628                              Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 259

(b)                                             Article II

Definitions

As used in this Agreement and contracts made pursuant to it,
unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

1.  "Educational personnel" means persons who must meet require-
ments pursuant to State law as a condition of employment in edu-
cational programs.

2.   "Designated State official" means the education official of a
State selected by that State to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of
his State, contracts pursuant to this Agreement.

3.  "Accept", or any variant thereof, means to recognize and give
effect to one or more determinations of another State relating to the
qualifications of educational personnel in lieu of making or requiring
a like determination that would otherwise be required by or pursuant
to the laws of a receiving State.

4.   "State" means a State, territory, or possession of the United
States; the District of Columbia; or the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico.

5.   "Originating State" means a State (and the subdivision there-
of, if any) whose determination that certain educational personnel
are qualified to be employed for specific duties in schools is accept-
able in accordance with the terms of a contract made pursuant to
Article III.

6.  "Receiving State" means a State (and the subdivisions thereof)
which accept educational personnel in accordance with the terms of
a contract made pursuant to Article III.

(c)                                            Article III

Interstate Educational Personnel Contracts

1.   The designated State official of a party State may make one or
more contracts on behalf of his State with one or more other party
States providing for the acceptance of educational personnel. Any
such contract for the period of its duration shall be applicable to
and binding on the States whose designated state officials enter into
it, and the subdivisions of those States, with the same force and
effect as if incorporated in this Agreement. A designated state
official may enter into a contract pursuant to this Article only with
States in which he finds that there are programs of education, cer-
tification standards or other acceptable qualifications that assure
preparation or qualification of educational personnel on a basis suffi-
ciently comparable, even though not identical to that prevailing in
his own State.

2.  Any such contract shall provide for:

(a)    Its duration.

(b)    The criteria to be applied by an originating State in qualify-
ing educational personnel for acceptance by a receiving State.

(c)    Such waivers, substitutions, and conditional acceptances as
shall add the practical effectuation of the contract without sacrifice
of basic educational standards.