Oklahoma § 59-1294 - Effective date of Compact — Withdrawal — Amendment

§ 59-1294. Effective date of Compact — Withdrawal — Amendment

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.

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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.

Added by Laws 2025, c. 121, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.