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This bill enters Virginia into the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, a comprehensive interstate agreement designed to facilitate teacher licensure mobility across member states. The Compact aims to create a streamlined pathway for teachers to obtain licenses in new states, particularly supporting military spouses and active military members who frequently relocate. Key provisions include establishing an interstate commission to manage the Compact, creating a process for recognizing teaching licenses from other member states, and maintaining state sovereignty in regulating the teaching profession. Teachers with an unencumbered (unrestricted) license from one member state can apply for an equivalent license in another member state, subject to the receiving state's discretion. The Compact also establishes mechanisms for information sharing between states regarding teacher investigations and disciplinary actions, while protecting individual states' rights to regulate their own licensing processes. The Compact becomes effective once ten states have enacted it, and it includes detailed provisions for governance, rulemaking, dispute resolution, and potential withdrawal of member states.