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Committee weighs changing exam requirement for social work associates
Summary
Lawmakers and professional groups told the Senate committee a national, proctored exam required for the new licensed social work associate tier is too broad; the proposed fix would let the Board of Mental Health Practice set an appropriate exam standard by rule.
Representative Carol McGuire, sponsor of House Bill 271, told the Senate committee the licensed social work associate tier has produced very few licenses under the current requirement to pass a nationally proctored social work exam. She said the statute’s exam requirement is broader and more rigorous than needed for an associate-level practice and has resulted in only one licensed associate in the roughly 18 months since the tier was created.
The House amendment before the committee directs the Board of Mental Health…
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