Title 14, Education

§ 8220. Adoption. The Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact (Compact) is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions joining therein, in substantially the same form as in this chapter.84 Del. Laws, c. 395, § 1;

§ 8221. Purpose. (a) The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate the mobility of teachers across the member states, with the goal of supporting teachers through a new pathway to licensure. Through this Compact, the member states seek to establish a collective regulatory framewor…

§ 8222. Definitions. As used in this Compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall govern the terms herein: (1) “Active military member” means any person with full-time duty status in the armed forces of the United States, including members of the Nat…

§ 8223. Licensure under the Compact. (a) Licensure under this Compact pertains only to the initial grant of a license by the receiving state. Nothing herein applies to any subsequent or ongoing compliance requirements that a receiving state might require for teachers. (b) Each me…

§ 8224. Licensure not under the Compact. (a) Except as provided in § 8223 of this title, nothing in this Compact shall be construed to limit or inhibit the power of a member state to regulate licensure or endorsements overseen by the member state’s licensing authority. (b) When a…

§ 8225. Teacher qualifications and requirements for licensure under the Compact. (a) Except as provided for active military members or eligible military spouses in § 8223(d) of this title, a teacher may only be eligible to receive a license under this Compact where that teacher h…

§ 8226. Discipline; adverse actions. (a) Nothing in this Compact shall be deemed or construed to limit the authority of a member state to investigate or impose disciplinary measures on teachers according to the state practice laws thereof. (b) Member states shall be authorized to…

§ 8227. Establishment of the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Commission. (a) The interstate Compact member states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Commission: (1) The Commission is a joint interstate government…

§ 8228. Rulemaking. (a) The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this interstate Compact and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment. (b) The Commis…

§ 8229. Facilitating information exchange. (a) The Commission shall provide for facilitating the exchange of information to administer and implement the provisions of this Compact in accordance with the rules of the Commission, consistent with generally accepted data protection p…

§ 8230. Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement. (a) Oversight. — (1) The executive and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Compact’s purposes and intent. The…

§ 8231. Effectuation, withdrawal, and amendment. (a) The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state. (1) On or after the effective date of the Compact, the Commission shall convene and review the enactment…

§ 8232. Construction and severability. This Compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution …

§ 8233. Consistent effect and conflict with other state laws. (a) Nothing herein shall prevent or inhibit the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with the Compact. (b) Any laws, statutes, regulations, or other legal requirements in a member sta…

§ 8241. Adoption. The Interstate Compact for School Psychologists (“Compact”) is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions joining therein, in substantially the same form as in this subchapter. 85 Del. Laws, c. 188, § 1;

§ 8242. Purpose. (a) The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate the interstate practice of school psychology in educational or school settings, and in so doing to improve the availability of school psychological services to the public. This Compact is intended to establish a pa…

§ 8243. Definitions. As used in this subchapter: (1) “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. (2) “Adverse action” means disciplinary action or encumbrance i…

§ 8244. State participation in this Compact. (a) To be eligible to join this Compact, and to maintain eligibility as a member state, a state must do all of the following: (1) Enact a compact statute that is not materially different from the model compact as defined in the Commiss…

§ 8245. School psychologist participation in this Compact. (a) To obtain and maintain an equivalent license from a remote state under this Compact, a licensee must do all of the following: (1) Hold and maintain an active home state license. (2) Satisfy any applicable state specif…

§ 8246. Active military members or their spouses. A licensee who is an active military member or is the spouse of an active military member shall be deemed to hold a home state license in any of the following locations: (1) The licensee’s permanent residence. (2) A member state t…

§ 8247. Discipline/adverse actions. (a) Nothing in this Compact shall be deemed or construed to limit the authority of a member state to investigate or impose disciplinary measures on licensees according to the state practice laws thereof. (b) Member states shall be authorized to…

§ 8248. Establishment of the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Commission. (a) The member states hereby create and establish a joint government agency whose membership consists of all member states that have enacted this Compact, and this agency shall be known as t…

§ 8249. Facilitating information exchange. (a) The Commission shall provide for facilitating the exchange of information to administer and implement the provisions of this Compact in accordance with the rules of the Commission, consistent with generally accepted data protection p…

§ 8250. Rulemaking. (a) The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this interstate Compact and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment. (b) The Commis…

§ 8251. Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement. (a) Oversight. — (1) The executive and judicial branches of the state government in each member state shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to implement this Compact. (2) Venue is proper a…

§ 8252. Effective date, withdrawal, and amendment. (a) This Compact shall come into effect on the date on which this Compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh member state. (1) On or after the effective date of this Compact indicated above, the Commission shall convene a…

§ 8253. Construction and severability. (a) This Compact and the Commission’s rulemaking authority shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes, and the implementation and administration of this Compact. Provisions of this Compact expressly authorizing or requirin…

§ 8254. Consistent effect and conflict with other state laws. (a) Nothing in this section shall prevent or inhibit the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with this Compact. (b) Any laws, statutes, regulations, or other legal requirements in a …