Agreement on Qualifications of Education Personnel

This interstate agreement facilitates movement among the states of teachers and other professional educational personnel, and establishes procedures for the employment without reference to their state of origin. Eligibility is nationwide in scope.

Member states: AK, AL, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, HI, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV

Compact for Pension Portability for Educators

Establishes procedures to enable professional employees of public schools, colleges and universities to transfer money and pensionable service between states. The purpose of the compact is to enable professional employees of public schools, colleges, and universities to move to states with shortages of such professionals, without these employees losing earned pension benefits. Any U.S. state, territory or possession, and the District of Columbia are eligible to join the compact. The compact becomes effective when two or more states enact statutes adopting it. It does not reference congressional consent.

Member states: RI

Interstate Compact for Education

Establishes a commission to serve as an information center on educational matters and to provide a forum for the development of educational policy. Compact eligibility is nationwide in scope.

Member states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY

Interstate Library Compact

Authorizes state, local and private libraries to enter into agreements for provision of services and utilization of facilities on an interstate basis, including the creation of joint library districts. Compact eligibility is nationwide in scope.

Member states: AL, AR, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NH, NM, NY, OH, OR, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WA, WV, WY

Maine-New Hampshire School District Compact

Authorizes interstate school districts in Maine and New Hampshire, and permits consolidation of elementary and secondary schools, when appropriate. Congressional consent is required.

Member states: ME, NH

Midwestern Higher Education Compact

Established in 1991 as an interstate compact agency, the Midwestern Higher Education Commission (MHEC) is charged with promoting interstate cooperation and resource sharing in higher education.

Member states: IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, WI

New England Higher Education Compact

Establishes a board to foster development and joint use of higher education resources among the six New England states.

Member states: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT

New Hampshire-Vermont Interstate School Compact

Establishes a planning committee for the purpose of increasing educational opportunities in Vermont and New Hampshire by encouraging the formation of interstate school districts.

Member states: NH, VT

New Hampshire-Vermont Interstate School Compact (Dresden or Hanover-Norwich School District)

Establishes an interstate school district between Hanover, N.H., and Norwich, Vt.

Member states: NH, VT

Southern Regional Education Compact

Establishes a board to foster development and joint use of higher education facilities throughout the region, to generally advance elementary, secondary and higher education and improve the social and economic life of the South.

Member states: AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV

Western Regional Higher Education Compact

Creates a regional commission to help Western states increase educational opportunities for their citizens, improve colleges and universities, expand the supply of specialized manpower, and inform the public about the needs of higher education.

Member states: AL, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, ND, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY

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