SB391,44,43 c. Current or threatened discipline of a licensee by the commission or by a
4member state's licensing authority;
SB391,44,55 d. Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated litigation;
SB391,44,76 e. Negotiation of contracts for the purchase, lease, or sale of goods, services, or
7real estate;
SB391,44,88 f. Accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any person;
SB391,44,109 g. Trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or
10confidential;
SB391,44,1211 h. Information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly
12unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
SB391,44,1313 i. Investigative records compiled for law enforcement purposes;
SB391,44,1614 j. Information related to any investigative reports prepared by or on behalf of
15or for use of the commission or other committee charged with responsibility of
16investigation or determination of compliance issues pursuant to the compact;
SB391,44,1817 k. Matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal or member state
18law; or
SB391,44,1919 L. Other matters as promulgated by the Commission by Rule.
SB391,44,2220 3. If a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is closed, the presiding officer shall state
21that the meeting will be closed and reference each relevant exempting provision, and
22such reference shall be recorded in the minutes.
SB391,45,423 4. The commission shall keep minutes that fully and clearly describe all
24matters discussed in a meeting and shall provide a full and accurate summary of
25actions taken, and the reasons therefore, including a description of the views

1expressed. All documents considered in connection with an action shall be identified
2in such minutes. All minutes and documents of a closed meeting shall remain under
3seal, subject to release only by a majority vote of the commission or order of a court
4of competent jurisdiction.
SB391,45,75 (g) Financing of the commission. 1. The commission shall pay, or provide for
6the payment of, the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and
7ongoing activities.
SB391,45,98 2. The commission may accept any and all appropriate revenue sources as
9provided in par. (c) 13.
SB391,45,1610 3. The commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each
11member state and impose fees on licensees of member states to whom it grants a
12multistate license to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the commission
13and its staff, which must be in a total amount sufficient to cover its annual budget
14as approved each year for which revenue is not provided by other sources. The
15aggregate annual assessment amount for member states shall be allocated based
16upon a formula that the commission shall promulgate by rule.
SB391,45,1917 4. The commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior to securing the
18funds adequate to meet the same; nor shall the commission pledge the credit of any
19of the member states, except by and with the authority of the member state.
SB391,46,220 5. The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and
21disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the commission shall be subject
22to the financial review and accounting procedures established under its bylaws.
23However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the commission shall
24be subject to an annual financial review by a certified or licensed public accountant,

1and the report of the financial review shall be included in and become part of the
2annual report of the commission.
SB391,46,143 (h) Qualified immunity, defense, and indemnification. 1. The members,
4officers, executive director, employees and representatives of the commission shall
5be immune from suit and liability, both personally and in their official capacity, for
6any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability
7caused by or arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred,
8or that the person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for
9believing occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties or
10responsibilities; provided that nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to
11protect any such person from suit or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or liability
12caused by the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of that person. The
13procurement of insurance of any type by the commission shall not in any way
14compromise or limit the immunity granted hereunder.
SB391,46,2415 2. The commission shall defend any member, officer, executive director,
16employee, and representative of the commission in any civil action seeking to impose
17liability arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred
18within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or as
19determined by the commission that the person against whom the claim is made had
20a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of commission
21employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided that nothing herein shall be
22construed to prohibit that person from retaining their own counsel at their own
23expense; and provided further, that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did
24not result from that person's intentional or willful or wanton misconduct.
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13. The commission shall indemnify and hold harmless any member, officer,
2executive director, employee, and representative of the commission for the amount
3of any settlement or judgment obtained against that person arising out of any actual
4or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of commission
5employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that such person had a reasonable basis
6for believing occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, or
7responsibilities, provided that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not
8result from the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of that person.
SB391,47,119 4. Nothing herein shall be construed as a limitation on the liability of any
10licensee for professional malpractice or misconduct, which shall be governed solely
11by any other applicable state laws.
SB391,47,1512 5. Nothing in this compact shall be interpreted to waive or otherwise abrogate
13a member state's state action immunity or state action affirmative defense with
14respect to antitrust claims under the Sherman Act, Clayton Act, or any other state
15or federal antitrust or anticompetitive law or regulation.
SB391,47,1716 6. Nothing in this compact shall be construed to be a waiver of sovereign
17immunity by the member states or by the commission.
SB391,47,19 18(11) Data system. (a) The commission shall provide for the development,
19maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated data system.
SB391,47,2120 (b) The commission shall assign each applicant for a multistate license a
21unique identifier, as determined by the rules of the commission.
SB391,47,2422 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, a member
23state shall submit a uniform data set to the data system on all individuals to whom
24this compact is applicable as required by the rules of the commission, including:
SB391,47,2525 1. Identifying information;
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12. Licensure data;
SB391,48,22 3. Adverse actions against a license and information related thereto;
SB391,48,53 4. Nonconfidential information related to alternative program participation,
4the beginning and ending dates of such participation, and other information related
5to such participation not made confidential under member state law;
SB391,48,66 5. Any denial of application for licensure, and the reason(s) for such denial;
SB391,48,77 6. The presence of current significant investigative information; and
SB391,48,98 7. Other information that may facilitate the administration of this compact or
9the protection of the public, as determined by the rules of the commission.
SB391,48,1410 (d) The records and information provided to a member state pursuant to this
11compact or through the data system, when certified by the commission or an agent
12thereof, shall constitute the authenticated business records of the commission, and
13shall be entitled to any associated hearsay exception in any relevant judicial,
14quasi-judicial or administrative proceedings in a member state.
SB391,48,1615 (e) Current significant investigative information pertaining to a licensee in any
16member state will only be available to other member states.
SB391,48,2017 1. It is the responsibility of the member states to report any adverse action
18against a licensee and to monitor the database to determine whether adverse action
19has been taken against a licensee. Adverse action information pertaining to a
20licensee in any member state will be available to any other member state.
SB391,48,2321 (f) Member states contributing information to the data system may designate
22information that may not be shared with the public without the express permission
23of the contributing state.
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1(g) Any information submitted to the data system that is subsequently
2expunged pursuant to federal law or the laws of the member state contributing the
3information shall be removed from the data system.
SB391,49,10 4(12) Rule making. (a) The commission shall promulgate reasonable rules in
5order to effectively and efficiently implement and administer the purposes and
6provisions of the compact. A rule shall be invalid and have no force or effect only if
7a court of competent jurisdiction holds that the rule is invalid because the
8commission exercised its rule-making authority in a manner that is beyond the
9scope and purposes of the compact, or the powers granted hereunder, or based upon
10another applicable standard of review.
SB391,49,1611 (b) The rules of the commission shall have the force of law in each member state,
12provided however that where the rules of the commission conflict with the laws of the
13member state that establish the member state's laws, regulations, and applicable
14standards that govern the practice of social work as held by a court of competent
15jurisdiction, the rules of the commission shall be ineffective in that state to the extent
16of the conflict.
SB391,49,2017 (c) The commission shall exercise its rule-making powers pursuant to the
18criteria set forth in this subsection and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules shall
19become binding on the day following adoption or the date specified in the rule or
20amendment, whichever is later.
SB391,49,2421 (d) If a majority of the legislatures of the member states rejects a rule or portion
22of a rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt
23the compact within four (4) years of the date of adoption of the rule, then such rule
24shall have no further force and effect in any member state.
SB391,49,2525 (e) Rules shall be adopted at a regular or special meeting of the commission.
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1(f) Prior to adoption of a proposed rule, the commission shall hold a public
2hearing and allow persons to provide oral and written comments, data, facts,
3opinions, and arguments.
SB391,50,74 (g) Prior to adoption of a proposed rule by the commission, and at least thirty
5(30) days in advance of the meeting at which the commission will hold a public
6hearing on the proposed rule, the commission shall provide a notice of proposed rule
7making:
SB391,50,88 1. On the website of the commission or other publicly accessible platform;
SB391,50,109 2. To persons who have requested notice of the commission's notices of proposed
10rule making, and
SB391,50,1111 3. In such other way(s) as the commission may by rule specify.
SB391,50,1212 (h) The notice of proposed rule making shall include:
SB391,50,1613 1. The time, date, and location of the public hearing at which the commission
14will hear public comments on the proposed rule and, if different, the time, date, and
15location of the meeting where the commission will consider and vote on the proposed
16rule;
SB391,50,1917 2. If the hearing is held via telecommunication, video conference, or other
18electronic means, the commission shall include the mechanism for access to the
19hearing in the notice of proposed rule making;
SB391,50,2020 3. The text of the proposed rule and the reason therefor;
SB391,50,2121 4. A request for comments on the proposed rule from any interested person; and
SB391,50,2222 5. The manner in which interested persons may submit written comments.
SB391,50,2523 (i) All hearings will be recorded. A copy of the recording and all written
24comments and documents received by the commission in response to the proposed
25rule shall be available to the public.
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1(j) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring a separate
2hearing on each rule. Rules may be grouped for the convenience of the commission
3at hearings required by this subsection.
SB391,51,54 (k) The commission shall, by majority vote of all members, take final action on
5the proposed rule based on the rule-making record and the full text of the rule.
SB391,51,76 1. The commission may adopt changes to the proposed rule provided the
7changes do not enlarge the original purpose of the proposed rule.
SB391,51,108 2. The commission shall provide an explanation of the reasons for substantive
9changes made to the proposed rule as well as reasons for substantive changes not
10made that were recommended by commenters.
SB391,51,1311 3. The commission shall determine a reasonable effective date for the rule.
12Except for an emergency as provided in par. (L), the effective date of the rule shall
13be no sooner than 30 days after issuing the notice that it adopted or amended the rule.
SB391,51,2014 (L) Upon determination that an emergency exists, the commission may
15consider and adopt an emergency rule with 48 hours' notice, with opportunity to
16comment, provided that the usual rule-making procedures provided in the compact
17and in this subsection shall be retroactively applied to the rule as soon as reasonably
18possible, in no event later than ninety (90) days after the effective date of the rule.
19For the purposes of this provision, an emergency rule is one that must be adopted
20immediately in order to:
SB391,51,2121 1. Meet an imminent threat to public health, safety, or welfare;
SB391,51,2222 2. Prevent a loss of commission or member state funds;
SB391,51,2423 3. Meet a deadline for the promulgation of a rule that is established by federal
24law or rule; or
SB391,51,2525 4. Protect public health and safety.
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1(m) The commission or an authorized committee of the commission may direct
2revisions to a previously adopted rule for purposes of correcting typographical errors,
3errors in format, errors in consistency, or grammatical errors. Public notice of any
4revisions shall be posted on the website of the commission. The revision shall be
5subject to challenge by any person for a period of thirty (30) days after posting. The
6revision may be challenged only on grounds that the revision results in a material
7change to a rule. A challenge shall be made in writing and delivered to the
8commission prior to the end of the notice period. If no challenge is made, the revision
9will take effect without further action. If the revision is challenged, the revision may
10not take effect without the approval of the commission.
SB391,52,1211 (n) No member state's rule-making requirements shall apply under this
12compact.
SB391,52,16 13(13) Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement. (a) Oversight. 1. The
14executive and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall
15enforce this compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to implement
16the compact.
SB391,52,2417 2. Except as otherwise provided in this compact, venue is proper and judicial
18proceedings by or against the commission shall be brought solely and exclusively in
19a court of competent jurisdiction where the principal office of the commission is
20located. The commission may waive venue and jurisdictional defenses to the extent
21it adopts or consents to participate in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.
22Nothing herein shall affect or limit the selection or propriety of venue in any action
23against a licensee for professional malpractice, misconduct or any such similar
24matter.
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13. The commission shall be entitled to receive service of process in any
2proceeding regarding the enforcement or interpretation of the compact and shall
3have standing to intervene in such a proceeding for all purposes. Failure to provide
4the commission service of process shall render a judgment or order void as to the
5commission, this compact, or promulgated rules.
SB391,53,126 (b) Default, technical assistance, and termination. 1. If the commission
7determines that a member state has defaulted in the performance of its obligations
8or responsibilities under this compact or the promulgated rules, the commission
9shall provide written notice to the defaulting state. The notice of default shall
10describe the default, the proposed means of curing the default, and any other action
11that the commission may take, and shall offer training and specific technical
12assistance regarding the default.
SB391,53,1413 2. The commission shall provide a copy of the notice of default to the other
14member states.
SB391,53,2015 (c) If a state in default fails to cure the default, the defaulting state may be
16terminated from the compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the delegates
17of the member states, and all rights, privileges and benefits conferred on that state
18by this compact may be terminated on the effective date of termination. A cure of the
19default does not relieve the offending state of obligations or liabilities incurred
20during the period of default.
SB391,53,2521 (d) Termination of membership in the compact shall be imposed only after all
22other means of securing compliance have been exhausted. Notice of intent to
23suspend or terminate shall be given by the commission to the governor, the majority
24and minority leaders of the defaulting state's legislature, the defaulting state's state
25licensing authority and each of the member states' state licensing authority.
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1(e) A state that has been terminated is responsible for all assessments,
2obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of termination,
3including obligations that extend beyond the effective date of termination.
SB391,54,84 (f) Upon the termination of a state's membership from this compact, that state
5shall immediately provide notice to all licensees within that state of such
6termination. The terminated state shall continue to recognize all licenses granted
7pursuant to this compact for a minimum of six (6) months after the date of said notice
8of termination.
SB391,54,119 (g) The commission shall not bear any costs related to a state that is found to
10be in default or that has been terminated from the compact, unless agreed upon in
11writing between the commission and the defaulting state.
SB391,54,1512 (h) The defaulting state may appeal the action of the commission by petitioning
13the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the
14commission has its principal offices. The prevailing party shall be awarded all costs
15of such litigation, including reasonable attorney's fees.
SB391,54,1816 (i) Dispute resolution. 1. Upon request by a member state, the commission
17shall attempt to resolve disputes related to the compact that arise among member
18states and between member and nonmember states.
SB391,54,2019 2. The commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and
20binding dispute resolution for disputes as appropriate.
SB391,55,521 (j) Enforcement. 1. By majority vote as provided by rule, the commission may
22initiate legal action against a member state in default in the United States District
23Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the commission has
24its principal offices to enforce compliance with the provisions of the compact and its
25promulgated rules. The relief sought may include both injunctive relief and

1damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing party shall
2be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney's fees. The
3remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of the commission. The
4commission may pursue any other remedies available under federal or the defaulting
5member state's law.
SB391,55,126 2. A member state may initiate legal action against the commission in the U.S.
7District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the
8commission has its principal offices to enforce compliance with the provisions of the
9compact and its promulgated rules. The relief sought may include both injunctive
10relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing
11party shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney's
12fees.
SB391,55,1413 3. No person other than a member state shall enforce this compact against the
14commission.
SB391,55,17 15(14) Effective date, withdrawal, and amendment. (a) The compact shall come
16into effect on the date on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh
17member state.
SB391,55,2118 1. On or after the effective date of the compact, the commission shall convene
19and review the enactment of each of the first seven member states (“charter member
20states”) to determine if the statute enacted by each such charter member state is
21materially different than the model compact statute.
SB391,55,2422 a. A charter member state whose enactment is found to be materially different
23from the model compact statute shall be entitled to the default process set forth in
24sub. (13).
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1b. If any member state is later found to be in default, or is terminated or
2withdraws from the compact, the commission shall remain in existence and the
3compact shall remain in effect even if the number of member states should be less
4than seven.
SB391,56,85 2. Member states enacting the compact subsequent to the seven initial charter
6member states shall be subject to the process set forth in sub. (10) (c) 21. to determine
7if their enactments are materially different from the model compact statute and
8whether they qualify for participation in the compact.
SB391,56,129 3. All actions taken for the benefit of the commission or in furtherance of the
10purposes of the administration of the compact prior to the effective date of the
11compact or the commission coming into existence shall be considered to be actions
12of the commission unless specifically repudiated by the commission.
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