Bill Title: Professional licensing. Requires the behavioral health and human services licensing board to issue a license to a social worker, clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, mental health counselor, licensed addiction counselor, licensed clinical addiction counselor, addiction counselor associate, or clinical addiction counselor associate who: (1) has a valid license or certificate to practice from another state or jurisdiction; (2) has passed an examination substantially equivalent to the level for which licensure is being requested; (3) does not have a pending disciplinary proceeding in another state; and (4) pays a fee. Establishes requirements to obtain a license as an addiction

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2017-04-28 - Public Law 225 [SB0059 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Randall Head [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-018	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator James Merritt [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-031	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mark Messmer [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-048	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Lonnie Randolph [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-002	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator James Buck [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-021	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Travis Holdman [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-019	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Frizzell [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-093	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Terri Jo Austin [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-036	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sheila Klinker [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-027	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Gregory Porter [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-096	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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