§ 5-64.2-13. Effective date, withdrawal, and amendment.
(a) The compact shall come into effect on the date on which the compact 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 (7) member states ("charter member
states�) to determine if the statute enacted by each such charter member state is
materially different than the model compact statute.
(i) 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 § 5-64.2-12.
(ii) If any member state is later found to be in default, or 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
(7).
(2) Member states enacting the compact subsequent to the seven (7) initial charter member
states shall be subject to the process set forth in § 5-64.2-9 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 repealing the
same.
(1) A member state's withdrawal shall not take effect until one hundred eighty (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 statute withdrawing from this compact, a state shall immediately
provide notice of such withdrawal to all licensees within that state. Notwithstanding
any subsequent statutory enactment to the contrary, such withdrawing state shall continue
to recognize all compact privileges granted pursuant to this compact for a minimum
of one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of such notice of withdrawal.
(c) Nothing contained in this chapter 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 the provisions of this chapter.
(d) The compact may be amended by the member states. No amendment to the compact shall
become effective and binding upon any member state until it is enacted into the laws
of all member states.