Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part XXI - Interstate Compacts › Chapter 721 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN › Article X - Powers and Duties of the Interstate Commission

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The Interstate Commission shall have the following
				  powers:
To provide for dispute resolution among member states.
To promulgate rules and take necessary actions to effect the
				  goals, purposes and obligations as enumerated in this compact. The rules shall
				  have the force and effect of statutory law and shall be binding in the compact
				  states to the extent and in the manner provided in this compact.
To issue, upon request of a member state, advisory opinions
				  concerning the meaning or interpretation of the interstate compact, its bylaws,
				  rules and actions.
To enforce compliance with the compact provisions, the rules
				  promulgated by the Interstate Commission, and the bylaws, using all necessary
				  and proper means, including, but not limited to, the use of judicial
				  process.
To establish and maintain offices which shall be located
				  within one or more of the member states.
To purchase and maintain insurance and bonds.
To borrow, accept, hire or contract for services of
				  personnel.
To establish and appoint committees including, but not
				  limited to, an executive committee as required by Article IX, Section E, which
				  shall have the power to act on behalf of the Interstate Commission in carrying
				  out its powers and duties hereunder.
To elect or appoint such officers, attorneys, employees,
				  agents, or consultants, and to fix their compensation, define their duties and
				  determine their qualifications; and to establish the Interstate Commission's
				  personnel policies and programs relating to conflicts of interest, rates of
				  compensation, and qualifications of personnel.
To accept any and all donations and grants of money,
				  equipment, supplies, materials, and services, and to receive, utilize, and
				  dispose of it.
To lease, purchase, accept contributions or donations of, or
				  otherwise to own, hold, improve or use any property, real, personal, or
				  mixed.
To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon,
				  or otherwise dispose of any property, real, personal or mixed.
To establish a budget and make expenditures.
To adopt a seal and bylaws governing the management and
				  operation of the Interstate Commission.
To report annually to the legislatures, governors, judiciary,
				  and state councils of the member states concerning the activities of the
				  Interstate Commission during the preceding year. Such reports shall also
				  include any recommendations that may have been adopted by the Interstate
				  Commission.
To coordinate education, training and public awareness
				  regarding the compact, its implementation and operation for officials and
				  parents involved in such activity.
To establish uniform standards for the reporting, collecting
				  and exchanging of data.
To maintain corporate books and records in accordance with
				  the bylaws.
To perform such functions as may be necessary or appropriate
				  to achieve the purposes of this compact.
To provide for the uniform collection and sharing of
				  information between and among member states, schools and military families
				  under this compact.