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Committee hears bill to retain 2022 social-work licensing change after data shows license gains without increased disciplinary actions
Summary
House Bill 5158 would continue a 2022 change eliminating an entry-level exam for social-work licensure; witnesses, including Rhode Island College faculty and NASW, said the number of licensed social workers rose substantially without an increase in disciplinary actions.
Representative Shell Christmas introduced House Bill 5158 to continue the 2022 change in social-work licensure procedure that eliminated the first of two exams for clinical social work candidates. Sponsors told the committee the change is scheduled to sunset in August 2025 unless the legislature acts.
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