2023 Utah Code › Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration › Chapter 6 - Education Professional Licensure › Part 11 - Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact › Section 1101 - Article II -- Definitions.

Effective 5/3/2023
53E-6-1101.
Article II -- Definitions.
(1) As used in this compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall govern the terms herein:
(a) "Active military member" means any person with full-time duty status in the armed forces of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve;
(b) "Adverse action" means any limitation or restriction imposed by a member state's licensing authority, such as revocation, suspension, reprimand, probation, or limitation on the licensee's ability to work as a teacher;
(c) "Bylaws" means those bylaws established by the commission;
(d) "Career and technical education license" means a current, valid authorization issued by a member state's licensing authority allowing an individual to serve as a teacher in P-12 public educational settings in a specific career and technical education area;
(e) "Charter member states" means a member state that has enacted legislation to adopt this compact where such legislation predates the initial meeting of the commission after the effective date of the compact;
(f) "Commission" means the interstate administrative body which membership consists of delegates of all states that have enacted this compact, and which is known as the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Commission;
(g) "Commissioner" means the delegate of a member state;
(h) "Eligible license" means a license to engage in the teaching profession which requires at least a bachelor's degree and the completion of a state approved program for teacher licensure;
(i) "Eligible military spouse" means the spouse of an individual in full-time duty status in the active armed forces of the United States including members of the National Guard and Reserve moving as a result of a military mission or military career progression requirements or are on their terminal move as a result of separation or retirement, to include surviving spouses of deceased military members;
(j) "Executive committee" means a group of commissioners elected or appointed to act on behalf of, and within the powers granted to them by, the commission as provided for herein;
(k) "Licensing authority" means an official, agency, board, or other entity of a state that is responsible for the licensing and regulation of teachers authorized to teach in P-12 public educational settings;
(l) "Member state" means any state that has adopted this compact, including all agencies and officials of such a state;
(m) "Receiving state" means any state where a teacher has applied for licensure under this compact;
(n) "Rule" means any regulation promulgated by the commission in accordance with Section 53E-6-1107, which shall have the force of law as a rule promulgated in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and which shall be binding in each member state;
(o) "State" means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, and the District of Columbia;
(p) "State practice laws" means a member state's laws, rules, and regulations that govern the teaching profession, define the scope of such profession, and create the methods and grounds for imposing discipline;
(q) "State specific requirements" means a requirement for licensure covered in coursework or examination that include content of unique interest to the state;
(r) "Teacher" means an individual who currently holds an authorization from a member state that forms the basis for employment in the P-12 public schools of the state to provide instruction in a specific subject area, grade level, or student population; and
(s) "Unencumbered license" means a current, valid authorization issued by a member state's licensing authority allowing an individual to serve as a teacher in P-12 public educational settings. An unencumbered license is not a restricted, probationary, provisional, substitute, or temporary credential.
(2) The definitions described in Section 53E-1-102 do not apply to this compact.
Enacted by Chapter 222, 2023 General Session