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This bill enacts the Social Work Licensure Compact, which is an agreement between states to allow social workers to practice in multiple states more easily. The Compact aims to increase access to social work services, reduce redundant licensing requirements, and improve public safety by facilitating cooperation between states in regulating social workers. It establishes a "Multistate License" and a "Multistate Authorization to Practice," allowing a social worker licensed in one member state (the "Home State") to practice in other member states (the "Remote States") without needing a separate license in each. The bill also outlines the requirements for states to join the Compact, the qualifications for social workers to obtain a Multistate License, and the responsibilities of both the Home State and Remote States in licensing and disciplinary actions. A "Regulated Social Worker" is defined as any clinical, master's, or bachelor's social worker licensed by a member state. The Compact will be overseen by a Social Work Licensure Compact Commission, which will develop rules and manage a data system for sharing information among member states. The bill also makes technical amendments to existing laws to align with the Compact, including provisions related to practicing social work without a license and the use of social worker titles. This Act is set to take effect on January 1, 2027.

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