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SB 53 Social workers; licensure by endorsement.
Introduced by: William M. Stanley, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Board of Social Work; reciprocal licensing agreements. Directs the Board of Social Work to pursue the establishment of reciprocal agreements with jurisdictions that are contiguous with the Commonwealth for the licensure of baccalaureate social workers, master's social workers, and clinical social workers. The bill provides that reciprocal agreements shall require that a person hold a comparable, current, unrestricted license in the other jurisdiction and that no grounds exist for denial based on the Code of Virginia and regulations of the Board.
FULL TEXT
- 11/18/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100386D pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107751D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB53ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/02/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0617) pdf
HISTORY
- 11/18/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100386D
- 11/18/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/17/20 Senate: Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services (11-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/20 Senate: Rereferred to Education and Health
- 01/22/20 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 02/06/20 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107751D-S1
- 02/07/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/10/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20107751D-S1
- 02/10/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB53S1
- 02/10/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/20 House: Read first time
- 02/13/20 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/13/20 House: Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
- 02/21/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/20 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/20 House: Read second time
- 02/28/20 House: Read third time
- 02/28/20 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB53ER)
- 03/06/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/02/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 617 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/02/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0617)