Section 53E-3-911 - Article X - Powers and duties of the Interstate CommissionThe Interstate Commission shall have the following powers:
(1) To provide for dispute resolution among member states.(2) To promulgate rules and take all necessary actions to effect the goals, purposes, and obligations enumerated in this compact. The rules shall have the force and effect of rules promulgated under Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and shall be binding in the compact states to the extent and in the manner provided in this compact.(3) To issue, upon request of a member state, advisory opinions concerning the meaning or interpretation of the interstate compact, its bylaws, rules, and actions.(4) To monitor compliance with the compact provisions, the rules promulgated by the Interstate Commission, and the bylaws. Any action to enforce compliance with the compact provision by the Interstate Commission shall be brought against a member state only.(5) To establish and maintain offices which shall be located within one or more of the member states.(6) To purchase and maintain insurance and bonds.(7) To borrow, accept, hire, or contract for services of personnel.(8) To establish and appoint committees including, but not limited to, an executive committee as required by Subsection 53E-3-910(5), which shall have the power to act on behalf of the Interstate Commission in carrying out its powers and duties.(9) To elect or appoint officers, attorneys, employees, agents, or consultants, and to fix their compensation, define their duties and determine their qualifications, and to establish the Interstate Commission's personnel policies and programs relating to conflicts of interest, rates of compensation, and qualifications of personnel.(10) To accept any and all donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, and to receive, utilize, and dispose of it.(11) To lease, purchase, accept contributions, or donations of, or otherwise to own, hold, improve, or use any property - real, personal, or mixed.(12) To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise dispose of any property - real, personal, or mixed.(13) To establish a budget and make expenditures.(14) To adopt a seal and bylaws governing the management and operation of the Interstate Commission.(15) To report annually to the legislatures, governors, judiciary, and state councils of the member states concerning the activities of the Interstate Commission during the preceding year. The reports shall also include any recommendations that may have been adopted by the Interstate Commission.(16) To coordinate education, training, and public awareness regarding the compact and its implementation and operation for officials and parents involved in such activity.(17) To establish uniform standards for the reporting, collecting, and exchanging of data.(18) To maintain corporate books and records in accordance with the bylaws.(19) To perform any functions necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this compact.(20) To provide for the uniform collection and sharing of information between and among member states, schools, and military families under this compact.Renumbered from § 53A-1-1010 and amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session ,§ 69, eff. 1/24/2018.Added by Chapter 278, 2017 General Session ,§ 11, eff. 5/9/2017.