "Criminal background check" means the submission of 110
182	182	fingerprints or other biometric information for a license 111
183	183	applicant for the purpose of obtaining her or his criminal 112
184	184	history record information, as defined in 28 C.F.R. s. 20.3(d), 113
185	185	and the state's criminal history record repository as defined in 114
186	186	C.F.R. s. 20.3(f). 115
187	187	(8) "Doctoral-level degree" means a graduate degree 116
188	188	program that consists of at least 90 graduate semester hours in 117
189	189	the field of school psychology, including a s upervised 118
190	190	internship. 119
191	191	(9) "Encumbered license" means a license that a state 120
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209	209	(10) "Executive committee" means the chair, v ice chair, 124
210	210	secretary, and treasurer of the commission and any other members 125
211	211	as determined by commission rule or bylaw. 126
212	212	(11) "Equivalent license" means a license to practice 127
213	213	school psychology that is equivalent to the license held by a 128
214	214	school psychologist in any other member state. 129
215	215	(12) "Home state" means the member state that issued the 130
216	216	license to the licensee and is the licensee's primary state of 131
217	217	practice. 132
218	218	(13) "Home state license" means an unencumbered license 133
219	219	issued by a home state to provide scho ol psychological services. 134
220	220	(14) "Interstate Compact for School Psychologists 135
221	221	Commission" or "commission" means the joint government agency 136
222	222	established by the compact whose membership consists of 137
223	223	representatives from each member state that has enacted the 138
224	224	compact, as described in Article VII. 139
225	225	(15) "License" means a current license, certification, or 140
226	226	other authorization granted by a member state's licensing 141
227	227	authority that permits an individual to provide school 142
228	228	psychological services. 143
229	229	(16) "Licensee" means an individual who holds a license 144
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244	244	from a member state to provide school psychological services. 145
245	245	(17) "Member state" means a state that has enacted the 146
246	246	compact and has been admitted to the commission in accordance 147
247	247	with compact and commission rules. 148
248	248	(18) "Model compact" means the model language for the 149
249	249	compact on file with the council of state governments or other 150
250	250	entity as designated by the commission. 151
251	251	(19) "Practice of school psychology" means the delivery of 152
252	252	school psychological services. 153
253	253	(20) "Qualifying national exam" means a national licensing 154
254	254	examination endorsed by the National Association of School 155
255	255	Psychologists and any other exam as approved by the rules of the 156
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257	257	(21) "Qualifying school psychologist education program" 158
258	258	means an education program which awards a specialist -level or 159
259	259	doctoral-level degree or equivalent upon completion and is 160
260	260	approved by the rules of the commission as meeting the necessary 161
261	261	minimum educational standards to ensure that its graduates are 162
262	262	ready, qualified, and able to engage in the practice of school 163
263	263	psychology. 164
264	264	(22) "Remote state" means a member state other than the 165
265	265	home state where a licensee holds a license through the compact. 166
266	266	(23) "Rule" means a regulation adopted by an entity, 167
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284	284	(24) "School psychological services" means academic, 171
285	285	mental, and behavioral health services, including assessment, 172
286	286	prevention, consultation and collaboration, intervention, and 173
287	287	evaluation provided by a school psychologist in a school, as 174
288	288	outlined in applicable professional standards as determined by 175
289	289	commission rule. 176
290	290	(25) "School psychologist" means an individual who has met 177
291	291	the requirements to obtain a home state license that legally 178
292	292	conveys the professional title of school psychologist, or its 179
293	293	equivalent as determined by commission rule. 180
294	294	(26) "Scope of practice" mea ns the procedures, actions, 181
295	295	and processes a school psychologist licensed in a state is 182
296	296	permitted to undertake and the circumstances under which that 183
297	297	licensee is permitted to undertake such procedures, actions, and 184
298	298	processes. The procedures, actions, and pr ocesses and the 185
299	299	circumstances under which they may be undertaken, may be 186
300	300	established through means, including, but not limited to, 187
301	301	statute, regulations, case law, and other processes available to 188
302	302	the state licensing authority or other government agency. 189
303	303	(27) "Specialist-level degree" means a degree program that 190
304	304	requires at least 60 graduate semester hours or equivalent in 191
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316	316	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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321	321	(28) "State" means any state, commonwealth, district, or 194
322	322	territory of the United States. 195
323	323	(29) "State licensing authority" means a member state's 196
324	324	regulatory body responsible for issuing licenses or otherwise 197
325	325	overseeing the practice of school psychology. 198
326	326	(30) "State specific requirement" means a requirement for 199
327	327	licensure covered in coursework or examination that includes 200
328	328	content of unique interest to the state. 201
329	329	(31) "Unencumbered license" means a license that 202
330	330	authorizes a licensee to engage in the full and unrestricted 203
331	331	practice of school psychology. 204
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333	333	ARTICLE III 206
334	334	STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT 207
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336	336	(1) A member state must meet the following requirements to 209
337	337	join and maintain eligibility within the compact: 210
338	338	(a) Enact a compact statute that is not materially 211
339	339	different from the model compact as defined in the commission 's 212
340	340	rules. 213
341	341	(b) Participate in the sharing of information with other 214
342	342	member states as reasonably necessary to accomplish the 215
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358	358	(c) Identify and maintain with the commission a list of 217
359	359	equivalent licenses available to licensees who hold a home state 218
360	360	license under the compact. 219
361	361	(d) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and 220
362	362	investigating complaints about licensees. 221
363	363	(e) Notify the commission, in compliance with the terms of 222
364	364	the compact and the commissio n's rules, of any adverse action 223
365	365	taken against a licensee, or of the availability of 224
366	366	investigative information which relates to a licensee or 225
367	367	applicant for licensure. 226
368	368	(f) Require that applicants for a home state license have: 227
369	369	1. Taken and passed a qual ifying national exam as defined 228
370	370	by the rules of the commission. 229
371	371	2. Completed a minimum of 1200 hours of supervised 230
372	372	internship, of which at least 600 hours must have been completed 231
373	373	in an educational institution prior to being approved for 232
374	374	licensure. 233
375	375	3. Graduated from a qualifying school psychologist 234
376	376	education program. 235
377	377	(g) Comply with the terms of the compact and the rules of 236
378	378	the commission. 237
379	379	(2) Each member state shall grant an equivalent license to 238
380	380	practice school psychology in a remote state upon ap plication by 239
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392	392	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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397	397	licensee who satisfies the criteria of Article IV(2). 242
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399	399	ARTICLE IV 244
400	400	SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT 245
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402	402	(1) To obtain and maintain an equivalent license from a 247
403	403	remote state under the compact, a licensee must: 248
404	404	(a) Hold and maintain an active home state license. 249
405	405	(b) Satisfy any applicable state requirements established 250
406	406	by the member state after an equival ent license is granted. 251
407	407	(c) Complete any administrative or application 252
408	408	requirements which the commission may establish by rule. 253
409	409	(d) Complete any requirements for renewal in the home 254
410	410	state, including applicable continuing professional education 255
411	411	requirements. 256
412	412	(e) Undergo a criminal background check in the member 257
413	413	state in which the equivalent license is sought in accordance 258
414	414	with the laws and regulations of the member state, once an 259
415	415	individual submits an application to receive a license under the 260
416	416	compact. 261
417	417	(2) To renew an equivalent license in a member state other 262
418	418	than the home state, a licensee must only apply for renewal, 263
419	419	complete a background check, and pay renewal fees as determined 264
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437	437	ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS OR THEIR SPOUSES 268
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439	439	A licensee who is an active military member or is the 270
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441	441	home state license in any of the following locations: 272
442	442	(1) The licensee's permanent residence; 273
443	443	(2) A member state that is the licensee's primary state of 274
444	444	practice; or 275
445	445	(3) A member state where the licensee has relocated 276
446	446	pursuant to a permanent change of station. 277
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449	449	DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTION 280
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451	451	(1) The compact does not limit the authority of a member 282
452	452	state to investigate or impose disciplinary measures on 283
453	453	licensees according to the state practice laws. 284
454	454	(2) Member states may receive and shall provide files and 285
455	455	information regarding the investigation and discipline, if any, 286
456	456	of licensees in other member states upo n request. Any member 287
457	457	state receiving such information or files shall protect and 288
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472	472	maintain the security and confidentiality thereof, in at least 289
473	473	the same manner that it maintains its own investigatory or 290
474	474	disciplinary files and information. Before disclosin g any 291
475	475	disciplinary or investigatory information received from another 292
476	476	member state, the disclosing state shall communicate its 293
477	477	intention and purpose for such disclosure to the member state 294
478	478	which originally provided that information. 295
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480	480	ARTICLE VII 297
481	481	ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERSTATE COMPACT 298
482	482	FOR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS COMMISSION 299
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484	484	(1) There is hereby created a joint government agency, 301
485	485	with membership consisting of all member states that have 302
486	486	enacted the compact, known as the Interstate Compact for School 303
487	487	Psychologists Commission. The commission is an instrumentality 304
488	488	of the member states acting jointly and not an instrumentality 305
489	489	of any one state. The commission shall come into existence on or 306
490	490	after the effective date of the compact as provided in Article 307
491	491	XI. 308
492	492	(2) Each member state shall have and be limited to one 309
493	493	delegate selected by the licensing authority of that member 310
494	494	state's state licensing authority. The delegate shall be the 311
495	495	primary administrative officer of the member state licensing 312
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510	510	authority or a designee who is an employee of the member state 313
511	511	licensing authority. The commission shall by rule or bylaw 314
512	512	establish a term of office for delegates and may by rule or 315
513	513	bylaw establish term limits. The commission may recommend 316
514	514	removal or suspension of any de legate from office. A member 317
515	515	state's licensing authority shall fill any vacancy of its 318
516	516	delegate occurring on the commission within 60 days of the 319
517	517	vacancy. Each delegate shall be entitled to one vote on all 320
518	518	matters before the commission requiring a vote by commission 321
519	519	delegates. A delegate shall vote in person or by such other 322
520	520	means as provided in the bylaws. The bylaws may provide for 323
521	521	delegates to meet by telecommunication, videoconference, or 324
522	522	other means of communication. The commission shall meet at least 325
523	523	once during each calendar year. Additional meetings may be held 326
524	524	as provided in the bylaws. The commission may meet by 327
525	525	telecommunication, video conference, or other similar electronic 328
526	526	means. 329
527	527	(3) The commission may exercise all of the following 330
528	528	powers: 331
529	529	(a) Establish the fiscal year of the commission. 332
530	530	(b) Establish code of conduct and conflict of interest 333
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532	532	(c) Adopt and amend rules and bylaws. 335
533	533	(d) Establish the procedure through which a licensee may 336
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548	548	change his or her home state. 337
549	549	(e) Maintain financial records in accordance with the 338
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551	551	(f) Meet and take such actions consistent with the 340
552	552	provisions of the compact and the commission's rules and bylaws. 341
553	553	(g) Initiate and conclude legal proceedings or actions in 342
554	554	the name of the commission , provided that the standing of any 343
555	555	member state licensing authority to sue or be sued under 344
556	556	applicable law is not affected. 345
557	557	(h) Maintain and certify records and information provided 346
558	558	to a member state as the authenticated business records of the 347
559	559	commission and designate an agent to do so on the commission's 348
560	560	behalf. 349
561	561	(i) Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds. 350
562	562	(j) Borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel, 351
563	563	including, but not limited to, employees of a member state. 352
564	564	(k) Conduct an annual financial review, hire employees, 353
565	565	elect or appoint officers, fix compensation, define duties, 354
566	566	grant such individuals appropriate authority to carry out the 355
567	567	purposes of the compact, and establish the commission's 356
568	568	personnel policies and programs relating to conflicts of 357
569	569	interest, qualifications of personnel, and other related 358
570	570	personnel matters. 359
571	571	(l) Accept appropriate gifts, donations, grants of money, 360
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586	586	other sources of revenue, equipment, supplies, materials, and 361
587	587	services, and receive, utilize, and dispose of the same provided 362
588	588	that the commission avoids any appearance of impropriety or 363
589	589	conflict of interest. 364
590	590	(m) Lease, purchase, retain, own, hold, improve, or use 365
591	591	any property, real, personal, or mixed or any undivided interest 366
592	592	therein. 367
593	593	(n) Sell, convey, m ortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, 368
594	594	abandon, or otherwise dispose of any property real, personal, or 369
595	595	mixed. 370
596	596	(o) Establish a budget and make expenditures. 371
597	597	(p) Borrow money. 372
598	598	(q) Appoint committees, including standing committees, 373
599	599	composed of members, stat e regulators, state legislators or 374
600	600	their representatives, and consumer representatives, and such 375
601	601	other interested persons as may be designated in the compact and 376
602	602	commission bylaws. 377
603	603	(r) Provide and receive information from, and cooperate 378
604	604	with, law enforcement agencies. 379
605	605	(s) Establish and elect an executive committee, including 380
606	606	a chair and a vice chair. 381
607	607	(t) Determine whether a state's adopted language is 382
608	608	materially different from the model compact language such that 383
609	609	the state would not qualify for partic ipation in the compact. 384
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620	620	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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624	624	(u) Perform such other functions as may be necessary or 385
625	625	appropriate to achieve the purposes of the compact. 386
626	626	(4)(a) The executive committee shall have the power to act 387
627	627	on behalf of the commission according to the terms of the 388
628	628	compact. The powers, duties, and responsibilities of the 389
629	629	executive committee shall include: 390
630	630	1. Oversee the day-to-day activities of the administration 391
631	631	of the compact, including enforcement and compliance with the 392
632	632	provisions of the compact, the rules and byl aws, and other such 393
633	633	duties as deemed necessary. 394
634	634	2. Recommend to the commission changes to the rules or 395
635	635	bylaws, changes to the compact legislation. 396
636	636	3. Ensure compact administration services are 397
637	637	appropriately provided, including by contract. 398
638	638	4. Prepare and recommend the budget. 399
639	639	5. Maintain financial records on behalf of the commission. 400
640	640	6. Monitor compact compliance of member states and provide 401
641	641	compliance reports to the commission. 402
642	642	7. Establish additional committees as necessary. 403
643	643	8. Exercise the powers and duties of the commission during 404
644	644	the interim between commission meetings, except for adopting or 405
645	645	amending rules, adopting or amending bylaws, and exercising any 406
646	646	other powers and duties expressly reserved to the commission by 407
647	647	rule or bylaw. 408
648	648
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658	658	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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662	662	9. Other duties as provided in the commission rules or 409
663	663	bylaws. 410
664	664	(b) The executive committee shall be composed of up to 411
665	665	seven members. The chair and vice chair of the commission shall 412
666	666	be voting members of the executive committee. The commission 413
667	667	shall elect five voting members from the current membership of 414
668	668	the commission. 415
669	669	(c) The commission may remove any member of the executive 416
670	670	committee as provided in the commission's bylaws. 417
671	671	(d) The executive committee shall meet at least annually. 418
672	672	(5) The commission s hall adopt and provide to the member 419
673	673	states an annual report. 420
674	674	(6)(a) All meetings shall be open to the public, and the 421
675	675	executive committee shall give 30 days' notice of its meetings, 422
676	676	posted on its website and as determined to provide notice to 423
677	677	persons with an interest in the business of the commission. The 424
678	678	commission may meet in a closed, nonpublic meeting as provided 425
679	679	in s. 490.017. 426
680	680	1. Public notice for all meetings of the full commission 427
681	681	of meetings shall begiven in the same manner as required under 428
682	682	the rulemaking provisions in Article IX, except that the 429
683	683	commission may hold a special meeting as provided in 430
684	684	subparagraph 2. 431
685	685	2. The commission may hold a special meeting when it must 432
686	686
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696	696	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
697	697
698	698
699	699
700	700	meet to conduct emergency business by giving 48 hours' notice to 433
701	701	all commissioners on the commission's website and by any other 434
702	702	means provided in the commission's rules or bylaws. The 435
703	703	commission's legal counsel shall certify that the commission's 436
704	704	need to meet qualifies as an emergency. 437
705	705	3. If a meeting or any portion of a meet ing is closed under 438
706	706	this subsection, the commission's legal counsel or designee 439
707	707	shall certify that the meeting may be closed and shall reference 440
708	708	each relevant exempting provision. 441
709	709	(b) The commission shall keep minutes that fully and 442
710	710	clearly describe all matters discussed in a meeting and shall 443
711	711	provide a full and accurate summary of actions taken, and the 444
712	712	reasons therefore, including a description of the views 445
713	713	expressed. All documents considered in connection with an action 446
714	714	shall be identified in minutes. All minutes and documents of a 447
715	715	closed meeting shall remain under seal, subject to release by a 448
716	716	majority vote of the commission or order of a court of competent 449
717	717	jurisdiction. 450
718	718	(7)(a) The commission shall pay, or provide for the 451
719	719	payment of, the reasonable e xpenses of its establishment, 452
720	720	organization, and ongoing activities. 453
721	721	(b) The commission may accept any and all appropriate 454
722	722	revenue sources donations, and grants of money, equipment, 455
723	723	supplies, materials, and services. 456
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734	734	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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738	738	(c) The commission may not incur obl igations of any kind 457
739	739	before securing the funds adequate to meet the same or pledge 458
740	740	the credit of any of the member states except by and with the 459
741	741	authority of the member state. 460
742	742	(d) The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all 461
743	743	receipts and disburseme nts. The receipts and disbursements of 462
744	744	the commission shall be subject to the financial review and 463
745	745	accounting procedures established under its bylaws. However, all 464
746	746	receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the commission 465
747	747	shall be subject to an annual financial review by a certified or 466
748	748	licensed public accountant and the report of the financial 467
749	749	review shall be included in and become part of the annual report 468
750	750	of the commission. 469
751	751	(8)(a) The members, officers, executive director, 470
752	752	employees, and representat ives of the commission shall be immune 471
753	753	from suit and liability, both personally and in their official 472
754	754	capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or 473
755	755	personal injury or other civil liability caused by or arising 474
756	756	out of any actual or alleged ac t, error, or omission that 475
757	757	occurred, or that the person against whom the claim is made had 476
758	758	a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of 477
759	759	commission employment, duties or responsibilities. Nothing in 478
760	760	this paragraph shall be construed to prot ect any such person 479
761	761	from suit or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or 480
762	762
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772	772	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
773	773
774	774
775	775
776	776	liability caused by the intentional or willful or wanton 481
777	777	misconduct of that person. The procurement of insurance of any 482
778	778	type by the commission may not in any way compromise or limi t 483
779	779	the immunity granted hereunder. 484
780	780	(b) The commission shall defend any member, officer, 485
781	781	executive director, employee, and representative of the 486
782	782	commission in any civil action seeking to impose liability 487
783	783	arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission 488
784	784	that occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, 489
785	785	or responsibilities, or as determined by the commission that the 490
786	786	person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for 491
787	787	believing occurred within the scope of commission em ployment, 492
788	788	duties, or responsibilities, provided that nothing herein shall 493
789	789	be construed to prohibit that person from retaining their own 494
790	790	counsel at their own expense, and provided further, that the 495
791	791	actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result fr om 496
792	792	that person's intentional or willful or wanton misconduct. 497
793	793	(c) The commission shall indemnify and hold harmless any 498
794	794	member, officer, executive director, employee, and 499
795	795	representative of the commission for the amount of any 500
796	796	settlement or judgment obtain ed against that person arising out 501
797	797	of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred 502
798	798	within the scope of commission employment, duties, or 503
799	799	responsibilities, or that such person had a reasonable basis for 504
800	800
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810	810	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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813	813
814	814	believing occurred within the scope of commission employment, 505
815	815	duties, or responsibilities, provided that the actual or alleged 506
816	816	act, error, or omission did not result from the intentional or 507
817	817	willful or wanton misconduct of that person. 508
818	818	(9) This compact does not: 509
819	819	(a) Limit the liability of a licensee for professional 510
820	820	malpractice or misconduct which shall be governed solely by any 511
821	821	other applicable state laws. 512
822	822	(b) Waive or otherwise abrogate a member state's immunity 513
823	823	or affirmative defense with respect to antitrust claims under 514
824	824	the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, Clayton Antitrust Act of 515
825	825	1914, or any other state or federal antitrust or anticompetitive 516
826	826	law or regulation. 517
827	827	(c) Waive sovereign immunity by the member states or by 518
828	828	the commission. 519
829	829	520
830	830	ARTICLE VIII 521
831	831	FACILITATING INFORMATION EXCHANGE 522
832	832	523
833	833	(1) The commission shall provide for facilitating the 524
834	834	exchange of information to administer and implement the compact 525
835	835	in accordance with the rules of the commission, consistent with 526
836	836	generally accepted data protection principles. 527
837	837	(2) Notwithstanding any oth er provision of law to the 528
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848	848	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
849	849
850	850
851	851
852	852	contrary, a member state shall agree to provide for the 529
853	853	facilitation of the following licensee information as required 530
854	854	by the rules of the commission, including all of the following: 531
855	855	(a) Identifying information. 532
856	856	(b) Licensure data. 533
857	857	(c) Adverse actions against a license and information 534
858	858	related thereto. 535
859	859	(d) Nonconfidential information related to alternative 536
860	860	program participation, the beginning and ending dates of such 537
861	861	participation, and other information related to such 538
862	862	participation not made confidential under member state law. 539
863	863	(e) Any denial of application for licensure, and the 540
864	864	reason for such denial. 541
865	865	(f) The presence of investigative information. 542
866	866	(g) Other information that may facilitate the 543
867	867	administration of the co mpact or the protection of the public, 544
868	868	as determined by commission rules. 545
869	869	(3) The compact does not alter, limit, or inhibit the 546
870	870	power of a member state to control and maintain ownership of its 547
871	871	licensee information or alter, limit, or inhibit the laws or 548
872	872	regulations governing licensee information in the member state. 549
873	873	550
874	874	ARTICLE IX 551
875	875	RULEMAKING 552
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886	886	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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888	888
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890	890	553
891	891	(1) The commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers 554
892	892	provided in the compact and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules 555
893	893	and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in 556
894	894	each rule or amendment. 557
895	895	(2) The commission shall adopt reasonable rules to achieve 558
896	896	the intent and purpose of the compact. In the event the 559
897	897	commission exercises its rulemaking authority in a manner that 560
898	898	is beyond purpose and intent of th e compact, or the powers 561
899	899	granted hereunder, then such an action by the commission shall 562
900	900	be invalid and have no force and effect of law in the member 563
901	901	states. 564
902	902	(3) If a majority of the legislatures of the member states 565
903	903	reject a rule by enactment of a statut e or resolution in the 566
904	904	same manner used to adopt the compact within 4 years of the date 567
905	905	of adoption of the rule, such rule shall have no further force 568
906	906	and effect in any member state. 569
907	907	(4) Rules or amendments to the rules shall be adopted or 570
908	908	ratified at a regular or special meeting of the commission in 571
909	909	accordance with commission rules and bylaws. 572
910	910	(5) Before adoption of a final rule or rules by the 573
911	911	commission, and at least 30 days in advance of the meeting at 574
912	912	which the rule will be considered and voted upo n, the commission 575
913	913	shall file a notice of proposed rulemaking on the website of the 576
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924	924	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
925	925
926	926
927	927
928	928	commission or other publicly accessible platform and on the 577
929	929	website of each member state licensing authority or other 578
930	930	publicly accessible platform or the publication in whic h each 579
931	931	state would otherwise publish proposed rules. 580
932	932	(6) Upon determination that an emergency exists, the 581
933	933	commission may consider and adopt an emergency rule with 48 582
934	934	hours' notice, with the opportunity to comment, provided that 583
935	935	the usual rulemaking proce dures are retroactively applied to the 584
936	936	rule as soon as reasonably possible, in no event later than 90 585
937	937	days after the effective date of the rule. For the purposes of 586
938	938	this provision, an emergency rule is one that must be adopted 587
939	939	immediately in order to: 588
940	940	(a) Meet an imminent threat to public health, safety, or 589
941	941	welfare; 590
942	942	(b) Prevent a loss of commission or member state funds; 591
943	943	(c) Meet a deadline for the adoption of an administrative 592
944	944	rule that is established by federal law or rule; or 593
945	945	(d) Protect public health and safety. 594
946	946	595
947	947	ARTICLE X 596
948	948	OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND ENFORCEMENT 597
949	949	598
950	950	(1)(a) The executive and judicial branches of the state 599
951	951	government in each member state shall enforce the compact and 600
952	952
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962	962	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
963	963
964	964
965	965
966	966	take all actions necessary and appropriate to implement the 601
967	967	compact. 602
968	968	(b) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against 603
969	969	the commission shall be brought solely and exclusively in a 604
970	970	court of competent jurisdiction where the principal office of 605
971	971	the commission is located. The commission may waive venue an d 606
972	972	jurisdictional defenses to the extent it adopts or consents to 607
973	973	participate in alternative dispute resolution proceedings. 608
974	974	Nothing herein shall affect or limit the selection or propriety 609
975	975	of venue in any action against a licensee for professional 610
976	976	malpractice, misconduct, or any such similar matter. 611
977	977	(c) The commission shall be entitled to receive service of 612
978	978	process in any proceeding regarding the enforcement or 613
979	979	interpretation of the compact and shall have standing to 614
980	980	intervene in such a proceeding for all purposes. Failure to 615
981	981	provide the commission service of process shall render a 616
982	982	judgment or order void as to the commission, the compact, or 617
983	983	adopted rules. 618
984	984	(2)(a) If the commission determines that a member state 619
985	985	has defaulted in the performance of its obli gations or 620
986	986	responsibilities under the compact or the adopted rules, the 621
987	987	commission shall provide written notice to the defaulting state. 622
988	988	The notice of default shall describe the default, the proposed 623
989	989	means of curing the default, and any other action that t he 624
990	990
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1002	1002
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1004	1004	commission may take, and shall offer training and specific 625
1005	1005	technical assistance regarding the default. 626
1006	1006	(b) The commission shall provide a copy of the notice of 627
1007	1007	default to the other member states. 628
1008	1008	(3) If a state in default fails to cure the default, the 629
1009	1009	defaulting state may be terminated from the compact upon an 630
1010	1010	affirmative vote of a supermajority of the delegates of the 631
1011	1011	member states, and all rights, privileges, and benefits 632
1012	1012	conferred on that state by the compact may be terminated on the 633
1013	1013	effective date of termination. A remedy of the default does not 634
1014	1014	relieve the offending state of obligations or liabilities 635
1015	1015	incurred during the period of default. 636
1016	1016	(4) Termination of membership in the compact shall be 637
1017	1017	imposed only after all other means of securing comp liance have 638
1018	1018	been exhausted. The commission shall submit a notice of intent 639
1019	1019	to suspend or terminate the defaulting state's licensing 640
1020	1020	authority to the defaulting state's governor, the majority and 641
1021	1021	minority leaders of the defaulting state's legislature, and e ach 642
1022	1022	of the member states' licensing authorities. 643
1023	1023	(5) A member state that has been terminated is responsible 644
1024	1024	for all assessments, obligations, and liabilities incurred 645
1025	1025	through the effective date of termination, including obligations 646
1026	1026	that extend beyond the effective date of termination. 647
1027	1027	(6) Upon the termination of a state's membership from the 648
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1042	1042	compact, the state shall immediately provide notice to all 649
1043	1043	licensees within that state of such termination. The terminated 650
1044	1044	state shall continue to recognize all lic enses granted pursuant 651
1045	1045	to the compact for a minimum of 6 months after the date of the 652
1046	1046	notice of termination. 653
1047	1047	(7) The commission may not bear any costs related to a 654
1048	1048	state that is found to be in default or that has been terminated 655
1049	1049	from the compact, unless agreed upon in writing between the 656
1050	1050	commission and the defaulting state. 657
1051	1051	(8) The defaulting state may appeal the action of the 658
1052	1052	commission by petitioning the United States District Court for 659
1053	1053	the District of Columbia or the federal district where the 660
1054	1054	commission has its principal offices. The prevailing party shall 661
1055	1055	be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable 662
1056	1056	attorney fees. 663
1057	1057	(9)(a) Upon request by a member state, the commission 664
1058	1058	shall attempt to resolve disputes related to the compact that 665
1059	1059	arise among member states and between member and nonmember 666
1060	1060	states. 667
1061	1061	(b) The commission shall promulgate a rule providing for 668
1062	1062	both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes as 669
1063	1063	appropriate. 670
1064	1064	(10)(a) By majority vote as provided by rule, the 671
1065	1065	commission may initiate legal action against a member state in 672
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1078	1078
1079	1079
1080	1080	default in the United states District Court for the District of 673
1081	1081	Columbia or the federal district where the commission has its 674
1082	1082	principal offices to enforce compliance with the compact and its 675
1083	1083	adopted rules. The relief sought may include both injunctive 676
1084	1084	relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is 677
1085	1085	necessary, the prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of 678
1086	1086	such litigation, including reasonable attorney fees. The 679
1087	1087	remedies herein may not be the exclusive remedies of the 680
1088	1088	commission. The commission may pursue any other remedies 681
1089	1089	available under federal or the defaulting member state's law. 682
1090	1090	(b) A member state may initiate legal action against the 683
1091	1091	commission in the United States District Court for the District 684
1092	1092	of Columbia or the federal district where the commission has its 685
1093	1093	principal offices to enforce compliance with the provisions of 686
1094	1094	the compact and its adopted rules. The relief sought may include 687
1095	1095	both injunctive relief and damages. In the eve nt judicial 688
1096	1096	enforcement is necessary, the prevailing party shall be awarded 689
1097	1097	all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney 690
1098	1098	fees. 691
1099	1099	(c) Only a member state may enforce the compact against 692
1100	1100	the commission. 693
1101	1101	694
1102	1102	ARTICLE XI 695
1103	1103	EFFECTIVE DATE, WITHDRAWAL, AND AMENDMENT 696
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1119	1119	(1) The compact shall become effective on the date on 698
1120	1120	which the compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh 699
1121	1121	member state. 700
1122	1122	(a) On or after the effective date of the compact, the 701
1123	1123	commission shall convene and review the enactment of each of the 702
1124	1124	charter member states to determine if the statute enacted by 703
1125	1125	each such charter member state is materially different than the 704
1126	1126	model compact statute. 705
1127	1127	1. A charter member state whose enactment is found to be 706
1128	1128	materially different from the model c ompact statute shall be 707
1129	1129	entitled to the default process provided in Article X. 708
1130	1130	2. If any member state is later found to be in default, or 709
1131	1131	is terminated or withdraws from the compact, the commission 710
1132	1132	shall remain in existence and the compact shall remain i n effect 711
1133	1133	even if the number of member states should be less than seven. 712
1134	1134	(b) Member states enacting the compact subsequent to the 713
1135	1135	charter member states shall be subject to Article VII(3)(u) to 714
1136	1136	determine if their enactments are materially different from th e 715
1137	1137	model compact statute and whether they qualify for participation 716
1138	1138	in the compact. 717
1139	1139	(c) All actions taken for the benefit of the commission or 718
1140	1140	in furtherance of the purposes of the administration of the 719
1141	1141	compact before the effective date of the compact or the 720
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1152	1152	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
1153	1153
1154	1154
1155	1155
1156	1156	commission coming into existence shall be considered to be 721
1157	1157	actions of the commission unless specifically repudiated by the 722
1158	1158	commission. 723
1159	1159	1. Any state that joins the compact subsequent to the 724
1160	1160	commission's initial adoption of the rules and bylaws shall b e 725
1161	1161	subject to the rules and bylaws as they exist on the date on 726
1162	1162	which the compact becomes law in that state. Any rule that has 727
1163	1163	been previously adopted by the commission shall have the full 728
1164	1164	force and effect of law on the day the compact becomes law in 729
1165	1165	that state. 730
1166	1166	2. Any member state may withdraw from the compact by 731
1167	1167	enacting a statute repealing the same. 732
1168	1168	(2) A member state's withdrawal may not take effect until 733
1169	1169	180 days after enactment of the repealing statute. 734
1170	1170	(3) Withdrawal may not affect the continuing requirement 735
1171	1171	of the withdrawing state's licensing authority to comply with 736
1172	1172	the investigative and adverse action reporting requirements of 737
1173	1173	the compact before the effective date of withdrawal. 738
1174	1174	(4) Upon the enactment of a statute withdrawing from the 739
1175	1175	compact, a state shall immediately provide notice of such 740
1176	1176	withdrawal to all licensees within that state. Notwithstanding 741
1177	1177	any subsequent statutory enactment to the contrary, such 742
1178	1178	withdrawing state shall continue to recognize all licenses 743
1179	1179	granted pursuant to the compact for a minimum of 6 months after 744
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1190	1190	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
1191	1191
1192	1192
1193	1193
1194	1194	the date of such notice of withdrawal. 745
1195	1195	(a) The compact does not prevent any licensure agreement 746
1196	1196	or other cooperative arrangement between a member state and a 747
1197	1197	nonmember state that does not conflict with the provisions of 748
1198	1198	the compact. 749
1199	1199	(b) The compact may be amended by the member states. An 750
1200	1200	amendment to the compact will not become effective and binding 751
1201	1201	upon any member state until it is enacted into the laws of all 752
1202	1202	member states. 753
1203	1203	754
1204	1204	ARTICLE XII 755
1205	1205	CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY 756
1206	1206	757
1207	1207	(1) The compact and the commission's rulemaking authority 758
1208	1208	shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes, 759
1209	1209	implementation, and administration of the compact. Provisions of 760
1210	1210	the compact expressly authorizing or requiring the ad option of 761
1211	1211	rules may not be construed to limit the commission's rulemaking 762
1212	1212	authority solely for those purposes. 763
1213	1213	(2) The provisions of the compact shall be severable and 764
1214	1214	if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of the compact is 765
1215	1215	held by a court of com petent jurisdiction to be contrary to the 766
1216	1216	constitution of any member state, a state seeking participation 767
1217	1217	in the compact, or of the United States, or the applicability 768
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1228	1228	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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1232	1232	thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is 769
1233	1233	held to be unconstitutional by a court of competent 770
1234	1234	jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the compact and 771
1235	1235	the applicability thereof to any other government, agency, 772
1236	1236	person, or circumstance may not be affected thereby. 773
1237	1237	(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the commission may 774
1238	1238	deny a state's participation in the compact or, in accordance 775
1239	1239	with the requirements of Article X(2)(a), terminate a member 776
1240	1240	state's participation in the compact, if it determines that a 777
1241	1241	constitutional requirement of a member state is a material 778
1242	1242	departure from the compact. Otherwise, if the compact shall be 779
1243	1243	held to be contrary to the constitution of any member state, the 780
1244	1244	compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the 781
1245	1245	remaining member states and in full force and effect as to the 782
1246	1246	member state affecte d as to all severable matters. 783
1247	1247	784
1248	1248	ARTICLE XIII 785
1249	1249	CONSISTENT EFFECT AND CONFLICT WITH OTHER STATE LAWS 786
1250	1250	787
1251	1251	(1) Nothing herein shall prevent or inhibit the 788
1252	1252	enforcement of any other law of a member state that is 789
1253	1253	consistent with the compact. 790
1254	1254	(2) Any laws, statute s, regulations, or other legal 791
1255	1255	requirements in a member state in conflict with the compact are 792
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1268	1268
1269	1269
1270	1270	superseded to the extent of the conflict. 793
1271	1271	(3) All permissible agreements between the commission and 794
1272	1272	the member states are binding in accordance with their term s. 795
1273	1273	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 796