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Committee backs bill to make fingerprinting discretionary for counselor licenses
Summary
Senate Bill 1018, which clarifies that fingerprinting is not automatically required for counselor and therapist licensure and allows the division to require criminal background checks when necessary, was recommended for passage by the Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee.
The Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1018 to the floor with a do‑pass recommendation. The measure amends statutory language about fingerprinting in licensure statutes covering counselors and therapists to clarify that fingerprinting is not mandatory in every instance and that the Division of Occupational and Professional…
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