SB 571 changesAn Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Interstate Compact; providing for the form of the compact; imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Compact.

What changed

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This revision removes two implementation mechanisms that were designed to expedite Pennsylvania's entry into the Interstate Compact, while clarifying the bill's effective date. The changes eliminate the authority to issue temporary regulations within 180 days of the compact taking effect and remove the requirement to begin accepting and issuing compact privilege applications within that same 180-day window. Additionally, the bill corrects its effective date from immediate to 60 days after enactment, resolving a previous internal contradiction, and removes incomplete language referencing duties of the State Board of Occupational Therapy that appeared to be erroneously inserted. These modifications scale back the administrative expediting provisions while retaining the core compact authorization.

Change log

• SECTION 3 > (b)

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  Removes incomplete implementation language referencing State Board of Occupational Therapy

  The section previously contained a fragmentary sentence beginning "(C) IMPLEMENTATION.--THE STATE BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY <--EDUCATION AND LICENSURE SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING DUTIES:" that has been deleted. The remaining text, which requires the Secretary of the Commonwealth to publish notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin when the compact becomes effective, is unchanged. This appears to remove incomplete or erroneous text that was likely inserted in error.

• SECTION 3 > (2)

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  Requirement to accept applications and issue compact privileges within 180 days removed

  This section previously required the Commonwealth to accept applications for a compact privilege and issue such privileges within 180 days after the compact becomes effective and operative for Pennsylvania. The entire requirement has been deleted from the bill. No replacement timeline or procedure is specified in the changes provided.

• PREAMBLE

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  Technical/conforming change

  This section reflects procedural and administrative updates to the bill's preamble, reverting the text to reflect its original introduction status rather than an amended version. The changes update printer numbers, referral language, and dates to align with the bill's initial filing on April 9, 2025, removing references to subsequent committee action and amendments.

• SECTION 5

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  Effective date changed from immediate to 60 days after enactment

  The bill's effective date is modified from taking effect immediately to taking effect in 60 days. The original text contained an internal contradiction (stating both "60 days" and "IMMEDIATELY"); the revision removes the immediate effective date language, leaving only the 60-day delay. This means the act will become operative 60 days after enactment rather than upon signature.

• SECTION 3 > (1)

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  Authority to promulgate temporary regulations for compact implementation removed

  This section eliminates the provision that authorized the promulgation of temporary regulations necessary to implement the Interstate Compact. Previously, temporary regulations could be issued under specified rulemaking authority within 180 days after the compact became effective and operative for Pennsylvania. The removal of this provision means this expedited temporary rulemaking pathway is no longer available.