Interstate Compact for School Psychologists.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 1124

Short Title: Interstate Compact for School Psychologists. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Pickett, Ball, Lambeth, and Paré (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Health, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations
of the House
April 30, 2026
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO ADOPT THE INTERSTATE COMPACT F OR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGI STS 2
AND TO APPROPRIATE F UNDS FOR A VIRTUAL S CHOOL PSYCHOLOGY 3
TRAINING PROGRAM. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
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PART I. INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS 7
SECTION 1.(a) Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new 8
Article to read: 9
"Article 17F. 10
"School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact. 11
"§ 115C-270.40. Purpose. 12
The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate the interstate practice of School Psychology in 13
educational or school settings, and in so doing to improve the availability of School 14
Psychological Services to the public. This Compact is intended to establish a pathway to allow 15
School Psychologists to obtain equivalent licenses to provide School Psychological Services in 16
any Member State. In this way, this Compact shall enable the Member States to ensure that safe 17
and effective School Psychological Services are available and delivered by appropriately 18
qualified professionals in their educational settings. To facilitate the objectives described above, 19
this Compact does the following: 20
(1) Enables School Psychologists who qualify for receipt of an Equivalent 21
License to practice in other Member States without first satisfying 22
burdensome and duplicative requirements. 23
(2) Promotes the mobility of School Psychologists between and among the 24
Member States in order to address workforce shortages and to ensure that safe 25
and reliable School Psychological Services are availa ble in each Member 26
State. 27
(3) Enhances the public accessibility of School Psychological Services by 28
increasing the availability of qualified, licensed School Psychologists through 29
the establishment of an efficient and streamlined pathway for Licensees to 30
practice in other Member States. 31
(4) Preserves and respects the authority of each Member State to protect the health 32
and safety of its residents by ensuring that only qualified, licensed 33
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professionals are authorized to provide School Psychological Services within 1
that state. 2
(5) Requires School Psychologists practicing within a Member State to comply 3
with the Scope of Practice laws present in the state where the School 4
Psychological Services are being provided. 5
(6) Promotes cooperation between the Member Sta tes in regulating the practice 6
of School Psychology within those states. 7
(7) Facilitates the relocation of military members and their spouses who are 8
licensed to provide School Psychological Services. 9
"§ 115C-270.41. Definitions. 10
The following definitions shall apply in this Article: 11
(1) Active Military Member. – Any person with full-time duty status in the Armed 12
Forces of the United States, including members of the National Guard and 13
Reserve. 14
(2) Adverse Action. – Disciplinary action or encumbrance imposed on a License 15
by a State Licensing Authority. 16
(3) Alternative Program . – A nondisciplinary, prosecutorial diversion, 17
monitoring, or practice remediation process entered into in lieu of an Adverse 18
Action which is applicable to a School Psychologist and approved by the State 19
Licensing Authority of a Member State in which the participating School 20
Psychologist is licensed. This includes, but is not limited to, programs to 21
which Licensees with substance abuse or addiction issues may be referred in 22
lieu of an Adverse Action. 23
(4) Commissioner. – The individual appointed by a Member State to serve as the 24
representative to the Commission for that Member State. 25
(5) Compact. – This School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact. 26
(6) Continuing Professional Education. – A requirement, imposed by a Member 27
State as a condition of License renewal to provide evidence of successful 28
participation in professional educational activities relevant to the provision of 29
School Psychological Services. 30
(7) Criminal Background Check . – The submission of fingerprints or other 31
biometric information for a License applicant for the purpose of obtaining that 32
applicant's criminal history record information, as defined in 28 C.F.R. § 33
20.3(d), and the state 's criminal history record repositor y, as defined in 28 34
C.F.R. § 20.3(f). 35
(8) Doctoral Level Degree. – A graduate degree program that consists of at least 36
90 graduate semester hours in the field of School Psychology , including a 37
supervised internship. 38
(9) Encumbered License. – A License that a State Licensing Authority has limited 39
in any way other than through an Alternative Program, including temporary 40
or provisional licenses. 41
(10) Equivalent License . – A License to practice School Psychology which a 42
Member State has identified as a License which may be provided to School 43
Psychologists from other Member States pursuant to this Compact. 44
(11) Executive Committee. – The Commission's Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, and 45
Treasurer and any other Commissioners as may be determined by 46
Commission Rule or bylaw. 47
(12) Home State. – The Member State that issued the Home State License to the 48
Licensee and is the Licensee's primary state of practice. 49
(13) Home State License. – The License that is not an Encumbered License issued 50
by the Home State to provide School Psychological Services. 51
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(14) License. – A current license, certification, or other authorization granted by a 1
Member State 's Licensing Authority that permits an individual to provide 2
School Psychological Services. 3
(15) Licensee. – An individual who holds a License from a Member State to 4
provide School Psychological Services. 5
(16) Member State. – A state that has enacted the Compact and been admitted to 6
the Commission in accordance with the provisions herein and Commission 7
Rules. 8
(17) Model Compact. – The model language for the School Psychologist Interstate 9
Licensure Compact on file with the Council of State Governments or other 10
entity as designated by the Commission. 11
(18) Practice of School Psychology . – The delivery of School Psychological 12
Services. 13
(19) Qualifying National Exam . – A national licensing examination endorsed by 14
the National Association of School Psychologists and any other exam as 15
approved by the Rules of the Commission. 16
(20) Qualifying School Psychologist Education Program. – An education program 17
which awards a Specialist-Level or Doctoral-Level degree or equivalent upon 18
completion and is approved by the Rules of the Commission as meeting the 19
necessary minimum educational standards to ensure that its graduates ar e 20
ready, qualified, and able to engage in the Practice of School Psychology. 21
(21) Remote State. – A Member State other than the Home State where a Licensee 22
holds a License through the Compact. 23
(22) Rule. – A regulation promulgated by an entity, including , but not limited to , 24
the Commission and the State Licensing Authority of each Member State, that 25
has the force of law. 26
(23) School Psychological Services . – Academic, mental , and behavioral health 27
services, including assessment, prevention, consultation an d collaboration, 28
intervention, and evaluation provided by a School Psychologist in a school, as 29
outlined in applicable professional standards as determined by Commission 30
Rule. 31
(24) School Psychologist. – An individual who has met the requirements to obtain 32
a Home State License that legally conveys the professional title of School 33
Psychologist, or its equivalent, as determined by the Rules of the Commission. 34
(25) School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Commission 35
(Commission). – The joint government agency established by this Compact 36
whose membership consists of representatives from each Member State that 37
has enacted the Compact, and as further described in G.S. 115C-270.46. 38
(26) Scope of Practice . – The procedures, actions, and processes a School 39
Psychologist licensed in a state is permitted to undertake in that state and the 40
circumstances under which that Licensee is permitted to undertake those 41
procedures, actions, and processes. Such procedures, actions, and processes, 42
and the circumstances unde r which they may be undertaken, may be 43
established through means, including, but not limited to, statute, regulations, 44
case law, and other processes available to the State Licensing Authority or 45
other government agency. 46
(27) Specialist-Level Degree. – A degree program that requires at least 60 graduate 47
semester hours or equivalent in the field of School Psychology , including a 48
supervised internship. 49
(28) State. – Any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States of 50
America. 51
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(29) State Licensing Authority. – A Member State's regulatory body responsible 1
for issuing Licenses or otherwise overseeing the Practice of School 2
Psychology. 3
(30) State Specific Requirement . – A requirement for licensure covered in 4
coursework or examination that includes content of unique interest to the state. 5
(31) Unencumbered License. – A License that authorizes a Licensee to engage in 6
the full and unrestricted Practice of School Psychology. 7
"§ 115C-270.42. State participation in the Compact. 8
(a) To be eligible to join this Compact, and to maintain eligibility as a Member State, a 9
state must do the following: 10
(1) Enact a Compact statute that is not materially different from the Model 11
Compact as defined in the Commission's Rules. 12
(2) Participate in the sharing of information with other Member States as 13
reasonably necessary to accomplish the objectives of this Compact, and as 14
further defined in G.S. 115C-270.47. 15
(3) Identify and maintain with the Commission a list of Equivalent Licenses 16
available to Licensees who hold a Home State License under this Compact. 17
(4) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about 18
Licensees. 19
(5) Notify the Commission, in compliance with the terms of the Compact and the 20
Commission's Rules, of any Adverse Action taken against a Licensee, or of 21
the availability of investigative information which relates to a Licensee or 22
applicant for licensure. 23
(6) Require that applicants for a Home State License have done the following: 24
a. Taken and passed a Qualifying National Exam as defined by the Rules 25
of the Commission. 26
b. Completed a minimum of 1 ,200 hours of supervised internship, of 27
which at least 600 must have been completed in a School, prior to 28
being approved for licensure. 29
c. Graduated from a Qualifying School Psychologist Education Program. 30
(7) Comply with the terms of this Compact and the Rules of the Commission. 31
(b) Each Member State shall grant an Equivalent License to practice School Psychology 32
in that state upon application by a Licen see who satisfies the criteria of G.S. 115C-270.43(a). 33
Each Member State shall grant renewal of the Equivalent License to a Licensee who satisfies the 34
criteria of G.S. 115C-270.43(b). 35
(c) Member States may set and collect a fee for granting an Equivalent License. 36
"§ 115C-270.43. School psychologist participation in the Compact. 37
(a) To obtain and maintain an Equivalent License from a Remote State under this 38
Compact, a Licensee must satisfy the following: 39
(1) Hold and maintain an active Home State License. 40
(2) Satisfy any applicable State Specific Requirements established by the 41
Member State after an Equivalent License is granted. 42
(3) Complete any administrative or application requirements which the 43
Commission may establish by Rule and pay any associated fees. 44
(4) Complete any requirements for renewal in the Home State, including 45
applicable Continuing Professional Education requirements. 46
(5) Upon their application to receive a license under this Compact, undergo a 47
criminal background check in the Member State in which the Equivalent 48
License is sought in accordance with the laws and regulations of such Member 49
State. 50
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(b) To renew an Equivalent License in a Member State other than the Home State, a 1
Licensee must only apply for renewal, complete a background check , and pay renewal fees as 2
determined by the Licensing Authority. 3
"§ 115C-270.44. Active Military Members or their spouses. 4
A Licensee who is an Active Military Member or is the spouse of an Active Military Member 5
shall be deemed to hold a Home State License in any of the following locations: 6
(1) The Licensee's permanent residence. 7
(2) A Member State that is the Licensee's primary state of practice. 8
(3) A Member State where the Licensee has relocated pursuant to a Permanent 9
Change of Station (PCS). 10
"§ 115C-270.45. Discipline/adverse actions. 11
(a) Nothing in this Compact shall be deemed or construed to limit the authority of a 12
Member State to investigate or impose disciplinary measures on Licensees according to the State 13
Practice Laws thereof. 14
(b) Member States shall be authorized to receive, and shall provide, files and information 15
regarding the investigation and discipline, if any, of Licensees in other Member States upon 16
request. Any Member State receiving such information or files shall protect and maintain the 17
security and confidentiality thereof, in at least the same manner that it maintains its own 18
investigatory or disciplinary files and information. Prior to disclosing any disciplinary or 19
investigatory information received from another Member State, the disclosing state shall 20
communicate its intention and purpose for such disclosure to the Member State which originally 21
provided that information. 22
"§ 115C-270.46. Establishment of the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact 23
Commission. 24
(a) The Member States hereby create and establish a joint government agency whose 25
membership consists of all Member States that have enacted the Compact, and this agency shall 26
be known as the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Commission. The 27
Commission is an instrumentality of the Member States acting jointly and not an instrumentality 28
of any one state. The Commission shall come into existence on or after the effective date of the 29
Compact as set forth in G.S. 115C-270.50. 30
(b) Membership, Voting, and Meetings. 31
(1) Each Member State shall have and be limited to one delegate selected by that 32
Member State's State Licensing Authority. 33
(2) The delegate shall be the primary administrative officer of the Member State 34
Licensing Authority or their desig nee who is an employee of the Member 35
State Licensing Authority. 36
(3) The Commission shall by Rule or bylaw establish a term of office for 37
delegates and may by Rule or bylaw establish term limits. 38
(4) The Commission may recommend removal or suspension of any delegate 39
from office. 40
(5) A Member State 's Licensing Authority shall fill any vacancy of its delegate 41
occurring on the Commission within 60 days of the vacancy. 42
(6) Each delegate shall be entitled to one vote on all matters before the 43
Commission requiring a vote by Commission delegates. 44
(7) A delegate shall vote in person or by such other means as provided in the 45
bylaws. The bylaws may provide for delegates to meet by telecommunication, 46
videoconference, or other means of communication. 47
(8) The Commission s hall meet at least once during each calendar year. 48
Additional meetings may be held as set forth in the bylaws. The Commission 49
may meet by telecommunication, video conference, or other similar electronic 50
means. 51
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(c) The Commission shall have the following powers: 1
(1) Establish the fiscal year of the Commission. 2
(2) Establish code of conduct and conflict of interest policies. 3
(3) Establish and amend Rules and bylaws. 4
(4) Establish the procedure through which a Licensee may change their Home 5
State. 6
(5) Maintain its financial records in accordance with the bylaws. 7
(6) Meet and take such actions as are consistent with the provisions of this 8
Compact, the Commission's Rules, and the bylaws. 9
(7) Initiate and conclude legal proceedings or actions in the name of the 10
Commission, provided that the standing of any Member State Licensing 11
Authority to sue or be sued under applicable law shall not be affected. 12
(8) Maintain and certify records and information provided to a Member State as 13
the authenticated business records of the Commission and designate an agent 14
to do so on the Commission's behalf. 15
(9) Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds. 16
(10) Borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel, including, but not 17
limited to, employees of a Member State. 18
(11) Conduct an annual financial review. 19
(12) Hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix compensation, define duties, 20
grant such individuals appropriate authority to carry out the purposes of the 21
Compact, and establish the Commission 's personnel policies and progr ams 22
relating to conflicts of interest, qualifications of personnel, and other related 23
personnel matters. 24
(13) Assess and collect fees. 25
(14) Accept any and all appropriate gifts, donations, grants of money, other sources 26
of revenue, equipment, supplies, materials, and services and receive, utilize, 27
and dispose of the same; provided that at all times the Commission shall avoid 28
any appearance of impropriety and/or conflict of interest. 29
(15) Lease, purchase, retain, own, hold, improve, or use any property, real, 30
personal, or mixed, or any undivided interest therein. 31
(16) Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise 32
dispose of any property real, personal, or mixed. 33
(17) Establish a budget and make expenditures. 34
(18) Borrow money. 35
(19) Appoint committees, including standing committees, composed of members, 36
state regulators, state legislators or their representatives, and consumer 37
representatives, and such other interested persons as may be designated in this 38
Compact and the bylaws. 39
(20) Provide and receive information from, and cooperate with, law enforcement 40
agencies. 41
(21) Establish and elect an Executive Committee, including a Chair and a 42
Vice-Chair. 43
(22) Determine whether a state's adopted language is materially different from the 44
Model Compact language such that the state would not qualify for 45
participation in the Compact. 46
(23) Perform such other functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve 47
the purposes of this Compact. 48
(d) The Executive Committee. 49
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(1) The Executive Commi ttee shall have the power to act on behalf of the 1
Commission according to the terms of this Compact. The powers, duties, and 2
responsibilities of the Executive Committee shall include the following: 3
a. Oversee the day-to-day activities of the administration of the Compact, 4
including enforcement and compliance with the provisions of the 5
Compact, its Rules and bylaws, and other such duties as deemed 6
necessary. 7
b. Recommend to the Commission changes to the Rules or bylaws, 8
changes to this Compact legislation, fees charged to Member States, 9
fees charged to Licensees, and other fees. 10
c. Ensure Compact administration services are appropriately provided, 11
including by contract. 12
d. Prepare and recommend the budget. 13
e. Maintain financial records on behalf of the Commission. 14
f. Monitor Compact compliance of Member States and provide 15
compliance reports to the Commission. 16
g. Establish additional committees as necessary. 17
h. Exercise the powers and duties of the Commission during the interim 18
between Commission meetings, exc ept for adopting or amending 19
Rules, adopting or amending bylaws, and exercising any other powers 20
and duties expressly reserved to the Commission by Rule or bylaw. 21
i. Other duties as provided in the Rules or bylaws of the Commission. 22
(2) The Executive Commi ttee shall be composed of up to seven members as 23
follows: 24
a. The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Commission shall be voting members 25
of the Executive Committee. 26
b. The Commission shall elect five voting members from the current 27
membership of the Commission. 28
(3) The Commission may remove any member of the Executive Committee as 29
provided in the Commission's bylaws. 30
(4) The Executive Committee shall meet at least annually as follows: 31
a. Executive Committee meetings shall be open to the public, except that 32
the Executive Committee may meet in a closed, nonpublic meeting as 33
provided in subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section. 34
b. The Executive Committee shall give 30 days ' notice of its meetings, 35
posted on its website and as determined to provide notice to persons 36
with an interest in the business of the Commission. 37
c. The Executive Committee may hold a special meeting in accordance 38
with sub-subdivision b. of subdivision (1) of subsection (f) of this 39
section. 40
(e) The Commission shall adopt and provide to the Member States an annual report. 41
(f) Meetings of the Commission. 42
(1) All meetings shall be open to the public as follows , except that the 43
Commission may meet in a closed, nonpublic meeting as provided in 44
subdivision (2) of this subsection. 45
a. Public notice for all meetings of the full Commission shall be given in 46
the same manner as required under the Rulemaking provisions in 47
G.S. 115C-270.48, except that the Commission may hold a special 48
meeting as provided in sub-subdivision b. of this subdivision. 49
b. The Commission may hold a special meeting when it must meet to 50
conduct emergency business by giving 48 hours ' notice to all 51
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commissioners, on the Commission 's website, and other means as 1
provided in the Commission's Rules. The Commission's legal counsel 2
shall certify that the Commission 's need to meet qualifi es as an 3
emergency. 4
(2) The Commission or the Executive Committee or other committees of the 5
Commission may convene in a closed, nonpublic meeting for the Commission 6
or Executive Committee or other committees of the Commission to receive 7
legal advice or to discuss the following: 8
a. Noncompliance of a Member State with its obligations under the 9
Compact. 10
b. The employment, compensation, discipline , or other matters, 11
practices, or procedures related to specific employees. 12
c. Current or threatened discipline of a Licensee by the Commission or 13
by a Member State's Licensing Authority. 14
d. Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated litigation. 15
e. Negotiation of contracts for the purchase, lease, or sale of goods, 16
services, or real estate. 17
f. Accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any person. 18
g. Trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged 19
or confidential. 20
h. Information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a 21
clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. 22
i. Investigative records compiled for law enforcement purposes. 23
j. Information related to any investigative reports prepared by or on 24
behalf of or for use of the Commission or other committee charged 25
with responsibility of investigation or determination of compliance 26
issues pursuant to the Compact. 27
k. Matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal or Member 28
State law. 29
l. Other matters as promulgated by the Commission by Rule. 30
(3) If a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is closed, the presiding officer shall state 31
that the meeting will be closed and reference each relevant exempting 32
provision, and such reference shall be recorded in the minutes. 33
(4) The Commission shall keep minutes that fully and clearly describe all matters 34
discussed in a meeti ng and shall provide a full and accurate summary of 35
actions taken, and the reasons therefore, including a description of the views 36
expressed. All documents considered in connection with an action shall be 37
identified in such minutes. All minutes and documen ts of a closed meeting 38
shall remain under seal, subject to release only by a majority vote of the 39
Commission or order of a court of competent jurisdiction. 40
(g) Financing of the Commission. 41
(1) The Commission shall pay, or provide for the payment of, the re asonable 42
expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing activities. 43
(2) The Commission may accept any and all appropriate revenue sources as 44
provided in subdivision (13) of subsection (c) of this section. 45
(3) The Commission may levy on and collec t an annual assessment from each 46
Member State and impose fees on Licensees practicing in the Member States 47
under an Equivalent License to cover the cost of the operations and activities 48
of the Commission and its staff, which must be in a total amount sufficient to 49
cover its annual budget as approved each year for which revenue is not 50
provided by other sources. The aggregate annual assessment amount for 51
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Member States shall be allocated based upon a formula that the Commission 1
shall promulgate by Rule. 2
(4) The Commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior to securing the 3
funds adequate to meet the same, nor shall the Commission pledge the credit 4
of any of the Member States, except by and with the authority of the Member 5
State. 6
(5) The Commission s hall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and 7
disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Commission shall be 8
subject to the financial review and accounting procedures established under 9
its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of fund s handled by the 10
Commission shall be subject to an annual financial review by a certified or 11
licensed public accountant, and the report of the financial review shall be 12
included in and become part of the annual report of the Commission. 13
(h) Qualified Immunity, Defense, and Indemnification. 14
(1) The members, officers, executive director, employees, and representatives of 15
the Commission shall be immune from suit and liability, both personally and 16
in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or 17
personal injury or other civil liability caused by or arising out of any actual or 18
alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that the person against whom 19
the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the 20
scope of Commission employment, duties , or responsibilities; provided that 21
nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to protect any such person from 22
suit or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the 23
intentional or willful or wanto n misconduct of that person. The procurement 24
of insurance of any type by the Commission shall not in any way compromise 25
or limit the immunity granted hereunder. 26
(2) The Commission shall defend any member, officer, executive director, 27
employee, and representative of the Commission in any civil action seeking 28
to impose liability arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission 29
that occurred within the scope of Commission employment, duties, or 30
responsibilities, or as determined by the Commission that the person against 31
whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within 32
the scope of Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided 33
that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit that person from retaining 34
their own counsel at their own expense; and provided further, that the actual 35
or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from that person 's intentional 36
or willful or wanton misconduct. 37
(3) The Commission shall indemnify and hold harmless any member, officer, 38
executive director, employee, and representative of the Commission for the 39
amount of any settlement or judgment obtained against that person arising out 40
of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope 41
of Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that such person 42
had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of Commission 43
employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that the actual or alleged act, 44
error, or omission did not result from the intentional or willful or wanton 45
misconduct of that person. 46
(4) Nothing herein shall be construed as a limitation on the liability of any 47
licensee for professional malpractice or misconduct, which shall be governed 48
solely by any other applicable state laws. 49
(5) Nothing in this Compact shall be interpreted to waive or otherwise abrogate a 50
Member State's state action immunity or state action affirmative defense with 51
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respect to antitrust claims under the Sherman Act, Clayton Act, or any other 1
state or federal antitrust or anticompetitive law or regulation. 2
(6) Nothing in this Compact shall be construed to be a waiver of sovereign 3
immunity by the Member States or by the Commission. 4
"§ 115C-270.47. Facilitating information exchange. 5
(a) The Commission shall provide for facilitating the exchange of information to 6
administer and implement the provisions of this Compact in accordance with the Rules of the 7
Commission, consistent with generally accepted data protection principles. 8
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, a Member State shall 9
agree to provide for the facilitation of the following Licensee information as required by the 10
Rules of the Commission, including: 11
(1) Identifying information. 12
(2) Licensure data. 13
(3) Adverse Actions against a Licensee and information related thereto. 14
(4) Nonconfidential information related to Alternative Program participation, the 15
beginning and ending dat es of such participation, and other information 16
related to such participation not made confidential under Member State law. 17
(5) Any denial of application for licensure, and the reason(s) for such denial. 18
(6) The presence of investigative information. 19
(7) Other information that may facilitate the administration of this Compact or the 20
protection of the public, as determined by the Rules of the Commission. 21
(c) Nothing in this Compact shall be deemed or construed to alter, limit, or inhibit the 22
power of a Member State to control and maintain ownership of its Licensee information or alter, 23
limit, or inhibit the laws or regulations governing Licensee information in the Member State. 24
"§ 115C-270.48. Rulemaking. 25
(a) The Commission shall exercise its Rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set 26
forth in this interstate compact and the Rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall 27
become binding as of the date specified in each Rule or amendment. 28
(b) The Commission shall promulgate reasonable Rules to achieve the intent and purpose 29
of this interstate compact. In the event the Commission exercises its Rulemaking authority in a 30
manner that is beyond the purpose and intent of this interstate compact, or the powers granted 31
hereunder, then such an action by the Commission shall be invalid and have no force and effect 32
of law in the Member States. 33
(c) If a majority of the legislatures of the Member States reject a Rule, by enactment of a 34
statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt the Compact within four years of the date 35
of adoption of the Rule, then such Rule shall have no further force and effect in any Member 36
State. 37
(d) Rules or amendments to the Rules shall be adopted or ratified at a regular or special 38
meeting of the Commission in accordance with Commission Rules and bylaws. 39
(e) Prior to promulgation and adoption of a final Rule or Rules by the Commission, and 40
at least 30 days in advance of the meeting at which the Rule will be considered and voted upon, 41
the Commission shall file a notice of proposed Rulemaking: 42
(1) On the website of the Commission or other publicly accessible platform; and 43
(2) On the website of each Member State Licensing Authority or other publicly 44
accessible platform or the publication in which each state would otherwise 45
publish proposed Rules. 46
(f) Upon determination that an emergency exists, the Commission may consider and 47
adopt an emergency Rule with 48 hours' notice, with opportunity to comment, provided that the 48
usual Rulemaking procedures shall be retroactively applied to the Rule as soon as reasonably 49
possible, in no event later than 90 days after the effective date of the Rule. For the purposes of 50
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this provision, an emergency Rule is one that must be adopted immediately in order to accomplish 1
the following: 2
(1) Meet an imminent threat to public health, safety, or welfare. 3
(2) Prevent a loss of Commission or Member State funds. 4
(3) Meet a deadline for the promulgation of an administrative Rule that is 5
established by federal law or Rule. 6
(4) Protect public health and safety. 7
"§ 115C-270.49. Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement. 8
(a) Oversight. 9
(1) The executive and judicial branches of the state government in each Member 10
State shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate 11
to implement the Compact. 12
(2) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the Commission shall 13
be brought solely and exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction where 14
the principal office of the Commission is located. The Commission may waive 15
venue and juri sdictional defenses to the extent it adopts or consents to 16
participate in alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Nothing herein shall 17
affect or limit the selection or propriety of venue in any action against a 18
Licensee for professional malpractice, misconduct, or any such similar matter. 19
(3) The Commission shall be entitled to receive service of process in any 20
proceeding regarding the enforcement or interpretation of the Compact and 21
shall have standing to intervene in such a proceeding for all purposes. Failure 22
to provide the Commission service of process shall render a judgment or order 23
void as to the Commission, this Compact, or promulgated Rules. 24
(b) Default, Technical Assistance, and Termination. 25
(1) If the Commission determines that a Member State has defaulted in the 26
performance of its obligations or responsibilities under this Compact or the 27
promulgated Rules, the Commission shall provide written notice to the 28
defaulting state. The notice of default shall describe the default, the proposed 29
means of curing the default, and any other action that the Commission may 30
take and shall offer training and specific technical assistance regarding the 31
default. 32
(2) The Commission shall provide a copy of the notice of default to the other 33
Member States. 34
(c) If a state in default fails to cure the default, the defaulting state may be terminated 35
from the Compact upon an affirmative vote of a supermajority of the delegates of the Member 36
States, and all rights, privileges , and benefits conferred on that state by this Compact may be 37
terminated on the effective date of termination. A cure of the default does not relieve the 38
offending state of obligations or liabilities incurred during the period of default. 39
(d) Termination of membership in the Compact shall be imposed on ly after all other 40
means of securing compliance have been exhausted. Notice of intent to suspend or terminate 41
shall be given by the Commission to the governor, the majority and minority leaders of the 42
defaulting state's legislature, the defaulting State's Licensing Authority, and each of the Member 43
States' Licensing Authorities. 44
(e) A state that has been terminated is responsible for all assessments, obligations, and 45
liabilities incurred through the effective date of termination, including obligations that extend 46
beyond the effective date of termination. 47
(f) Upon the termination of a state 's membership from this Compact, that state shall 48
immediately provide notice to all Licensees within that state of such termination. The terminated 49
state shall continue to recognize all Licenses granted pursuant to this Compact for a minimum of 50
six months after the date of said notice of termination. 51
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(g) The Commission shall not bear any costs related to a state that is found to be in default 1
or that has been terminated from the Compact, unless agreed upon in writing between the 2
Commission and the defaulting state. 3
(h) The defaulting state may appeal the action of the Commission by petitioning the U.S. 4
District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the Commission has its 5
principal offices. The prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including 6
reasonable attorneys' fees. 7
(i) Dispute Resolution. 8
(1) Upon request by a Member State, the Commission shall attempt to resolve 9
disputes related to the Compact that arise among Member States and between 10
Member and non-Member States. 11
(2) The Commission shall promulgate a Rule providing for both mediation and 12
binding dispute resolution for disputes as appropriate. 13
(j) Enforcement. 14
(1) By majority vote as provided by Rule, the Commission may initiate legal 15
action against a Member State in default in the U .S. District Court for the 16
District of Columbia or the federal district where the Commission has its 17
principal offices to enforce complian ce with the provisions of the Compact 18
and its promulgated Rules. The relief sought may include both injunctive 19
relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the 20
prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including 21
reasonable attorney s' fees. The remedies herein shall not be the exclusive 22
remedies of the Commission. The Commission may pursue any other 23
remedies available under federal or the defaulting Member State's law. 24
(2) A Member State may initiate legal action against the Commission in the U.S. 25
District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the 26
Commission has its principal offices to enforce compliance with the 27
provisions of the Compact and its promulgated Rules. The relief sought may 28
include both injunctive relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement 29
is necessary, the prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, 30
including reasonable attorneys' fees. 31
(3) No person other than a Member State shall enforce this Compact against the 32
Commission. 33
"§ 115C-270.50. Effective date, withdrawal, and amendment. 34
(a) The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact statute is 35
enacted into law in the seventh Member State. 36
(1) On or after the effective date of the Compact indicated above, the Commission 37
shall convene and review the enactment of each of the Charter Member States 38
to determine if the statute enacted by each such Charter Member State is 39
materially different than the model Compact statute. 40
a. A Charter Member State whose enactment is found to be materially 41
different from the model Compact statute shall be entitled to the 42
default process set forth in G.S. 115C-270.49. 43
b. If any Member State is later found to be in default, or is terminated or 44
withdraws from the Compact, the Commission shall remain in 45
existence and the Compact shall remain in effect even if the number 46
of Member States should be less than seven. 47
(2) Member States enacting the Compact subsequent to the Charter Member 48
States shall be subject to the process set forth in subdivision (22) of subsection 49
(c) of G.S. 115C-470.46 to determine if their enactments are materially 50
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different from the model Compact statute and whether they qualify for 1
participation in the Compact. 2
(3) All actions taken for the benefit of the Commission or in furtherance of the 3
purposes of the administration of the Compact prior to the effective date of 4
the Compact or the Commission coming into existence shall be considered to 5
be actions of the Commission unless specifically repudiated by the 6
Commission. 7
a. Any state that joins the Compact subsequent to the Commission 's 8
initial adoption of the Rules and bylaws shall be subject to the Rules 9
and bylaws as they exist on the date on which the Compact becomes 10
law in that state. Any Rule that has been previously adopted by the 11
Commission shall have the full force and effect of law on the day the 12
Compact becomes law in that state. 13
b. Any Member State may withdraw from this Compact by enacting a 14
statute repealing the same. 15
(b) A Member State's withdrawal shall not take effect until 180 days after enactment of 16
the repealing statute. 17
(c) Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement of t he withdrawing State 's 18
Licensing Authority to comply with the investigative and Adverse Action reporting requirements 19
of this Compact prior to the effective date of withdrawal. 20
(d) Upon the enactment of a statute withdrawing from this Compact, a state shal l 21
immediately provide notice of such withdrawal to all Licensees within that state. 22
Notwithstanding any subsequent statutory enactment to the contrary, such withdrawing state 23
shall continue to recognize all Licenses granted pursuant to this Compact for a minimum of six 24
months after the date of such notice of withdrawal. 25
(1) Nothing contained in this Compact shall be construed to invalidate or prevent 26
any licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a Member 27
State and a non-Member State that does not conflict with the provisions of this 28
Compact. 29
(2) This Compact may be amended by the Member States. No amendment to this 30
Compact shall become effective and binding upon any Member State until it 31
is enacted into the laws of all Member States. 32
"§ 115C-270.51. Construction and severability. 33
(a) This Compact and the Commission 's Rulemaking authority shall be liberally 34
construed so as to effectuate the purposes and the implementation and administration of the 35
Compact. Provisions of the Compact expres sly authorizing or requiring the promulgation of 36
Rules shall not be construed to limit the Commission 's Rulemaking authority solely for those 37
purposes. 38
(b) The provisions of this Compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, 39
or provision of this Compact is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to the 40
constitution of any Member State, a state seeking participation in the Compact, or of the United 41
States, or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held to 42
be unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of this 43
Compact and the applicability thereof to any other government, agency, person, or circumstance 44
shall not be affected thereby. 45
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, the Commission may deny a state 's 46
participation in the Compact or, in accordance with the requirements of subsection (b) of 47
G.S. 115C-270.49, terminate a Member State's participation in the Compact, if it determines that 48
a constitutional requirement of a Member State is a material departure from the Compact. 49
Otherwise, if this Compact shall be held to be contrary to the constitution of any Member State, 50
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the Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the rema ining Member States and in full 1
force and effect as to the Member State affected as to all severable matters. 2
"§ 115C-270.52. Consistent effect and conflict with other state laws. 3
(a) Nothing herein shall prevent or inhibit the enforcement of any other law of a Member 4
State that is not inconsistent with the Compact. 5
(b) Any laws, statutes, regulations, or other legal requirements in a Member State in 6
conflict with the Compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict. All permissible agreements 7
between the Commission and the Member States are binding in accordance with their terms." 8
SECTION 1.(b) G.S. 115C-12 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 9
"(51) Duty to Fulfill Requirements Related to School Psychologist Interstate 10
Licensure Compact. – The State Board of Education shall be the State 11
Licensing Authority or Licensing Authority for purposes of Article 17F of this 12
Chapter and shall fulfill any requirements, duties, or obligations of the State 13
Licensing Authority or Licensing Authority pursuant to that Article." 14
SECTION 1.(c) This section is effective when it becomes law. 15
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PART II. APPROPRIATI ON FOR ECU VIRTUAL S CHOOL PSYCHOLOGY 17
TRAINING PROGRAM 18
SECTION 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors 19
of The University of North Carolina the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) in nonrecurring 20
funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to be allocated to East Carolina University (ECU) to host a 21
virtual school psychology training program at the ECU campus in Greenville, North Carolina. 22
Funds appropriated in this section shall not revert but shall remain available until June 30, 2029. 23
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PART III. EFFECTIVE DATE 25
SECTION 3. This act becomes effective July 1, 2026. 26