BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: January 21, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Jimmy Gomez, Chair
AB
1084 (Bonilla) - As Amended January 4, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill makes conforming changes to the examination
requirements for an applicant for licensure as a clinical social
worker (LCSW), who possesses a master's degree from a school or
department of social work, that is seeking accreditation, to
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allow the applicant to take the law and ethics examination while
the applicant's school or department is a candidate for
accreditation, as specified.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Negligible state costs.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. This is an author-sponsored bill that clarifies
examination requirements for LCSW licensure applicants.
2)Background. Current law specifies persons in training to be an
LSCW must register as an associate clinical social worker
(ACSW). It further specifies ACSW registration applicants are
not eligible to take any examinations while the applicant's
school or department is a candidate for accreditation.
However, SB 704 (Negrete McLeod), Chapter 387, Statutes of
2011, restructured the examination process, requiring ACSW
applicants to take the California law and ethics examination
as a condition of licensure effective January 1, 2016. AB
1084 specifies applicants are not allowed to take the clinical
exam while their school is seeking accreditation, thereby
allowing them to take the law and ethics exam even through
their school is unaccredited.
Analysis Prepared by:Lisa Murawski / APPR. / (916)
319-2081
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