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§7095
Title 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 83: SOCIAL WORKERS
Subchapter 5: SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE COMPACT
§7097

§7096. Construction and severability

1.  Construction.  The compact and the commission's rule-making authority must be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes, implementation and administration of the compact. The provisions of the compact expressly authorizing or requiring the promulgation of rules may not be construed to limit the commission's rule-making authority solely for those purposes.  
[PL 2023, c. 674, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Severability.  The provisions of the compact are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of the compact is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to the constitution of any member state, of a state seeking participation in the compact or of the United States, or the applicability of the compact to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the compact and the applicability of the compact to any government, agency, person or circumstance is not affected.  
[PL 2023, c. 674, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2023, c. 674, §1 (NEW).
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