WI AB80

Wisconsin joins the Social Work Licensure Compact, allowing social workers licensed in member states to practice across state lines without obtaining separate licenses in each state through a multistate authorization system.

Creates three categories of multistate licenses corresponding to licensure levels: bachelor's-category, master's-category, and clinical-category, each with specific education, examination, and supervised practice requirements.

Establishes the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission as a joint government agency to administer the compact, with Wisconsin's delegate appointed by the Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board.

Requires multistate license applicants to submit fingerprints for FBI criminal background checks, hold an active unencumbered license in their home state, and pass a qualifying national examination for their licensure category.

Authorizes member states to take adverse action against a social worker's multistate authorization to practice within their jurisdiction while preserving the home state's exclusive authority over the underlying multistate license.