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AB144-AA1,29,1818 1. Fulfill a competency requirement, which shall be satisfied by either:
AB144-AA1,29,1919 a. Passage of a masters-category qualifying national exam;
AB144-AA1,29,2420 b. Licensure of the applicant in their home state at the master's category,
21beginning prior to such time as a qualifying national exam was required by the home
22state at the master's category and accompanied by a continuous period of social work
23licensure thereafter, all of which may be further governed by the rules of the
24commission; or
AB144-AA1,30,2
1c. The substantial equivalency of the foregoing competency requirements
2which the commission may determine by rule.
AB144-AA1,30,33 2. Attain at least a master's degree in social work from a program that is:
AB144-AA1,30,44 a. Operated by a college or university recognized by the licensing authority; and
AB144-AA1,30,75 b. Accredited, or in candidacy that subsequently becomes accredited, by an
6accrediting agency recognized by either the Council for Higher Education
7Accreditation or its successor; or the United States department of education.
AB144-AA1,30,98 (d) An applicant for a bachelor's-category multistate license must meet all of
9the following requirements:
AB144-AA1,30,1010 1. Fulfill a competency requirement, which shall be satisfied by either:
AB144-AA1,30,1111 a. Passage of a bachelor's-category qualifying national exam;
AB144-AA1,30,1512 b. Licensure of the applicant in their home state at the bachelor's category,
13beginning prior to such time as a qualifying national exam was required by the home
14state and accompanied by a period of continuous social work licensure thereafter, all
15of which may be further governed by the rules of the commission; or
AB144-AA1,30,1716 c. The substantial equivalency of the foregoing competency requirements
17which the commission may determine by rule.
AB144-AA1,30,1818 2. Attain at least a bachelor's degree in social work from a program that is:
AB144-AA1,30,1919 a. Operated by a college or university recognized by the licensing authority; and
AB144-AA1,30,2220 b. Accredited, or in candidacy that subsequently becomes accredited, by an
21accrediting agency recognized by either the Council for Higher Education
22Accreditation or its successor; or the United States department of education.
AB144-AA1,31,223 (e) The multistate license for a regulated social worker is subject to the renewal
24requirements of the home state. The regulated social worker must maintain

1compliance with the requirements of par. (a) to be eligible to renew a multistate
2license.
AB144-AA1,31,83 (f) The regulated social worker's services in a remote state are subject to that
4member state's regulatory authority. A remote state may, in accordance with due
5process and that member state's laws, remove a regulated social worker's multistate
6authorization to practice in the remote state for a specific period of time, impose
7fines, and take any other necessary actions to protect the health and safety of its
8citizens.
AB144-AA1,31,119 (g) If a multistate license is encumbered, the regulated social worker's
10multistate authorization to practice shall be deactivated in all remote states until the
11multistate license is no longer encumbered.
AB144-AA1,31,1512 (h) If a multistate authorization to practice is encumbered in a remote state,
13the regulated social worker's multistate authorization to practice may be
14deactivated in that state until the multistate authorization to practice is no longer
15encumbered.
AB144-AA1,31,18 16(5) Issuance of a multistate license. (a) Upon receipt of an application for
17multistate license, the home state licensing authority shall determine the applicant's
18eligibility for a multistate license in accordance with sub. (4).
AB144-AA1,31,2219 (b) If such applicant is eligible pursuant to sub. (4), the home state licensing
20authority shall issue a multistate license that authorizes the applicant or regulated
21social worker to practice in all member states under a multistate authorization to
22practice.
AB144-AA1,31,2523 (c) Upon issuance of a multistate license, the home state licensing authority
24shall designate whether the regulated social worker holds a multistate license in the
25bachelor's, master's, or clinical category of social work.
AB144-AA1,32,4
1(d) A multistate license issued by a home state to a resident in that state shall
2be recognized by all compact member states as authorizing social work practice
3under a multistate authorization to practice corresponding to each category of
4licensure regulated in each member state.
AB144-AA1,32,10 5(6) Authority of interstate compact commission and member state licensing
6authorities.
(a) Nothing in this compact, nor any rule of the commission, shall be
7construed to limit, restrict, or in any way reduce the ability of a member state to enact
8and enforce laws, regulations, or other rules related to the practice of social work in
9that state, where those laws, regulations, or other rules are not inconsistent with the
10provisions of this compact.
AB144-AA1,32,1211 (b) Nothing in this compact shall affect the requirements established by a
12member state for the issuance of a single state license.
AB144-AA1,32,1513 (c) Nothing in this compact, nor any rule of the commission, shall be construed
14to limit, restrict, or in any way reduce the ability of a member state to take adverse
15action against a licensee's single state license to practice social work in that state.
AB144-AA1,32,1816 (d) Nothing in this compact, nor any rule of the commission, shall be construed
17to limit, restrict, or in any way reduce the ability of a remote state to take adverse
18action against a licensee's multistate authorization to practice in that state.
AB144-AA1,32,2219 (e) Nothing in this compact, nor any rule of the commission, shall be construed
20to limit, restrict, or in any way reduce the ability of a licensee's home state to take
21adverse action against a licensee's multistate license based upon information
22provided by a remote state.
AB144-AA1,32,25 23(7) Reissuance of a multistate license by a new home state. (a) A licensee can
24hold a multistate license, issued by their home state, in only one member state at any
25given time.
AB144-AA1,33,2
1(b) If a licensee changes their home state by moving between two member
2states:
AB144-AA1,33,53 1. The licensee shall immediately apply for the reissuance of their multistate
4license in their new home state. The licensee shall pay all applicable fees and notify
5the prior home state in accordance with the rules of the commission.
AB144-AA1,33,106 2. Upon receipt of an application to reissue a multistate license, the new home
7state shall verify that the multistate license is active, unencumbered and eligible for
8reissuance under the terms of the compact and the rules of the commission. The
9multistate license issued by the prior home state will be deactivated and all member
10states notified in accordance with the applicable rules adopted by the commission.
AB144-AA1,33,1611 3. Prior to the reissuance of the multistate license, the new home state shall
12conduct procedures for considering the criminal history records of the licensee. Such
13procedures shall include the submission of fingerprints or other biometric-based
14information by applicants for the purpose of obtaining an applicant's criminal
15history record information from the federal bureau of investigation and the agency
16responsible for retaining that state's criminal records.
AB144-AA1,33,1817 4. If required for initial licensure, the new home state may require completion
18of jurisprudence requirements in the new home state.
AB144-AA1,33,2219 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this compact, if a licensee does not
20meet the requirements set forth in this compact for the reissuance of a multistate
21license by the new home state, then the licensee shall be subject to the new home
22state requirements for the issuance of a single state license in that state.
AB144-AA1,34,223 (c) If a licensee changes their primary state of residence by moving from a
24member state to a nonmember state, or from a nonmember state to a member state,

1then the licensee shall be subject to the state requirements for the issuance of a single
2state license in the new home state.
AB144-AA1,34,53 (d) Nothing in this compact shall interfere with a licensee's ability to hold a
4single state license in multiple states; however, for the purposes of this compact, a
5licensee shall have only one home state, and only one multistate license.
AB144-AA1,34,76 (e) Nothing in this compact shall interfere with the requirements established
7by a member state for the issuance of a single state license.
AB144-AA1,34,11 8(8) Military families. An active military member or their spouse shall
9designate a home state where the individual has a multistate license. The individual
10may retain their home state designation during the period the service member is on
11active duty.
AB144-AA1,34,14 12(9) Adverse actions. (a) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law,
13a remote state shall have the authority, in accordance with existing state due process
14law, to:
AB144-AA1,34,2515 1. Take adverse action against a regulated social worker's multistate
16authorization to practice only within that member state, and issue subpoenas for
17both hearings and investigations that require the attendance and testimony of
18witnesses as well as the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by a licensing
19authority in a member state for the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the
20production of evidence from another member state shall be enforced in the latter
21state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according to the practice and procedure
22of that court applicable to subpoenas issued in proceedings pending before it. The
23issuing licensing authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage, and
24other fees required by the service statutes of the state in which the witnesses or
25evidence are located.
AB144-AA1,35,2
12. Only the home state shall have the power to take adverse action against a
2regulated social worker's multistate license.
AB144-AA1,35,63 (b) For purposes of taking adverse action, the home state shall give the same
4priority and effect to reported conduct received from a member state as it would if
5the conduct had occurred within the home state. In so doing, the home state shall
6apply its own state laws to determine appropriate action.
AB144-AA1,35,127 (c) The home state shall complete any pending investigations of a regulated
8social worker who changes their home state during the course of the investigations.
9The home state shall also have the authority to take appropriate action(s) and shall
10promptly report the conclusions of the investigations to the administrator of the data
11system. The administrator of the data system shall promptly notify the new home
12state of any adverse actions.
AB144-AA1,35,1513 (d) A member state, if otherwise permitted by state law, may recover from the
14affected regulated social worker the costs of investigations and dispositions of cases
15resulting from any adverse action taken against that regulated social worker.
AB144-AA1,35,1816 (e) A member state may take adverse action based on the factual findings of
17another member state, provided that the member state follows its own procedures
18for taking the adverse action.
AB144-AA1,35,2219 (f) Joint investigations. 1. In addition to the authority granted to a member
20state by its respective social work practice act or other applicable state law, any
21member state may participate with other member states in joint investigations of
22licensees.
AB144-AA1,35,2523 2. Member states shall share any investigative, litigation, or compliance
24materials in furtherance of any joint or individual investigation initiated under the
25compact.
AB144-AA1,36,8
1(g) If adverse action is taken by the home state against the multistate license
2of a regulated social worker, the regulated social worker's multistate authorization
3to practice in all other member states shall be deactivated until all encumbrances
4have been removed from the multistate license. All home state disciplinary orders
5that impose adverse action against the license of a regulated social worker shall
6include a statement that the regulated social worker's multistate authorization to
7practice is deactivated in all member states until all conditions of the decision, order
8or agreement are satisfied.
AB144-AA1,36,129 (h) If a member state takes adverse action, it shall promptly notify the
10administrator of the data system. The administrator of the data system shall
11promptly notify the home state and all other member states of any adverse actions
12by remote states.
AB144-AA1,36,1413 (i) Nothing in this compact shall override a member state's decision that
14participation in an alternative program may be used in lieu of adverse action.
AB144-AA1,36,1715 (j) Nothing in this compact shall authorize a member state to demand the
16issuance of subpoenas for attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production
17of evidence from another member state for lawful actions within that member state.
AB144-AA1,36,2018 (k) Nothing in this compact shall authorize a member state to impose discipline
19against a regulated social worker who holds a multistate authorization to practice
20for lawful actions within another member state.
AB144-AA1,37,2 21(10) Establishment of social work licensure compact commission. (a) The
22compact member states hereby create and establish a joint government agency
23whose membership consists of all member states that have enacted the compact
24known as the social work licensure compact commission. The commission is an
25instrumentality of the compact states acting jointly and not an instrumentality of

1any one state. The commission shall come into existence on or after the effective date
2of the compact as set forth in sub. (14).
AB144-AA1,37,53 (b) Membership, voting, and meetings. 1. Each member state shall have and
4be limited to one (1) delegate selected by that member state's state licensing
5authority.
AB144-AA1,37,66 2. The delegate shall be either:
AB144-AA1,37,97 a. A current member of the state licensing authority at the time of appointment,
8who is a regulated social worker or public member of the state licensing authority;
9or
AB144-AA1,37,1010 b. An administrator of the state licensing authority or their designee.
AB144-AA1,37,1211 3. The commission shall by rule or bylaw establish a term of office for delegates
12and may by rule or bylaw establish term limits.
AB144-AA1,37,1413 4. The commission may recommend removal or suspension any delegate from
14office.
AB144-AA1,37,1615 5. A member state's state licensing authority shall fill any vacancy of its
16delegate occurring on the commission within 60 days of the vacancy.
AB144-AA1,37,1817 6. Each delegate shall be entitled to one vote on all matters before the
18commission requiring a vote by commission delegates.
AB144-AA1,37,2119 7. A delegate shall vote in person or by such other means as provided in the
20bylaws. The bylaws may provide for delegates to meet by telecommunication,
21videoconference, or other means of communication.
AB144-AA1,37,2422 8. The commission shall meet at least once during each calendar year.
23Additional meetings may be held as set forth in the bylaws. The commission may
24meet by telecommunication, video conference or other similar electronic means.
AB144-AA1,37,2525 (c) The commission shall have the following powers:
AB144-AA1,38,1
11. Establish the fiscal year of the commission;
AB144-AA1,38,22 2. Establish code of conduct and conflict of interest policies;
AB144-AA1,38,33 3. Establish and amend rules and bylaws;
AB144-AA1,38,44 4. Maintain its financial records in accordance with the bylaws;
AB144-AA1,38,65 5. Meet and take such actions as are consistent with the provisions of this
6compact, the commission's rules, and the bylaws;
AB144-AA1,38,97 6. Initiate and conclude legal proceedings or actions in the name of the
8commission, provided that the standing of any state licensing board to sue or be sued
9under applicable law shall not be affected;
AB144-AA1,38,1210 7. Maintain and certify records and information provided to a member state as
11the authenticated business records of the commission, and designate an agent to do
12so on the commission's behalf;
AB144-AA1,38,1313 8. Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;
AB144-AA1,38,1514 9. Borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel, including, but not
15limited to, employees of a member state;
AB144-AA1,38,1616 10. Conduct an annual financial review;
AB144-AA1,38,2117 11. Hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix compensation, define duties,
18grant such individuals appropriate authority to carry out the purposes of the
19compact, and establish the commission's personnel policies and programs relating
20to conflicts of interest, qualifications of personnel, and other related personnel
21matters;
AB144-AA1,38,2222 12. Assess and collect fees;
AB144-AA1,39,223 13. Accept any and all appropriate gifts, donations, grants of money, other
24sources of revenue, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, and receive, utilize,

1and dispose of the same; provided that at all times the commission shall avoid any
2appearance of impropriety or conflict of interest;
AB144-AA1,39,43 14. Lease, purchase, retain, own, hold, improve, or use any property, real,
4personal, or mixed, or any undivided interest therein;
AB144-AA1,39,65 15. Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise
6dispose of any property real, personal, or mixed;
AB144-AA1,39,77 16. Establish a budget and make expenditures;
AB144-AA1,39,88 17. Borrow money;
AB144-AA1,39,129 18. Appoint committees, including standing committees, composed of
10members, state regulators, state legislators or their representatives, and consumer
11representatives, and such other interested persons as may be designated in this
12compact and the bylaws;
AB144-AA1,39,1413 19. Provide and receive information from, and cooperate with, law enforcement
14agencies;
AB144-AA1,39,1615 20. Establish and elect an executive committee, including a chair and a vice
16chair;
AB144-AA1,39,1917 21. Determine whether a state's adopted language is materially different from
18the model compact language such that the state would not qualify for participation
19in the compact; and
AB144-AA1,39,2120 22. Perform such other functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve
21the purposes of this compact.
AB144-AA1,39,2422 (d) The executive committee. 1. The executive committee shall have the power
23to act on behalf of the commission according to the terms of this compact. The powers,
24duties, and responsibilities of the executive committee shall include:
AB144-AA1,40,3
1a. Oversee the day-to-day activities of the administration of the compact
2including enforcement and compliance with the provisions of the compact, its rules
3and bylaws, and other such duties as deemed necessary;
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