Professional counselors; authorize applicants enrolled in a master's degree program to take the master's social work licensing exam; provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10A of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to licensing provisions regarding professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists, so as to authorize applicants for a license in social work enrolled in a master's degree program to take the master's social work licensing examination in their final semester of the program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2023
Last action Feb 21, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 20, 2024
How they voted
141–1
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 152
Feb 20, 2024
D
Democratic64
84% Yea
R
Republican88
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Katie Dempsey
RRepublican
P
Matt Barton
RRepublican
P
Matt Hatchett
RRepublican
P
Sharon Cooper
RRepublican
P
Shelly Hutchinson
DDemocratic
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