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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 144
October 9, 2023 - Offered by Representative Sortwell.
AB144-AA1,1,11 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
AB144-AA1,1,3 21. Page 1, line 4: after “individuals" insert “and ratification of the Social Work
3Licensure Compact".
AB144-AA1,1,4 42. Page 2, line 1: before that line insert:
AB144-AA1,1,5 5 Section 1. 14.897 of the statutes is created to read:
AB144-AA1,1,11 614.897 Social work licensure compact. There is created a social work
7licensure compact commission as specified in s. 457.70. The delegate on the
8commission representing this state shall be appointed by the marriage and family
9therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board as provided in s.
10457.70 (10) (b) 1. and shall be an individual described in s. 457.70 (10) (b) 2. a. or b.
11The commission has the powers and duties granted and imposed under s. 457.70.
AB144-AA1,2 12Section 2. 15.405 (7c) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,2,2
115.405 (7c) (a) 1. Four social worker members who are certified or licensed
2under subch. I of ch. 457.
AB144-AA1,3 3Section 3. 15.405 (7c) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,2,54 15.405 (7c) (a) 2. Three marriage and family therapist members who are
5licensed under subch. I of ch. 457.
AB144-AA1,4 6Section 4. 15.405 (7c) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,2,87 15.405 (7c) (a) 3. Three professional counselor members who are licensed
8under subch. I of ch. 457.
AB144-AA1,5 9Section 5. 15.405 (7c) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,2,1210 15.405 (7c) (a) 4. Three public members who represent groups that promote the
11interests of consumers of services provided by persons who are certified or licensed
12under subch. I of ch. 457.
AB144-AA1,6 13Section 6. 15.405 (7c) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,2,1514 15.405 (7c) (am) 1. At least one member who is certified under subch. I of ch.
15457 as an advanced practice social worker.
AB144-AA1,7 16Section 7. 15.405 (7c) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,2,1817 15.405 (7c) (am) 3. At least one member who is licensed under subch. I of ch.
18457 as a clinical social worker.
AB144-AA1,8 19Section 8. 15.405 (7c) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,2,2420 15.405 (7c) (c) All matters pertaining to granting, denying, limiting,
21suspending, or revoking a certificate or license under subch. I of ch. 457, and all other
22matters of interest to either the social worker, marriage and family therapist, or
23professional counselor section shall be acted upon solely by the interested section of
24the examining board.
AB144-AA1,9 25Section 9. 46.90 (4) (ab) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,3,2
146.90 (4) (ab) 4. A social worker, professional counselor, or marriage and family
2therapist certified, as those terms are defined under subch. I of ch. 457.
AB144-AA1,10 3Section 10. 48.56 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,3,64 48.56 (2) Each county department shall employ personnel who devote all or
5part of their time to child welfare services. Whenever possible, these personnel shall
6be social workers certified under ch. 457, as defined in s. 457.01 (10).
AB144-AA1,11 7Section 11. 48.561 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,3,118 48.561 (2) The department shall employ personnel in a county having a
9population of 750,000 or more who devote all of their time directly or indirectly to
10child welfare services. Whenever possible, these personnel shall be social workers
11certified under ch. 457, as defined in s. 457.01 (10).
AB144-AA1,12 12Section 12. 49.45 (30j) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,4,213 49.45 (30j) (a) 1. “Competent mental health professional” means a physician
14who has completed a residence in psychiatry; a psychologist; a private practice school
15psychologist who is licensed under ch. 455; a marriage and family therapist who is
16licensed under s. 457.10 or 457.11; a professional counselor who is licensed under s.
17457.12 or 457.13; an advanced practice social worker granted a certificate under s.
18457.08 (2)
, as defined in s. 457.01 (1c); an independent social worker granted a
19certificate under s. 457.08 (3)
, as defined in s. 457.01 (2g); a clinical social worker
20licensed under s. 457.08 (4), as defined in s. 457.01 (1r); a clinical substance abuse
21counselor or independent clinical supervisor who is certified under s. 440.88, or any
22of these individuals who is practicing under a currently valid training or temporary
23license or certificate granted under applicable provisions of ch. 457. “Competent
24mental health professional" does not include an individual whose license or
25certificate is suspended, revoked, or voluntarily surrendered, or whose license or

1certificate is limited or restricted, when practicing in areas prohibited by the
2limitation or restriction.
AB144-AA1,13 3Section 13. 51.03 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,4,164 51.03 (6) (a) In this subsection, “licensed treatment professional" means a
5physician who has completed a residence in psychiatry; a psychologist; a private
6practice school psychologist who is licensed under ch. 455; a marriage and family
7therapist who is licensed under s. 457.10 or 457.11; a professional counselor who is
8licensed under s. 457.12 or 457.13; an advanced practice social worker granted a
9certificate under s. 457.08 (2)
, as defined in s. 457.01 (1c); an independent social
10worker licensed under s. 457.08 (3), as defined in s. 457.01 (2g); a clinical social
11worker licensed under s. 457.08 (4), as defined in s. 457.01 (1r); or any of these
12individuals who is practicing under a currently valid training or temporary license
13or certificate granted under applicable provisions of ch. 457. “Licensed treatment
14professional" does not include an individual whose license or certificate is suspended,
15revoked, or voluntarily surrendered, or whose license or certificate is limited or
16restricted, when practicing in areas prohibited by the limitation or restriction.
AB144-AA1,14 17Section 14. 55.043 (1m) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,4,1918 55.043 (1m) (a) 4. A social worker, professional counselor, or marriage and
19family therapist certified, as those terms are defined under subch. I of ch. 457.
AB144-AA1,15 20Section 15. 146.81 (1) (hg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,4,2221 146.81 (1) (hg) A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional
22counselor certified or licensed, as those terms are defined under subch. I of ch. 457.
AB144-AA1,16 23Section 16. 146.89 (1) (r) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,4,2524 146.89 (1) (r) 6. A social worker who holds a certificate granted under ch. 457,
25as defined in s. 457.01 (10)
.
AB144-AA1,17
1Section 17. 146.89 (1) (r) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,5,42 146.89 (1) (r) 7. A marriage and family therapist who is licensed under ch. 457,
3as defined in s. 457.01 (3)
or a professional counselor who is licensed under ch. 457,
4as defined in s. 457.01 (7)
.
AB144-AA1,18 5Section 18. 146.997 (1) (d) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,5,76 146.997 (1) (d) 11. A social worker, marriage and family therapist or
7professional counselor certified, as those terms are defined under subch. I of ch. 457.
AB144-AA1,19 8Section 19. 180.1901 (1m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,5,109 180.1901 (1m) (f) Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and
10social work examining board under subch. I of ch. 457.
AB144-AA1,20 11Section 20. 252.14 (1) (ar) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,5,1412 252.14 (1) (ar) 7. A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or
13professional counselor certified or licensed, as those terms are defined under subch.
14I of
ch. 457.
AB144-AA1,21 15Section 21. 252.15 (1) (er) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,5,1816 252.15 (1) (er) “Social worker" means an individual who is certified or licensed
17as
a social worker, advanced practice social worker, independent social worker, or
18clinical social worker, as those terms are defined under subch. I of ch. 457.
AB144-AA1,22 19Section 22. 253.10 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,5,2420 253.10 (2) (f) “Qualified person assisting the physician" means a social worker
21certified under ch. 457, as defined in s. 457.01 (10), a registered nurse or a physician
22assistant to whom a physician who is to perform or induce an abortion has delegated
23the responsibility, as the physician's agent, for providing the information required
24under sub. (3) (c) 2.
AB144-AA1,23 25Section 23. 256.215 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,6,7
1256.215 (2) (b) The emergency medical services provider establishes, submits
2to the department, and maintains patient care protocols corresponding to the
3appropriate service level to be used by a community paramedic or a community
4emergency medical services practitioner. The emergency medical services provider
5may include in a patient care protocol only those services that do not require a
6license, certificate, or other credential under subch. II, III, IV, or VII of ch. 448, subch.
7I of ch. 457,
or ch. 441, 446, 447, 449, 450, 451, 455, 457, or 459 to provide.
AB144-AA1,24 8Section 24. 257.01 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,6,119 257.01 (1) (a) An individual who, under ch. 455, is licensed as a psychologist
10or, under subch. I of ch. 457, is certified as a social worker or licensed as a clinical
11social worker, a marriage and family therapist, or a professional counselor.
AB144-AA1,25 12Section 25. 257.01 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,6,1713 257.01 (1) (b) An individual who was at any time within the previous 10 years,
14but is not currently, licensed as a psychologist under ch. 455 or certified as a social
15worker or licensed as a clinical social worker, a marriage and family therapist, or a
16professional counselor under subch. I of ch. 457, if the individual's license or
17certification was never revoked, limited, suspended, or denied renewal.
AB144-AA1,26 18Section 26. 303.08 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,6,2519 303.08 (1) (f) Obtaining counseling or therapy from an approved public
20treatment facility, as defined in s. 51.45 (2) (c), an approved private treatment
21facility, as defined in s. 51.45 (2) (b), a psychiatrist, a psychologist, a licensed clinical
22social worker, as defined in s. 457.01 (1r), a professional counselor licensed under ch.
23457, or a certified
, as defined in s. 457.01 (7), an independent social worker, as defined
24in s. 457.01 (2g),
or an advanced practice social worker, as defined in s. 457.01 (1c),
25who is authorized to practice psychotherapy under subch. I of ch. 457.
AB144-AA1,27
1Section 27. 440.03 (11m) (c) 2u. of the statutes is created to read:
AB144-AA1,7,32 440.03 (11m) (c) 2u. The coordinated data system under s. 457.70 (11), if such
3disclosure is required under the social work licensure compact under s. 457.70.
AB144-AA1,28 4Section 28. 440.03 (13) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,7,125 440.03 (13) (b) (intro.) The department may investigate whether an applicant
6for or holder of any of the following credentials has been charged with or convicted
7of a crime only pursuant to rules promulgated by the department under this
8paragraph, including rules that establish the criteria that the department will use
9to determine whether an investigation under this paragraph is necessary, except as
10provided in par. (c) and ss. 441.51 (5) (a) 5., 448.980 (5) (b) 3., 448.985 (3) (a) 4.,
11448.987 (3) (a) 5. a. and (5) (b) 2. a., and 455.50 (3) (e) 4. and (f) 4., and 457.70 (3) (b)
124. and (7) (b) 3.
:
AB144-AA1,29 13Section 29. 440.03 (13) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 440.03 (13) (c) 1.
14(intro.) and amended to read:
AB144-AA1,7,1715 440.03 (13) (c) 1. (intro.) The department shall require an all of the following
16to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete
17set of the person's fingerprints:
AB144-AA1,7,19 18a. An applicant for a private detective license or a private security permit under
19s. 440.26, an.
AB144-AA1,7,21 20b. An applicant for a juvenile martial arts instructor permit under sub. (17),
21an
.
AB144-AA1,7,23 22c. An applicant for a real estate appraiser certification under s. 458.06 or
23license under s. 458.08, an.
AB144-AA1,7,24 24d. An applicant for a multistate license under s. 441.06 (1c) or 441.10 (1c), an.
AB144-AA1,7,25 25e. An applicant for a compact license under s. 448.05 (2) (f), an.
AB144-AA1,8,2
1f. An applicant for a physical therapist license under s. 448.53 or physical
2therapist assistant license under s. 448.535, an .
AB144-AA1,8,6 3g. An applicant for an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant
4compact privilege under s. 448.987 (4), and an applicant for an occupational
5therapist or occupational therapy assistant license described in s. 448.987 (5) (b) 2.
6a., an
AB144-AA1,8,7 7h. An applicant for a psychologist license under s. 455.04, and a.
AB144-AA1,8,10 8z. A person for whom the department conducts an investigation under par. (b),
9to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete
10set of the person's fingerprints
.
AB144-AA1,8,20 112. The department of justice may submit the fingerprint cards, and the
12department of justice shall submit the fingerprint cards of all applicants for a real
13estate appraiser certification under s. 458.06 or license under s. 458.08, of all
14applicants for a multistate license under s. 441.06 (1c) or 441.10 (1c), of all applicants
15for a compact license under s. 448.05 (2) (f), of all applicants for a physical therapist
16license under s. 448.53 or a physical therapist assistant license under s. 448.535, and
17of all applicants for a psychologist license under s. 455.04
identified in subd. 1. c. to
18id.
, to the federal bureau of investigation for the purpose of verifying the identity of
19the persons fingerprinted and obtaining records of their criminal arrests and
20convictions.
AB144-AA1,8,23 213. Information obtained from the federal bureau of investigation may be shared
22with the department or the appropriate credentialing board, but shall otherwise be
23kept confidential and is not subject to disclosure under s. 19.35.
AB144-AA1,30 24Section 30. 440.03 (13) (c) 1. id. of the statutes is created to read:
AB144-AA1,9,3
1440.03 (13) (c) 1. id. An applicant for any category of social worker multistate
2license under s. 457.08 (4m) when required pursuant to the social work licensure
3compact under s. 457.70.
AB144-AA1,31 4Section 31. 440.03 (14) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,9,145 440.03 (14) (am) The department may promulgate rules that establish
6requirements for granting a license to practice psychotherapy to a person who is
7registered under par. (a). Rules promulgated under this paragraph shall establish
8requirements for obtaining such a license that are comparable to the requirements
9for obtaining a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional
10counselor license under subch. I of ch. 457. If the department promulgates rules
11under this paragraph, the department shall grant a license under this paragraph to
12a person registered under par. (a) who pays the initial credential fee determined by
13the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and provides evidence satisfactory to the
14department that he or she satisfies the requirements established in the rules.
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