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GA HB839
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/29/2024
Primary Sponsor
Katie Dempsey
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AI Summary
- Georgia enters the Social Work Licensure Compact, an interstate agreement allowing licensed social workers (clinical, master's, or bachelor's level) to practice across member states through a single Multistate License without obtaining separate licenses in each state
- The Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists is designated to administer the compact in the state
- Establishes the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission as a joint governmental agency of all member states, with one delegate per state, responsible for rulemaking, maintaining a shared data system of licensure and disciplinary information, and enforcing compact provisions
- The compact becomes effective when enacted by seven states, allows member states to take adverse actions against licensees practicing within their borders, requires criminal background checks via FBI fingerprint submission for multistate license applicants, and includes provisions supporting military families' license portability
- Increases the minimum educational requirement for massage therapist licensure from 500 to 625 hours of course and clinical work
Legislative Description
Social Work Licensure Compact Act; enact
Last Action
Senate Read Second Time
3/20/2024
Committee Referrals
Regulated Industries and Utilities3/4/2024
Interstate Cooperation3/29/2023
Full Bill Text
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