(a)The compact shall come into effect on the date on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh member state.
(1)On or after the effective date of the compact, the compact commission shall convene and review the enactment of each of the first seven member states referred to as “charter member states”, to determine if the statute enacted by each such charter member state is materially different than the model compact statute.
a. A charter member state whose enactment is found to be materially different from the model compact statute shall be entitled to the default process set forth in Section 34-34B-11.
b. If any member state is later found to be in default, is terminated, or withdraws from the compact, the compact commission shall remain in existence and the compact sh
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(a) The compact shall come into effect on the date on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh member state.
(1) On or after the effective date of the compact, the compact commission shall convene and review the enactment of each of the first seven member states referred to as “charter member states”, to determine if the statute enacted by each such charter member state is materially different than the model compact statute.
a. A charter member state whose enactment is found to be materially different from the model compact statute shall be entitled to the default process set forth in Section 34-34B-11.
b. If any member state is later found to be in default, is terminated, or withdraws from the compact, the compact commission shall remain in existence and the compact shall remain in effect even if the number of member states should be less than seven.
(2) Member states enacting the compact subsequent to the seven initial charter member states shall be subject to the process set forth in Section 34-34B-8(c)(21) to determine if their enactments are materially different from the model compact statute and whether they qualify for participation in the compact.
(3) All actions taken for the benefit of the compact commission or in furtherance of the purposes of the administration of the compact prior to the effective date of the compact or the compact commission coming into existence shall be considered to be actions of the compact commission unless specifically repudiated by the compact commission.
(4) Any state that joins the compact subsequent to the compact commission’s initial adoption of the rules and bylaws shall be subject to the rules and bylaws as they exist on the date on which the compact becomes law in that state. Any rule that has been previously adopted by the compact commission shall have the full force and effect of law on the day the compact becomes law in that state.
(b) Any member state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute to repeal it.
(1) A member state’s withdrawal shall not take effect until 180 days after enactment of the repealing statute.
(2) Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement of the withdrawing state’s licensing authority to comply with the investigative and adverse action reporting requirements of this compact prior to the effective date of withdrawal.
(3) Upon the enactment of a state withdrawing from this compact, a state shall immediately provide notice of the withdrawal to all licensees within that state. Notwithstanding any subsequent statutory enactment to the contrary, the withdrawing state shall continue to recognize all compact privileges granted pursuant to this compact for a minimum of 180 days after the date of such notice of withdrawal.
(c) Nothing contained in this compact shall be construed to invalidate or prevent any licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a member state and a non-member state that does not conflict with this compact.
(d) This compact may be amended by the member states. No amendment to this compact shall become effective and binding upon any member state until it is enacted into the laws of all member states.