§ 557. Finance—Article VII
A. The Commission shall advise the Governor or designated officer or officers of each party State of its budget and estimated expenditures for such period as may be required by the laws of that party State. Each of the Commission’s budgets of estimated expenditures shall contain specific recommendations of the amount or amounts to be […]
§ 558. Eligible parties; entry into and withdrawal—Article VIII
A. This compact shall have as eligible parties all State, Territories, and Possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. In respect of any such jurisdiction not having a Governor, the term “Governor”, as used in this compact, shall mean the closest equivalent official of such jurisdiction. B. […]
§ 559. Construction and severability—Article IX
This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any State or of the United States, or the applicability thereof to any Government, […]
§ 552. State defined—Article II
As used in this compact, “State” means a State, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
§ 553. The Commission—Article III
A. The Educational Commission of the States, hereinafter called “the Commission”, is hereby established. The Commission shall consist of seven members representing each party State. One of such members shall be the Governor; two shall be members of the State legislature selected by its respective houses and serving in such manner as the legislature may […]
§ 554. Powers—Article IV
In addition to authority conferred on the Commission by other provisions of the compact, the Commission shall have authority to: 1. Collect, correlate, analyze and interpret information and data concerning educational needs and resources. 2. Encourage and foster research in all aspects of education, but with special reference to the desirable scope of instruction, organization, […]
§ 555. Cooperation with Federal Government—Article V
A. If the laws of the United States specifically so provide, or if administrative provision is made therefor within the Federal Government, the United States may be represented on the Commission by not to exceed ten representatives. Any such representative or representatives of the United States shall be appointed and serve in such manner as […]
§ 556. Committees—Article VI
A. To assist in the expeditious conduct of its business when the full Commission is not meeting, the Commission shall elect a steering committee of thirty members which, subject to the provisions of this compact and consistent with the policies of the Commission, shall be constituted and function as provided in the bylaws of the […]
§ 551. Purpose and policy—Article I
A. It is the purpose of this compact to: 1. Establish and maintain close cooperation and understanding among executive, legislative, professional educational and lay leadership on a nationwide basis at the State and local levels. 2. Provide a forum for the discussion, development, crystalization and recommendation of public policy alternatives in the field of education. […]