How do state legislatures participate in the compact?
A state legislature must enact the compact model act through legislation without amendments in order to join the compact. A state legislature also must designate the position or appointment process and conditions regarding who would represent the state on the commission. Relevant state legislative committees would receive written notice of a uniform standard before the commission could adopt it. The compact also establishes a legislative committee of state legislators or their designees to monitor the operations of the commission and make recommendations to the commission. State legislatures would be able to opt-out of a uniform standard for any product line at any time through legislation. The commission would be required to make an annual report, which shall include the findings of an independent audit, to the legislature and governor of each member state. How does a state opt-out of a uniform standard by regulation? A state may opt-out of a uniform standard by regulation that is dul
