{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53e-6-1101","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53E-6-1101","heading":"Article II -- Definitions.","body":"(1) As used in this compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall govern the terms herein:\n(a) \"Active military member\" means any person with full-time duty status in the armed forces of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve;\n(b) \"Adverse action\" means any limitation or restriction imposed by a member state's licensing authority, such as revocation, suspension, reprimand, probation, or limitation on the licensee's ability to work as a teacher;\n(c) \"Bylaws\" means those bylaws established by the commission;\n(d) \"Career and technical education license\" means a current, valid authorization issued by a member state's licensing authority allowing an individual to serve as a teacher in P-12 public educational settings in a specific career and technical education area;\n(e) \"Charter member states\" means a member state that has enacted legislation to adopt this compact where such legislation predates the initial meeting of the commission after the effective date of the compact;\n(f) \"Commission\" means the interstate administrative body which membership consists of delegates of all states that have enacted this compact, and which is known as the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Commission;\n(g) \"Commissioner\" means the delegate of a member state;\n(h) \"Eligible license\" means a license to engage in the teaching profession which requires at least a bachelor's degree and the completion of a state approved program for teacher licensure;\n(i) \"Eligible military spouse\" means the spouse of an individual in full-time duty status in the active armed forces of the United States including members of the National Guard and Reserve moving as a result of a military mission or military career progression requirements or are on their terminal move as a result of separation or retirement, to include surviving spouses of deceased military members;\n(j) \"Executive committee\" means a group of commissioners elected or appointed to act on behalf of, and within the powers granted to them by, the commission as provided for herein;\n(k) \"Licensing authority\" means an official, agency, board, or other entity of a state that is responsible for the licensing and regulation of teachers authorized to teach in P-12 public educational settings;\n(l) \"Member state\" means any state that has adopted this compact, including all agencies and officials of such a state;\n(m) \"Receiving state\" means any state where a teacher has applied for licensure under this compact;\n(n) \"Rule\" means any regulation promulgated by the commission in accordance with Section 53E-6-1107, which shall have the force of law as a rule promulgated in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and which shall be binding in each member state;\n(o) \"State\" means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, and the District of Columbia;\n(p) \"State practice laws\" means a member state's laws, rules, and regulations that govern the teaching profession, define the scope of such profession, and create the methods and grounds for imposing discipline;\n(q) \"State specific requirements\" means a requirement for licensure covered in coursework or examination that include content of unique interest to the state;\n(r) \"Teacher\" means an individual who currently holds an authorization from a member state that forms the basis for employment in the P-12 public schools of the state to provide instruction in a specific subject area, grade level, or student population; and\n(s) \"Unencumbered license\" means a current, valid authorization issued by a member state's licensing authority allowing an individual to serve as a teacher in P-12 public educational settings. An unencumbered license is not a restricted, probationary, provisional, substitute, or temporary credential.\n(2) The definitions described in Section 53E-1-102 do not apply to this compact.","path":["Title 53E Public Education System -- State Administration","Chapter 53E-6 Education Professional Licensure","Part 53E-6-11 Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53E/Chapter6/53E-6-S1101.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"b7ad3d522abe7896aa7f68e255d884def51a8cbca897120bca577ddf68bf3df3","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53e-6-1100","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53e-6-1102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}