AB481,16,44 1. Establish the fiscal year of the interstate commission.
AB481,16,55 2. Establish an executive committee and other committees as may be necessary.
AB481,16,66 3. Provide reasonable standards and procedures for doing all of the following:
AB481,16,77 a. Establishing committees.
AB481,16,98 b. Governing any general or specific delegation of any authority or function of
9the interstate commission.
AB481,16,1110 4. Provide reasonable procedures for calling and conducting meetings of the
11interstate commission and for ensuring reasonable notice of each meeting.
AB481,16,1312 5. Establish the titles and responsibilities of the officers of the interstate
13commission.
AB481,16,1714 6. Provide reasonable standards and procedures for the establishment of the
15personnel policies and programs of the interstate commission. Notwithstanding any
16civil service or other similar laws of any compacting state, the bylaws shall
17exclusively govern the personnel policies and programs of the interstate commission.
AB481,16,2118 7. Provide a mechanism for winding up the operations of the interstate
19commission and the equitable return of any surplus funds that may exist upon the
20termination of the compact after the payment or the reserving of all of its debts and
21obligations.
AB481,16,2222 8. Provide for the initial administration of the compact.
AB481,16,2423 9. Establish standards and procedures for compliance and technical assistance
24in carrying out the compact.
AB481,17,9
1(b) Officers and staff. 1. The interstate commission shall, by a majority of the
2members, elect from among its members a chairperson and a vice chairperson, each
3of whom shall have such authority and duties as may be specified in the bylaws. The
4chairperson or, in his or her absence or disability, the vice chairperson shall preside
5at all meetings of the interstate commission. The officers so elected shall serve
6without compensation or remuneration from the interstate commission. Subject to
7the availability of budgeted funds, the officers shall be reimbursed for any actual and
8necessary costs and expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties
9and responsibilities as officers of the interstate commission.
AB481,17,1510 2. The interstate commission shall, through its executive committee, appoint
11or retain an executive director for such period, upon such terms and conditions, and
12for such compensation as the interstate commission may consider appropriate. The
13executive director shall serve as secretary to the interstate commission and shall hire
14and supervise such other staff as may be authorized by the interstate commission but
15shall not be a member.
AB481,17,1716 (c) Corporate records of the interstate commission. The interstate commission
17shall maintain its corporate books and records in accordance with the bylaws.
AB481,18,218 (d) Immunity, defense, and indemnification. 1. The voting and nonvoting
19members, officers, executive director, and employees of the interstate commission
20shall be immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity,
21for any claim for damage, loss of property, personal injury, or other civil liability
22caused or arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred
23within the scope of interstate commission employment, duties, or responsibilities.
24Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to protect any such person from suit

1or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or willful
2and wanton misconduct of any such person.
AB481,18,103 2. The interstate commission shall defend the commissioner of a compacting
4state, his or her representatives or employees, and the interstate commission's
5representatives or employees in any civil action seeking to impose liability and
6arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the
7scope of interstate commission employment, duties, or responsibilities or that such
8person had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of interstate
9commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, unless the actual or alleged act,
10error, or omission resulted from intentional wrongdoing on the part of such person.
AB481,18,1911 3. The interstate commission shall indemnify and hold the commissioner of a
12compacting state, his or her representatives or employees, and the interstate
13commission's representatives or employees harmless in the amount of any
14settlement or judgment obtained against such persons arising out of any actual or
15alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of interstate
16commission employment, duties, or responsibilities or that such person had a
17reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of interstate commission
18employment, duties, or responsibilities, unless the actual or alleged act, error, or
19omission resulted from intentional wrongdoing on the part of such person.
AB481,18,22 20(7) Article VII — Activities of the Interstate Commission. (a) The interstate
21commission shall meet and take such actions as are consistent with the provisions
22of this compact.
AB481,19,223 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this compact and unless a greater
24percentage is required by the bylaws, in order to constitute an act of the interstate

1commission, such act shall have been taken at a meeting of the interstate commission
2and shall have received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members present.
AB481,19,133 (c) Each member of the interstate commission shall have the right and power
4to cast a vote to which that compacting state is entitled and to participate in the
5business and affairs of the interstate commission. A member shall vote in person on
6behalf of the state and shall not delegate a vote to another member state. However,
7a state board shall appoint another authorized representative, in the absence of the
8commissioner from that state, to cast a vote on behalf of the member state at a
9specified meeting. The bylaws may provide for members' participation in meetings
10by telephone or other means of telecommunication or electronic communication. Any
11voting conducted by telephone, or by other means of telecommunication or electronic
12communication, shall be subject to the same quorum requirements of meetings at
13which members are present in person.
AB481,19,1614 (d) The interstate commission shall meet at least once during each year. The
15chairperson of the interstate commission may call additional meetings at any time
16and, upon the request of a majority of the members, shall call additional meetings.
AB481,20,217 (e) The interstate commission's bylaws shall establish conditions and
18procedures under which the interstate commission shall make its information and
19official records available to the public for inspection or copying. The interstate
20commission may exempt from disclosure any information or official records to the
21extent that they would adversely affect personal privacy rights or proprietary
22interests. In promulgating such rules, the interstate commission may make
23available to law enforcement agencies records and information otherwise exempt
24from disclosure and may enter into agreements with law enforcement agencies to

1receive or exchange information or records subject to nondisclosure and
2confidentiality provisions.
AB481,20,93 (f) Public notice shall be given of all meetings and all meetings shall be open
4to the public, except as set forth in the rules or as otherwise provided in the compact.
5The interstate commission shall promulgate rules consistent with the principles
6contained in the Government in Sunshine Act, 5 USC 552b. The interstate
7commission and any of its committees may close a meeting to the public if it
8determines by two-thirds vote that an open meeting would be likely to do any of the
9following:
AB481,20,1110 1. Relate solely to the interstate commission's internal personnel practices and
11procedures.
AB481,20,1212 2. Disclose matters specifically exempted from disclosure by statute.
AB481,20,1413 3. Disclose a trade secret or commercial or financial information that is
14privileged or confidential.
AB481,20,1515 4. Involve accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any person.
AB481,20,1716 5. Disclose information of a personal nature if disclosure would constitute a
17clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
AB481,20,1818 6. Disclose investigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes.
AB481,20,2219 7. Disclose information contained in or related to examination, operating, or
20condition reports prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of the interstate commission
21with respect to a regulated entity for the purpose of regulation or supervision of such
22entity.
AB481,20,2423 8. Disclose information, the premature disclosure of which would significantly
24endanger the life of a person or the stability of a regulated entity.
AB481,21,2
19. Specifically relate to the interstate commission's issuance of a subpoena or
2its participation in a civil action or proceeding.
AB481,21,113 (g) For every meeting closed under par. (f), the interstate commission's chief
4legal officer shall publicly certify that, in his or her opinion, the meeting may be
5closed to the public and shall reference each relevant exemptive provision. The
6interstate commission shall keep minutes that shall fully and clearly describe all
7matters discussed in any meeting and shall provide a full and accurate summary of
8any actions taken and the reasons therefor, including a description of each of the
9views expressed on any item and the record of any roll call vote, reflected in the vote
10of each member on the question. All documents considered in connection with any
11action shall be identified in such minutes.
AB481,21,1512 (h) The interstate commission shall collect standardized data concerning the
13interstate movement of offenders as directed through its bylaws and rules that shall
14specify the data to be collected, the means of collection, and data exchange and
15reporting requirements.
AB481,21,20 16(8) Article VIII — Rule-making Functions of the Interstate Commission. (a)
17The interstate commission shall promulgate rules in order to effectively and
18efficiently achieve the purposes of the compact, including transition rules governing
19administration of the compact during the period after it becomes effective in which
20it is being considered and enacted by other states.
AB481,22,221 (b) Rule making shall occur under the criteria set forth in this subsection and
22the bylaws and rules adopted under this subsection. Such rule making shall
23substantially conform to the principles of the federal Administrative Procedure Act,
245 USC 551 to 559, and the federal Advisory Committee Act, P.L. 92-463, reprinted

1in 5 USC appendix. All rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date
2specified in each rule or amendment.
AB481,22,53 (c) If a majority of the legislatures of the compacting states reject a rule, by
4enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt the compact,
5then such rule shall have no further force and effect in any compacting state.
AB481,22,76 (d) When promulgating a rule, the interstate commission shall do all of the
7following:
AB481,22,98 1. Publish the proposed rule, stating with particularity the text of the rule that
9is proposed and the reason for the proposed rule.
AB481,22,1110 2. Allow persons to submit written data, facts, opinions, and arguments, which
11information shall be publicly available.
AB481,22,1212 3. Provide an opportunity for an informal hearing.
AB481,22,1413 4. Promulgate a final rule and its effective date, if appropriate, based on the
14rule-making record.
AB481,22,2115 (e) Not later than 60 days after a rule is promulgated, any interested person
16may file a petition in the U.S. district court for the District of Columbia or in the
17federal district court for the district in which the interstate commission's principal
18office is located for judicial review of such rule. If the court finds that the interstate
19commission's action is not supported by substantial evidence, as construed under the
20federal Administrative Procedure Act, 5 USC 551 to 559, in the rule-making record,
21the court shall hold the rule unlawful and set it aside.
AB481,22,2322 (f) Subjects to be addressed within 12 months after the first meeting must at
23a minimum include all of the following:
AB481,22,2424 1. Notice to victims and opportunity to be heard.
AB481,22,2525 2. Offender registration and compliance.
AB481,23,1
13. Violations and returns.
AB481,23,22 4. Transfer procedures and forms.
AB481,23,33 5. Eligibility for transfer.
AB481,23,44 6. Collection of restitution and fees from offenders.
AB481,23,55 7. Data collection and reporting.
AB481,23,66 8. The level of supervision to be provided by the receiving state.
AB481,23,97 9. Transition rules governing the operation of the compact and the interstate
8commission during all or part of the period between the effective date of the compact
9and the date on which the last eligible state adopts the compact.
AB481,23,1010 10. Mediation, arbitration, and dispute resolution.
AB481,23,1311 (g) The existing rules governing the operation of the compact authorized under
12s. 304.13 (1m) shall be null and void with respect to adult offenders traveling between
13compacting states 12 months after the first meeting of the interstate commission.
AB481,23,1914 (h) Upon determination by the interstate commission that an emergency
15exists, it may promulgate an emergency rule, which shall become effective
16immediately upon adoption, provided that the usual rule-making procedures
17provided under this subsection shall be retroactively applied to the rule as soon as
18reasonably possible and in no event later than 90 days after the effective date of the
19rule.
AB481,23,24 20(9) Article IX — Oversight, Enforcement, and Dispute Resolution by the
21Interstate Commission.
(a) Oversight. 1. The interstate commission shall oversee
22the interstate movement of adult offenders in the compacting states and shall
23monitor such activities being administered in noncompacting states that may
24significantly affect compacting states.
AB481,24,7
12. The courts and executive agencies in each compacting state shall enforce this
2compact and shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the
3compact's purposes and intent. In any judicial or administrative proceeding in a
4compacting state pertaining to the subject matter of this compact that may affect the
5powers, responsibilities, or actions of the interstate commission, the interstate
6commission shall be entitled to receive all service of process in any such proceeding
7and shall have standing to intervene in the proceeding for all purposes.
AB481,24,108 (b) Dispute resolution. 1. The compacting states shall report to the interstate
9commission on issues or activities of concern to them and cooperate with and support
10the interstate commission in the discharge of its duties and responsibilities.
AB481,24,1311 2. The interstate commission shall attempt to resolve any disputes or other
12issues that are subject to the compact or that may arise among compacting states and
13noncompacting states.
AB481,24,1614 3. The interstate commission shall enact a bylaw or promulgate a rule
15providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes among the
16compacting states.
AB481,24,1917 (c) Enforcement. The interstate commission, in the reasonable exercise of its
18discretion, shall enforce the provisions of this compact using any or all means set
19forth in sub. (12).
AB481,24,22 20(10) Article X — Finance. (a) The interstate commission shall pay or provide
21for the payment of the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and
22ongoing activities.
AB481,25,623 (b) The interstate commission shall levy on and collect an annual assessment
24from each compacting state to cover the cost of the internal operations and activities
25of the interstate commission and its staff, which must be in a total amount sufficient

1to cover the interstate commission's annual budget as approved each year. The
2aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based upon a formula to be
3determined by the interstate commission, taking into consideration the population
4of the state and the volume of interstate movement of offenders in each compacting
5state. The interstate commission shall promulgate a rule that is binding upon all
6compacting states and that governs the assessment.
AB481,25,107 (c) The interstate commission may not incur any obligations of any kind prior
8to securing the funds adequate to meet them, nor may the interstate commission
9pledge the credit of any of the compacting states, except by and with the authority
10of the compacting state.
AB481,25,1711 (d) The interstate commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and
12disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the interstate commission shall
13be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. All
14receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the interstate commission shall be
15audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant, and the report of the audit
16shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the interstate
17commission.
AB481,25,19 18(11) Article XI — Compacting States, Effective Date, and Amendment. (a)
19Any state is eligible to become a compacting state.
AB481,26,220 (b) The compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment
21of the compact into law by no less than 35 of the states. The initial effective date shall
22be July 1, 2001, the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], or upon
23enactment into law by the 35th jurisdiction, whichever is later. Thereafter it shall
24become effective and binding, as to any other compacting state, upon enactment of
25the compact into law by that state. The governors of nonmember states or their

1designees will be invited to participate in interstate commission activities on a
2nonvoting basis prior to adoption of the compact by all states.
AB481,26,63 (c) Amendments to the compact may be proposed by the interstate commission
4for enactment by the compacting states. No amendment shall become effective and
5binding upon the interstate commission and the compacting states unless and until
6it is enacted into law by unanimous consent of the compacting states.
AB481,26,10 7(12) Article XII — Withdrawal, Default, Termination, and Judicial
8Enforcement.
(a) Withdrawal. 1. Except as provided in subd. 2. and par. (b) 1. c.
9and 3., once effective, the compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon
10each and every compacting state.
AB481,26,1211 2. a. A compacting state may withdraw from the compact by enacting a law
12specifically repealing this section.
AB481,26,1313 b. The effective date of withdrawal is the effective date of the repeal.
AB481,26,1814 c. The withdrawing state shall immediately notify the chairperson of the
15interstate commission in writing upon the introduction of legislation repealing this
16compact in the withdrawing state. The interstate commission shall notify the other
17compacting states of the withdrawing state's intent to withdraw within 60 days after
18receiving the written notice.
AB481,26,2119 d. The withdrawing state is responsible for all assessments, obligations, and
20liabilities incurred through the effective date of withdrawal, including any
21obligations the performance of which extend beyond the effective date of withdrawal.
AB481,26,2422 e. Reinstatement following withdrawal of any compacting state shall occur
23upon the withdrawing state reenacting the compact or upon such later date as
24determined by the interstate commission.
AB481,27,5
1(b) Default. 1. If the interstate commission determines that any compacting
2state has at any time defaulted in the performance of any of its obligations or
3responsibilities under this compact, under the bylaws, or under any duly
4promulgated rules, the interstate commission may impose any or all of the following
5penalties:
AB481,27,76 a. Forfeitures, fees, and costs in such amounts as are considered reasonable
7and as fixed by the interstate commission.
AB481,27,98 b. Remedial training and technical assistance as directed by the interstate
9commission.
AB481,27,1510 c. Suspension or termination of membership in the compact. Suspension shall
11be imposed only after all other reasonable means of securing compliance under the
12bylaws and rules have been exhausted. Immediate notice of suspension shall be
13given by the interstate commission to the governor, the chief justice of the supreme
14court, the majority and minority leaders of the defaulting state's legislature, and the
15state board.
AB481,27,1816 2. The grounds for default include failure of a compacting state to perform
17obligations or responsibilities imposed upon it by this compact, interstate
18commission bylaws, or duly promulgated rules.
AB481,28,719 3. If it determines that a compacting state has defaulted, the interstate
20commission shall immediately notify the defaulting state in writing of the penalty
21imposed by the interstate commission on the defaulting state pending a cure of the
22default. The interstate commission shall stipulate the conditions under which and
23the time period within which the defaulting state must cure its default. If the
24defaulting state fails to cure the default within the time period specified by the
25interstate commission, in addition to any other penalties imposed herein, the

1defaulting state may be terminated from the compact upon an affirmative vote of a
2majority of the compacting states, and all rights, privileges, and benefits conferred
3by this compact shall be terminated from the effective date of termination. Within
460 days after the effective date of termination of a defaulting state, the interstate
5commission shall notify the governor, the chief justice of the supreme court, the
6majority and minority leaders of the defaulting state's legislature, and the state
7board of the termination.
AB481,28,118 4. The defaulting state is responsible for all assessments, obligations, and
9liabilities incurred through the effective date of termination, including any
10obligations the performance of which extends beyond the effective date of
11termination.
AB481,28,1412 5. The interstate commission shall not bear any costs relating to the defaulting
13state unless otherwise mutually agreed upon between the interstate commission and
14the defaulting state.
AB481,28,1715 6. Reinstatement following termination of any compacting state requires both
16a reenactment of the compact by the defaulting state and the approval of the
17interstate commission under the rules.
AB481,28,2518 (c) Judicial enforcement. The interstate commission may, by majority vote of
19the members, initiate legal action in the U.S. district court for the District of
20Columbia, or, at the discretion of the interstate commission, in the federal district
21court for the district in which the interstate commission has its offices, to enforce
22compliance with the provisions of the compact and duly promulgated rules and
23bylaws against any compacting state in default. In the event judicial enforcement
24is necessary, the prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such litigation,
25including reasonable attorney fees.
AB481,29,3
1(d) Dissolution of compact. 1. The compact dissolves effective upon the date
2of the withdrawal or default of the compacting state that reduces membership in the
3compact to one compacting state.
AB481,29,74 2. Upon the dissolution of this compact, the compact becomes null and void and
5shall be of no further force or effect, the business and affairs of the interstate
6commission shall be wound up, and any surplus funds shall be distributed in
7accordance with the bylaws.
AB481,29,9 8(13) Article XIII — Construction. The provisions of this compact shall be
9liberally constructed to effectuate its purposes.
AB481,29,12 10(14) Article XIV — Binding Effect of Compact and Other Laws. (a) Other
11laws.
1. Nothing in this compact prevents the enforcement of any other law of a
12compacting state that is not inconsistent with this compact.
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