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P U B L I C L AW 9 60 -AUG. 3, 19 66

P u b l i c Law 950

973 CHAPTER 916

AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the States of Illinois and Wisconsin to enter into a compact relating to interstate public school districts where an educational community extends into both such States.

August 3, 1956 [H. R. 9314]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of aLa^int«t^*ta.tl Congress is hereby given to the States of Illinois and Wisconsin to •chooi compact, enter into the following compact and agreement relative to interstate public school districts where an educational community extends into both such States. The compact reads as follows: "ARTICLE I—PURPOSE

"The purpose of this compact is to create a pattern of organizations through which all the people of an educational community which crosses State lines may participate in the government of such unit. "ARTICLE II—ORGANIZATION

"The State superintendent of public instruction or similarly titled officer of the respective party States designated in the enabling Acts approving this compact may by agreement provide for the establishment and operation of interstate public school districts for the operation of elementary and secondary schools. "ARTICLE III—SCOPE or THE AGREEMENTS

"Such agreements may cover— " f a) the establishment of an interstate school district; " (b) the allocation of costs of operation and capital expenditure between the portions of the district in each State; " (c) the scope of the educational program; "(d) the procedures whereby the electors in each State may participate in the formation of school policy; " ^e) the allocation of State school aids; "(f) the determination of the State's laws under which the contracts for the purchase of materials, supplies, and personal services will be made so as to prevent all conflict as to the applicable statutes. Arrangements shall be made for the employment of persons by one State only and for the pro rata reimbursement of that State for services rendered to citizens of another State, but no such agreement shall require that all employees be hired by a particular State; and "(g) all other matters as are reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes set forth in article I. "ARTICLE IV—^EFFECTIVE DATE

"This compact shall become operative between any State and another State when, following the adoption of the compact by the legislatures of both such States, the appropriate officers of two States execute an agreement.

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