N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-312.13

Current through Session Law 2024-45

Section 90-312.13 - [Contingent effective date - see note] Construction and severability

This Compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any member state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this Compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this Compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any member state, the Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining member states and in full force and effect as to the member state affected as to all severable matters.

Added by 2020 N.C. Sess. Laws 87, s. 3, eff. 7/2/2020.

Contingent effective date: Section 4 of S.L. 2020-87 provides, in pertinent part: "Part II of this act becomes effective when at least 10 states have enacted the Interstate Compact for Audiology and Speech Pathology set forth in Section 3 of this act. The North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists shall report to the Revisor of Statutes when the Interstate Compact for Audiology and Speech Pathology set forth in Section 3 of this act has been enacted by the 10 member states."