Section 17. (a) This compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be enforceable.
(b) This compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
(c) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to prohibit the applicability of other interstate compacts to which the states are members.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 15e - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
Section 3 - Educational Records and Enrollment
Section 4 - Placement and Attendance
Section 7 - State Coordination
Section 8 - Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
Section 9 - Powers and Duties of the Interstate Commission
Section 10 - Organization and Operation of the Interstate Commission
Section 11 - Rulemaking Functions of the Interstate Commission
Section 12 - Oversight, Enforcement and Dispute Resolution
Section 13 - Financing of the Interstate Commission
Section 14 - Member States, Effective Date and Amendment
Section 15 - Withdrawal From Compact
Section 16 - Dissolution of Compact
Section 17 - Severability and Construction