Board hears updates on counseling compact, social‑work compact bills and migration to new agenda system

Executive Director Irving told the board that the counseling compact has hired an executive director, identified a vendor and contracted for a shared data system that multiple health‑related compacts will use. The board was informed the compact is going through testing and an application should be available later in the year.

Irving also identified legislative items of interest: House Bill 27 and Senate Bill 220 (social‑work licensure compact companion bills) and Senate Bill 122 (mental‑health professions bill) among the items to monitor. The social‑work compact would create a multistate licensure model similar to the nursing compact and, if passed, is anticipated to take effect on July 1, 2025; implementation would follow the compact’s operational timeline.

Staff warned board members that the department will migrate meeting materials from Agenda iViewer to a new web‑based Agenda 2 platform and that migration may temporarily make documents inaccessible during onboarding. Members were advised to review posted materials promptly when they are published and to expect onboarding training ahead of the August meeting.

Why it matters: Compacts alter mobility and telehealth practice across state lines; pending bills could change licensure pathways. The agenda‑system migration affects how board members and the public access meeting records and exhibits.

Sources: Executive director briefing during the meeting and agenda materials provided to the board.