Source: http://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/16/059
Timestamp: 2017-10-21 17:55:50
Document Index: 259808639

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2041', '§ 1', '§ 2042', '§ 1', '§ 2043', '§ 1', '§ 3', '§ 2044', '§ 1', '§ 2045', '§ 1', '§ 3', '§ 2046', '§ 1', '§ 2047', '§ 1', '§ 2048', '§ 1', '§ 2049', '§ 1', '§ 2061', '§ 2', '§ 177', '§ 2062', '§ 294']

Chapter 059: INTERSTATE AGREEMENT ON QUALIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL
Subchapter 001: INTERSTATE AGREEMENT ON QUALIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL
§ 2041. Purpose, findings, and policy-Article I
1. To improve their respective school systems by utilizing the teacher or other professional educational person wherever educated, declare that it is the policy of each of them, on the basis of cooperation with one another, to take advantage of the preparation and experience of such persons wherever gained, thereby serving the best interests of society, of education, and of the teaching profession. It is the purpose of this Agreement to provide for the development and execution of such programs of cooperation as will facilitate the movement of teachers and other professional educational personnel among the States party to it, and to authorize specific interstate educational personnel contracts to achieve that end.
2. The party States find that included in the large movement of population among all sections of the nation are many qualified educational personnel who move for family and other personal reasons but who are hindered in using their professional skill and experience in their new locations. Variations from State to State in requirements for qualifying educational personnel discourage such personnel from taking the steps necessary to qualify in other States. As a consequence, a significant number of professionally prepared and experienced educators is lost to our school systems. Facilitating the employment of qualified educational personnel, without reference to their States of origin, can increase the available educational resources. Participation in this Compact can increase the availability of educational manpower. (Added 1969, No. 8, § 1 (Art. I).)
§ 2042. Definitions-Article II
2. "Designated State official" means the education official of a State selected by that State to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of his or her State, contracts pursuant to this Agreement.
6. "Receiving State" means a State (and the subdivisions thereof) which accept educational personnel in accordance with the terms of a contract made pursuant to Article III. (Added 1969, No. 8, § 1 (Art. II).)
§ 2043. Interstate educational personnel contracts-Article III
1. The designated State official of a party State may make one or more contracts on behalf of his or her State with one or more other party States providing for the acceptance of educational personnel. Any such contract for the period of its duration shall be applicable to and binding on the States whose designated state officials enter into it, and the subdivisions of those States, with the same force and effect as if incorporated in this Agreement. A designated state official may enter into a contract pursuant to this Article only with States in which he or she finds that there are programs of education, licensing standards or other acceptable qualifications that assure preparation or qualification of educational personnel on a basis sufficiently comparable, even though not identical to that prevailing in his or her own State.
5. The license or other acceptance of a person who has been accepted pursuant to the terms of a contract shall not be revoked or otherwise impaired because the contract has expired or been terminated. However, any license or other qualifying document may be revoked or suspended on any ground which would be sufficient for revocation or suspension of a license or other qualifying document initially granted or approved in the receiving State.
6. A contract committee composed of the designated state officials of the contracting States or their representatives shall keep the contract under continuous review, study means of improving its administration, and report no less frequently than once a year to the heads of the appropriate education agencies of the contracting States. (Added 1969, No. 8, § 1 (Art. III); amended 1989, No. 118, § 3.)
§ 2044. Approved and accepted programs-Article IV
2. To the extent that contracts made pursuant to this Agreement deal with the educational requirements for the proper qualification of educational personnel, acceptance of a program of educational preparation shall be in accordance with such procedures and requirements as may be provided in the applicable contract. (Added 1969, No. 8, § 1 (Art. IV).)
§ 2045. Interstate cooperation-Article V
2. They will facilitate and strengthen cooperation in interstate licensing and other elements of educational personnel qualification and for this purpose shall cooperate with agencies, organizations, and associations interested in licensing and other elements of educational personnel qualification. (Added 1969, No. 8, § 1 (Art. V); amended 1989, No. 118, § 3.)
§ 2046. Agreement evaluation-Article VI
The designated state officials of any party States may meet from time to time as a group to evaluate progress under the Agreement, and to formulate recommendations for changes. (Added 1969, No. 8, § 1 (Art. VI).)
§ 2047. Other arrangements-Article VII
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or inhibit other arrangements or practices of any party State or States to facilitate the interchange of educational personnel. (Added 1969, No. 8, § 1 (Art. VII).)
§ 2048. Effect and withdrawal-Article VIII
3. No withdrawal shall relieve the withdrawing State of any obligation imposed upon it by a contract to which it is a party. The duration of contracts and the methods and conditions of withdrawal therefrom shall be those specified in their terms. (Added 1969, No. 8, § 1 (Art. VIII).)
§ 2049. Construction and severability-Article IX
This Agreement shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this Agreement is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any State or of the United States, or the application thereof to any Government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this Agreement and the applicability thereof to any Government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this Agreement shall be held contrary to the constitution of any State participating therein, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as to the State affected as to all severable matters. (Added 1969, No. 8, § 1 (Art. IX).)
Subchapter 002: PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTERSTATE AGREEMENT ON QUALIFICATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL
§ 2061. Powers of Secretary of Education
The "designated State official" for this State shall be the Secretary of Education. The Secretary shall enter into contracts pursuant to Article III of the Agreement only with the approval of the specific text thereof by the State Board. (Added 1969, No. 8, § 2; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 177, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
§ 2062. Repealed. 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 294(w)(3).