Teachers could apply for licenses in participating states

Participating states would grant licenses to eligible teachers from other member states who apply. This applies to teachers seeking a license in a state that has joined the compact, including eligible military members and spouses and career and technical teachers. Teachers generally must hold a current, unrestricted license and complete the receiving state's criminal background check. The receiving state's licensing agency decides which licenses are equivalent and may find that a teacher qualifies for none. Active military members and eligible military spouses may qualify with a restricted license. Career and technical teachers may need a bachelor's degree or state-required industry qualifications. The compact would take effect when the tenth state enacts it. This bill would take effect July 1, 2026.

The compact would establish a commission to make shared rules and support exchanges of teacher licensing and discipline information. The commission would include states that enact the compact and would administer its rules and information-sharing process. States would keep control of their own licensing laws and teacher information. A state may request investigation or discipline records from another member state. A state that receives records must protect them and notify the state that provided them before disclosing them. The commission would convene after the compact takes effect, which requires enactment by ten states.