Kansas is joining an effort that could one day make it easier to hire teachers from other states.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that a bill signed by Governor Laura Kelly late last week makes Kansas the latest member of the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact. The initiative is not off the ground yet as ten states are required to fully enact the compact and Kansas is only the fourth to join. The three others are Utah, Colorado and Kentucky. Legislation is pending in about a dozen other states. The compact could be operational in a year or two depending on what happens.