How will the rulemaking process differ under the New ICPC as compared to the current ICPC?
The rulemaking process will differ under the New ICPC in a number of ways. First, the New ICPC requires customary due process procedures, including advance notice and publication of rules promulgated by the governing authority, adequate opportunity for debate and deliberation by the party states, and an opportunity for public comment. The current compact, however, does not provide any details or limitations on the manner in which the rules are currently promulgated nor the parameters of the types of rules that can be created. Additionally, by linking the process of the development of the rules in the New Compact with the principles of the Model State Administrative Procedures Act, the rules of the New Compact will be given legal status that will be recognized by the courts and more enforceable between the states. The governing structure described in Articles VIII, IX, & X of the New Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children is conceptually like the existing one. The major differ
