July 20, 2022

TO:          Commissioners and Designees

FR:          Finance Committee

• Brian Henry, Missouri Commissioner, Committee Chair
• Darcy Benway, Illinois Commissioner
• Bob Buehn, Florida Commissioner
• Brian Halstead, Nebraska Commissioner
• Debra Jackson, New York Commissioner
• Rosemarie Kraeger, Rhode Island Commissioner
• Greg Lynch, Washington Commissioner
• Craig Neuenswander, Kansas Commissioner          
• J. Clarke Orzalli, Massachusetts Commissioner 
• Douglas Ragland, Alabama Commissioner
• Kyle Fairbairn, Military Impacted Schools Association  Ex-Officio          

RE:         Commissioner Guidance on Compact Program Funding

The Compact was statutorily passed by all fifty states and the District of Columbia. While 42/49 (86%) of Compact Commissioners are employed by an executive office, state department, state board of education, a school district or school; 8/49 (14%) are self-employed or retired.

As most states cover the full cost of the operations through the employer, some self-employed/retired Commissioners may pay for their expenses out of pocket. As the Compact is in statute, state legislatures should allocate funding to cover basic program and commissioner expenses to oversee program implementation.

The Finance Committee developed this document to provide guidance for member states who are interested in funding for oversight and implementation of their Compact programs.

Member states who wish to seek funding in their states should contact Cherise Imai, Executive Director at cimai@csg.org.

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