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<section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="6-206" title_number="6" title_name="Parole and Probation" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision">
  <text>Article V. Powers and Duties of the Interstate Commission.</text>
  <text>The Interstate Commission shall have the following powers:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>To adopt a seal and suitable bylaws governing the management and operation of the Interstate Commission;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>To promulgate rules which shall have the force and effect of statutory law and shall be binding in the compacting state to the extent and in the manner provided in this Compact;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>To oversee, supervise, and coordinate the interstate movement of offenders subject to the terms of this Compact and any bylaws adopted and rules promulgated by the Compact Commission;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>To enforce compliance with Compact provisions, Interstate Commission rules, and bylaws, using all necessary and proper means, including but not limited to, the use of judicial process;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="5">
    <text>To establish and maintain offices;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="6">
    <text>To purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="7">
    <text>To borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel, including, but not limited to, members and their staffs;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="8">
    <text>To establish and appoint committees and hire staff which it deems necessary for the carrying out of its functions including, but not limited to, an executive committee as required by Article III of this Compact which shall have the power to act on behalf of the Interstate Commission in carrying out its powers and duties hereunder;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="9">
    <text>To elect or appoint such officers, attorneys, employees, agents, or consultants, and to fix their compensation, define their duties and determine their qualifications; and to establish the Interstate Commission’s personnel policies and programs relating to, among other things, conflicts of interest, rates of compensation, and qualifications of personnel;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="10">
    <text>To accept any and all donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, and to receive, utilize, and dispose of same;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="11">
    <text>To lease, purchase, accept contributions or donations of, or otherwise to own, hold, improve or use any property, real, personal, or mixed;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="12">
    <text>To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise dispose of any property, real, personal or mixed;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="13">
    <text>To establish a budget and make expenditures and levy dues as provided in Article X of this Compact;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="14">
    <text>To sue and be sued;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="15">
    <text>To provide for dispute resolution among compacting states;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="16">
    <text>To perform such functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Compact;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="17">
    <text>To report annually to the legislatures, governors, judiciary, and state councils of the compacting states concerning the activities of the Interstate Commission during the preceding year. Such reports shall also include any recommendations that may have been adopted by the Interstate Commission;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="18">
    <text>To coordinate education, training, and public awareness regarding the interstate movement of offenders for officials involved in such activity; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="19">
    <text>To establish uniform standards for the reporting, collecting, and exchanging of data.</text>
  </level>
</section>
