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SB 1888 Illinois Senate · 101st Regular Session

SOCIAL WORKER AUTHORIZED EXAM

Summary
Amends the Clinical Social Work Practice Act. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt rules allowing an applicant who is enrolled in an approved program for a master's degree in social work to sit for the authorized examination for licensed social workers in the final semester of the program. Effective January 1, 2020. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Provides that applicants for a license as a licensed social worker enrolled in an approved program for a master's degree in social work may sit for the authorized examination for licensed social workers in the final semester of the program without prior approval of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Allows the Department to adopt rules to administer the provisions. Requires applicants for a license as a licensed social worker to still meet all requirements for licensure. Effective January 1, 2020.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Aug 2019
Introduced Apr 4, 2019 Signed Aug 23, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2019 · House May 23, 2019

How they voted

48–0
Passed
Total votes 48
May 31, 2019
D Democratic30
30 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican18
18 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
52
Key actions
7
Committee
11
Amendments
8
Aug 23, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2019
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
upper
May 29, 2019
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 005-000-000
upper
May 28, 2019
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities
upper
May 24, 2019
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 23, 2019
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 24, 2019
upper
May 23, 2019
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
upper
May 23, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0-2)
house
May 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
May 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 9, 2019
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 9, 2019
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Grant Wehrli
lower
May 8, 2019
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-000-000
lower
May 7, 2019
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 7, 2019
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Grant Wehrli
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Licensed Activities; 006-000-000
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Licensed Activities
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 12 co-sponsors

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