AB208,25,87 (i) Nothing in this compact shall override a member state's decision that
8participation in an alternative program may be used in lieu of adverse action.
AB208,25,12 9(8) Establishment of the audiology and speech-language pathology compact
10commission.
(a) 1. The compact member states hereby create and establish a joint
11public agency known as the audiology and speech-language pathology compact
12commission.
AB208,25,1313 2. The commission is an instrumentality of the compact states.
AB208,25,1814 3. Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the commission shall
15be brought solely and exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction where the
16principal office of the commission is located. The commission may waive venue and
17jurisdictional defenses to the extent it adopts or consents to participate in alternative
18dispute resolution proceedings.
AB208,25,2019 4. Nothing in this compact shall be construed to be a waiver of sovereign
20immunity.
AB208,25,2321 (b) 1. Each member state shall have 2 delegates selected by that member state's
22licensing board. The delegates shall be current members of the licensing board. One
23shall be an audiologist and one shall be a speech-language pathologist.
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12. An additional 5 delegates, who are either a public member or board
2administrator from a state licensing board, shall be chosen by the executive
3committee from a pool of nominees provided by the commission at large.
AB208,26,54 3. Any delegate may be removed or suspended from office as provided by the
5law of the state from which the delegate is appointed.
AB208,26,76 4. The member state board shall fill any vacancy occurring on the commission,
7within 90 days.
AB208,26,108 5. Each delegate shall be entitled to one vote with regard to the promulgation
9of rules and creation of bylaws and shall otherwise have an opportunity to participate
10in the business and affairs of the commission.
AB208,26,1311 6. A delegate shall vote in person or by other means as provided in the bylaws.
12The bylaws may provide for delegates' participation in meetings by telephone or
13other means of communication.
AB208,26,1514 7. The commission shall meet at least once during each calendar year.
15Additional meetings shall be held as set forth in the bylaws.
AB208,26,1616 (c) The commission shall have the following powers and duties:
AB208,26,1717 1. Establish the fiscal year of the commission.
AB208,26,1818 2. Establish bylaws.
AB208,26,1919 3. Establish a code of ethics.
AB208,26,2020 4. Maintain its financial records in accordance with the bylaws.
AB208,26,2221 5. Meet and take actions as are consistent with the provisions of this compact
22and the bylaws.
AB208,26,2523 6. Promulgate uniform rules to facilitate and coordinate implementation and
24administration of this compact. The rules shall have the force and effect of law and
25shall be binding in all member states.
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17. Bring and prosecute legal proceedings or actions in the name of the
2commission, provided that the standing of any state audiology or speech-language
3pathology licensing board to sue or be sued under applicable law shall not be affected.
AB208,27,44 8. Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds.
AB208,27,65 9. Borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel, including, but not
6limited to, employees of a member state.
AB208,27,107 10. Hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix compensation, define duties,
8grant individuals appropriate authority to carry out the purposes of the compact, and
9to establish the commission's personnel policies and programs relating to conflicts
10of interest, qualifications of personnel, and other related personnel matters.
AB208,27,1411 11. Accept any and all appropriate donations and grants of money, equipment,
12supplies, materials, and services, and to receive, utilize, and dispose of the same;
13provided that at all times the commission shall avoid any appearance of impropriety
14and/or conflict of interest.
AB208,27,1715 12. Lease, purchase, and accept appropriate gifts or donations of, or otherwise
16to own, hold, improve, or use, any property, real, personal or mixed; provided that at
17all times the commission shall avoid any appearance of impropriety.
AB208,27,1918 13. Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise
19dispose of any property, real, personal, or mixed.
AB208,27,2020 14. Establish a budget and make expenditures.
AB208,27,2121 15. Borrow money.
AB208,27,2322 16. Appoint committees, including standing committees composed of members,
23and other interested persons as may be designated in this compact and the bylaws.
AB208,27,2524 17. Provide and receive information from, and cooperate with, law enforcement
25agencies.
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118. Establish and elect an executive committee.
AB208,28,42 19. Perform other functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the
3purposes of this compact consistent with the state regulation of audiology and
4speech-language pathology licensure and practice.
AB208,28,65 (d) 1. The executive committee shall have the power to act on behalf of the
6commission according to the terms of this compact.
AB208,28,77 2. The executive committee shall be composed of the following 10 members:
AB208,28,98 a. Seven voting members who are elected by the commission from the current
9membership of the commission.
AB208,28,1210 b. Two ex-officios, consisting of one nonvoting member from a recognized
11national audiology professional association and one nonvoting member from a
12recognized national speech-language pathology association.
AB208,28,1413 c. One ex-officio, nonvoting member from the recognized membership
14organization of the audiology and speech-language pathology licensing boards.
AB208,28,1615 (e) 1. The ex-officio members shall be selected by their respective
16organizations.
AB208,28,1817 2. The commission may remove any member of the executive committee as
18provided in bylaws.
AB208,28,1919 3. The executive committee shall meet at least annually.
AB208,28,2020 4. The executive committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
AB208,28,2321 a. Recommend to the entire commission changes to the rules or bylaws, changes
22to this compact legislation, fees paid by compact member states such as annual dues,
23and any commission compact fee charged to licensees for the compact privilege.
AB208,28,2524 b. Ensure compact administration services are appropriately provided,
25contractual or otherwise.
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1c. Prepare and recommend the budget.
AB208,29,22 d. Maintain financial records on behalf of the commission.
AB208,29,43 e. Monitor compact compliance of member states and provide compliance
4reports to the commission.
AB208,29,55 f. Establish additional committees as necessary.
AB208,29,66 g. Other duties as provided in rules or bylaws.
AB208,29,97 5. All meetings shall be open to the public, and public notice of meetings shall
8be given in the same manner as required under the rule-making provisions in sub.
9(10).
AB208,29,1210 6. The commission or the executive committee or other committees of the
11commission may convene in a closed, nonpublic meeting if the commission or
12executive committee or other committees of the commission must discuss:
AB208,29,1313 a. Noncompliance of a member state with its obligations under the compact.
AB208,29,1614 b. The employment, compensation, discipline, or other matters, practices, or
15procedures related to specific employees or other matters related to the commission's
16internal personnel practices and procedures.
AB208,29,1717 c. Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated litigation.
AB208,29,1918 d. Negotiation of contracts for the purchase, lease, or sale of goods, services, or
19real estate.
AB208,29,2020 e. Accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any person.
AB208,29,2221 f. Disclosure of trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is
22privileged or confidential.
AB208,29,2423 g. Disclosure of information of a personal nature where disclosure would
24constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
AB208,29,2525 h. Disclosure of investigative records compiled for law enforcement purposes.
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1i. Disclosure of information related to any investigative reports prepared by or
2on behalf of or for use of the commission or other committee charged with
3responsibility of investigation or determination of compliance issues pursuant to the
4compact.
AB208,30,65 j. Matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal or member state
6statute.
AB208,30,97 7. If a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is closed pursuant to this provision, the
8commission's legal counsel or designee shall certify that the meeting may be closed
9and shall reference each relevant exempting provision.
AB208,30,1610 8. The commission shall keep minutes that fully and clearly describe all
11matters discussed in a meeting and shall provide a full and accurate summary of
12actions taken, and the reasons therefore, including a description of the views
13expressed. All documents considered in connection with an action shall be identified
14in minutes. All minutes and documents of a closed meeting shall remain under seal,
15subject to release by a majority vote of the commission or order of a court of competent
16jurisdiction.
AB208,30,1817 9. a. The commission shall pay, or provide for the payment of, the reasonable
18expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing activities.
AB208,30,2019 b. The commission may accept any and all appropriate revenue sources,
20donations, and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services.
AB208,31,221 c. The commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each
22member state or impose fees on other parties to cover the cost of the operations and
23activities of the commission and its staff, which must be in a total amount sufficient
24to cover its annual budget as approved each year for which revenue is not provided
25by other sources. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based

1upon a formula to be determined by the commission, which shall promulgate a rule
2binding upon all member states.
AB208,31,53 10. The commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior to securing the
4funds adequate to meet the same; nor shall the commission pledge the credit of any
5of the member states, except by and with the authority of the member state.
AB208,31,116 11. The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and
7disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the commission shall be subject
8to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. However, all
9receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the commission shall be audited
10yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant, and the report of the audit shall
11be included in and become part of the annual report of the commission.
AB208,31,2112 (f) 1. The members, officers, executive director, employees, and representatives
13of the commission shall be immune from suit and liability, either personally or in
14their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal
15injury or other civil liability caused by or arising out of any actual or alleged act, error
16or omission that occurred, or that the person against whom the claim is made had
17a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of commission
18employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided that nothing in this subdivision
19shall be construed to protect any person from suit and/or liability for any damage,
20loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of
21that person.
AB208,32,622 2. The commission shall defend any member, officer, executive director,
23employee, or representative of the commission in any civil action seeking to impose
24liability arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred
25within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that the

1person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred
2within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided
3that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit that person from retaining his or
4her own counsel; and provided further, that the actual or alleged act, error, or
5omission did not result from that person's intentional or willful or wanton
6misconduct.
AB208,32,147 3. The commission shall indemnify and hold harmless any member, officer,
8executive director, employee, or representative of the commission for the amount of
9any settlement or judgment obtained against that person arising out of any actual
10or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of commission
11employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that person had a reasonable basis for
12believing occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, or
13responsibilities, provided that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not
14result from the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of that person.
AB208,32,18 15(9) Data system. (a) The commission shall provide for the development,
16maintenance, and utilization of a coordinated database and reporting system
17containing licensure, adverse action, and investigative information on all licensed
18individuals in member states.
AB208,32,2119 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, a member
20state shall submit a uniform data set to the data system on all individuals to whom
21this compact is applicable as required by the rules of the commission, including:
AB208,32,2222 1. Identifying information.
AB208,32,2323 2. Licensure data.
AB208,32,2424 3. Adverse actions against a license or compact privilege.
AB208,32,2525 4. Nonconfidential information related to alternative program participation.
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15. Any denial of application for licensure, and the reason for denial.
AB208,33,32 6. Other information that may facilitate the administration of this compact, as
3determined by the rules of the commission.
AB208,33,54 (c) Investigative information pertaining to a licensee in any member state shall
5only be available to other member states.
AB208,33,96 (d) The commission shall promptly notify all member states of any adverse
7action taken against a licensee or an individual applying for a license. Adverse action
8information pertaining to a licensee in any member state shall be available to any
9other member state.
AB208,33,1210 (e) Member states contributing information to the data system may designate
11information that may not be shared with the public without the express permission
12of the contributing state.
AB208,33,1513 (f) Any information submitted to the data system that is subsequently required
14to be expunged by the laws of the member state contributing the information shall
15be removed from the data system.
AB208,33,19 16(10) Rule making. (a) The commission shall exercise its rule-making powers
17pursuant to the criteria set forth in this subsection and the rules adopted thereunder.
18Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or
19amendment.
AB208,33,2320 (b) If a majority of the legislatures of the member states rejects a rule, by
21enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt the compact
22within 4 years of the date of adoption of the rule, the rule shall have no further force
23and effect in any member state.
AB208,33,2524 (c) Rules or amendments to the rules shall be adopted at a regular or special
25meeting of the commission.
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1(d) Prior to promulgation and adoption of a final rule or rules by the
2commission, and at least 30 days in advance of the meeting at which the rule shall
3be considered and voted upon, the commission shall file a notice of proposed rule
4making:
AB208,34,55 1. On the website of the commission or other publicly accessible platform.
AB208,34,86 2. On the website of each member state audiology or speech-language
7pathology licensing board or other publicly accessible platform or the publication in
8which each state would otherwise publish proposed rules.
AB208,34,99 (e) The notice of proposed rule making shall include:
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