HB 2661 Summary

• Enacts the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact to streamline teacher licensure across member states and reduce barriers to out-of-state teacher employment.

• Allows teachers with unencumbered licenses from member states to receive equivalent licenses in receiving states at the sole discretion of the receiving state's licensing authority.

• Provides expedited licensure pathways for active military members and eligible military spouses holding any type of license (not just unencumbered ones).

• Establishes the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Commission with one commissioner per member state to administer the compact, promulgate rules, and enforce compliance.

• Becomes effective July 1, 3000 (effective date appears to be a placeholder or error).