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Debate over social-work licensure: unions and social workers seek alternative paths; national board warns of risks
Joint Committee on Children and Families and Persons with Disabilities · November 18, 2025
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Supporters of H279 argued that exam pass‑rate disparities block diverse, bilingual social workers from serving communities; national exam developer ASWB warned that eliminating exams could jeopardize compact membership and public protection.
Leader O’Day and union representatives urged the committee to approve H279 to create alternative pathways to social-work licensure, citing demographic disparities in exam pass rates and the loss of experienced bilingual social workers.
Union leaders and frontline DCF social workers described…
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