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Senate Bill S4543
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 35th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S4543 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4049
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง7710, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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A5173
2013-S4543 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4543 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to mandatory continuing education for social workers PURPOSE OF GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure continued competency by requiring practicing licensed master social workers and licensed clinical social workers to complete continuing education. JUSTIFICATION: Continuing education has been adopted in nearly every state as an essential activity for ensuring quality social work services. As practice treatment knowledge expands, social workers must continuously educate themselves in order to remain proficient in professional practice and the peformance of professional functions. This bill will protect the welfare of the public and ensure that consumers receive quality services by requiring continued education for licensed master social works and licensed clinical workers. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2013- New Bill
2013-S4543 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4543 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 10, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to mandatory continuing education for social workers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 7710 to read as follows: S 7710. MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION. 1. (A) EACH LICENSED MASTER SOCIAL WORKER OR LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER REQUIRED UNDER THIS ARTICLE TO REGISTER TRIENNIALLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO PRACTICE IN THIS STATE, SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCA- TION REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPHS (B) AND (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. LICENSED MASTER SOCIAL WORKERS OR LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS WHO DO NOT SATISFY THE MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS SHALL NOT PRAC- TICE UNTIL THEY HAVE MET SUCH REQUIREMENTS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN ISSUED A REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE, EXCEPT THAT A LICENSED MASTER SOCIAL WORKER OR LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER MAY PRACTICE WITHOUT HAVING MET SUCH REQUIREMENTS IF HE OR SHE IS ISSUED A CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION CERTIF- ICATE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION. (B) EACH LICENSED MASTER SOCIAL WORKER OR LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRE- MENT FOR THE TRIENNIAL REGISTRATION PERIOD DURING WHICH THEY ARE FIRST LICENSED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTENT OF THIS SECTION, ADJUSTMENT TO THE MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT MAY BE GRANTED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR REASONS OF HEALTH THAT ARE CERTIFIED BY AN APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, FOR EXTENDED ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, OR FOR OTHER GOOD CAUSE ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPART- MENT WHICH MAY PREVENT COMPLIANCE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07626-03-3
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