Marvin Mandel, Governor                         627

Whereas, Through inadvertence, Chapter 405 of 1969, while
repealing the old law, did not include a re-enactment of the inter-
state agreement on qualifications of educational personnel; and

Whereas, It is the desire of the General Assembly of Maryland
to reinstate this law and to continue the State of Maryland on the
list of states which have ratified this agreement concerning the
qualifications of educational personnel; now, therefore

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Chapter 133 of the Acts of 1968 be and the same is hereby
repealed and that new Sections 108A to 108D, inclusive, be and they
are hereby added to Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
(1969 Replacement Volume), title "Public Education," subtitle "Chap-
ter 8. Teachers," to follow immediately after Section 108 thereof, and
to be under the new subheading "Interstate Agreement on Qualifica-
tions," re-enacting and to read as follows:

108A.

The Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Per-
sonnel is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdic-
tions legally joining therein, in the form substantially as follows:

108B.

INTERSTATE AGREEMENT ON QUALIFICATIONS OF
EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL

(a)                                        Article I

Purpose, Findings, and Policy

1.  The States party to this Agreement, desiring by common action
to improve their respective school systems by utilizing the teacher
or other professional educational person wherever educated, declare
that it is the policy of each of them, on the basis of cooperation
with one another, to take advantage of the preparation and experi-
ence of such persons wherever gained, thereby serving the best
interests of society, of education, and of the teaching profession.
It is the purpose of this Agreement to provide for the development
and execution of such programs of cooperation as will facilitate
the movement of teachers and other professional educational per-
sonnel among the States party to it, and to authorize specific inter-
state educational personnel contracts to achieve that end.

2.   The party States find that included in the large movement of
population among all sections of the nation are many qualified
educational personnel who move for family and other personal
reasons but who are hindered in using their professional skill and
experience in their new locations. Variations from State to State in
requirements for qualifying educational personnel discourage such
personnel from taking the steps necessary to qualify in other States.
As a consequence, a significant number of professionally prepared
and experienced educators is lost to our school systems. Facilitating
the employment of qualified educational personnel, without reference
to their States of origin, can increase the available educational
resources. Participation in this Compact can increase the availability
of educational manpower.