Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Assembly, No. 2813 — State of New Jersey (October 10, 2024)

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Statement of the Senate Commerce Committee, State of New Jersey, dated October 10, 2024, reporting favorably Assembly Bill No. 2813, which would enter New Jersey into the Social Work Licensure Compact. The compact sets up a multistate license system under which a social worker licensed at the clinical, master's or bachelor's level in one member state may practice in another member state if the compact's requirements are met. The bill covers the authority of member state licensing authorities, adverse actions against multistate licensees, the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission and its Executive Committee, and withdrawal from the compact. The statement says the bill is identical to Senate Bill No. 2688.

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SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY,
No. 2813

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: OCTOBER
10, 2024

The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably
Assembly Bill No. 2813.

This
bill will enter New Jersey into the Social Work Licensure Compact. The compact
establishes a multistate license system in which an individual licensed at the
clinical, master’s or bachelor’s level in social work needs only to obtain
licensure in one state that is a party to the compact in order to practice as a
social worker in another member state to the compact, so long as certain
requirements established under the compact are met by the individual. Under
the bill, provisions are established regarding, among other items, the
authority of a member state’s licensing authority; how an adverse action
against a multistate licensee is managed; the set-up of the Social Work
Licensure Compact Commission and its Executive Committee; the collection of
data on member states; and how to withdraw from the compact, if sought by a
member state.

As reported by the committee, Assembly Bill No. 2813
is identical to Senate Bill No. 2688, which was also reported by the committee
on this date.

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