Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1294
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Effective date of Compact — Withdrawal — Amendment
Official statutory text
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
Commission shall convene and review the enactment of each of the
first seven 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.
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 13 of this act.
b. If any Member State is later found to be in default,
or is terminated or withdraws from the Compact, the
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 paragraph 21 of subsection C of Section 10 of this act 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 Commission or in
furtherance of the purposes of the administration of the Compact
prior to the effective date of the Compact or the Commission coming
into existence shall be considered to be actions of the Commission
unless specifically repudiated by the Commission.
4. Any State that joins the Compact subsequent to the
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 Commission shall have the full force and
effect of law on the day the Compact becomes law in that State.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1005
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 licenses 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 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 the provisions of 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.
Compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh Member State.
1. On or after the effective date of the Compact, the
Commission shall convene and review the enactment of each of the
first seven 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.
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 13 of this act.
b. If any Member State is later found to be in default,
or is terminated or withdraws from the Compact, the
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 paragraph 21 of subsection C of Section 10 of this act 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 Commission or in
furtherance of the purposes of the administration of the Compact
prior to the effective date of the Compact or the Commission coming
into existence shall be considered to be actions of the Commission
unless specifically repudiated by the Commission.
4. Any State that joins the Compact subsequent to the
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 Commission shall have the full force and
effect of law on the day the Compact becomes law in that State.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1005
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 licenses 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 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 the provisions of 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.
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