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Senate advances bill to adopt social work licensure compact; fiscal impact judged small
Summary
The Senate heard a section-by-section report on H 543, which would adopt the social work licensure compact and create a multistate licensing framework for social workers; the Finance Committee called projected licensing revenue losses 'de minimis.'
The Senate took up H 543 on second reading and heard a detailed committee report explaining that the bill would enact 26 V.S.A. chapter 61, subchapter 2, to adopt the social work licensure compact. Senator (speaker 1) read the bill and walked the chamber through the compact’s core provisions, saying the measure ‘‘preserves the regulatory authority of the states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure.’’
The compact, as described in the Senate report, would permit eligible social workers to hold a multistate license in categories such as baccalaureate, master’s and…
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