Mississippi House Bill 607 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 30 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-03-30 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Reenact Sections 73-53-3, 73-53-8, 73-53-10, 73-53-11 And 73-53-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Definitions For The Social Worker Licensure Law, Create The Board Of Examiners For Social Workers And Marriage And Family Therapists, Set Out The Powers Of The Board, And Prescribe The Licensure Requirements For Social Workers, And 73-54-1 Through 73-54-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Licensure And Regulation Of Marriage And Family Therapists; To Amend Section 73-53-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Statement Of Purpose Of The Social Worker Licensure Law; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-53-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Definitions For Additional Terms For The Purpose Of The Social Worker Licensure Law; To Amend Section 73-53-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify A Reference; To Amend Section 73-53-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Use Of Certain Titles Or Letters Indicating Or Implying That A Person Is A Social Worker Unless The Person Holds A Valid Social Worker License; To Delete Certain Grandfather Provisions For Licensure; To Increase The Penalties For Violations Of The Social Worker Licensure Law; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-53-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Period During Which Marriage And Family Therapists Appointed To The Board Must Have Been Actively Engaged In Practice Immediately Before Appointment To The Board; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-53-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Monetary Penalties Imposed By The Board Shall Be Deposited Into The Board's Special Fund Instead Of Into The State General Fund; To Revise Who Is Authorized To Sign Requisitions For Expenditures Of Monies In The Board's Special Fund; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-53-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Additional Powers To The Board; To Amend Section 73-53-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Type Of Examination That Applicants Must Pass For Social Worker Licensure; To Require Applicants For Social Worker Licensure To Complete Criminal History Records Checks; To Amend Section 73-53-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Procedure For Application For Licensure As A Social Worker Or Marriage And Family Therapist; To Authorize The Board To Change The Amount Of Fees Through Its Rulemaking Authority; To Authorize The Board To Charge Examination Fees To Applicants; To Authorize The Board To Issue Temporary Licenses During A Declared Disaster Or Emergency; To Amend Section 73-53-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Additional Grounds For Disciplinary Action Against Licensees And Applicants; To Amend Section 73-53-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That Complaints Filed With The Board Against A Licensee Must Contain The Name Of The Complaining Party; To Amend Section 73-53-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Whose Application For A License Is Denied Is Entitled To A Hearing Before The Board Upon Written Request; To Amend Section 73-53-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Types Of Sanctions Available To The Board For Disciplinary Action Against Licensees Or Applicants; To Amend Section 73-53-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provision That A Circuit Court May Order The Attendance Of Witnesses And The Production Of Documents In Any Hearing Before The Board; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-54-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "marriage And Family Therapy Associate" For The Purposes Of The Marriage And Family Therapy Licensure Law; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-54-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Persons Who Do Not Hold A Valid And Current License Issued By The Board From Practicing Marriage And Family Therapy; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-54-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete A Term That Marriage And Family Therapy Interns Were Authorized To Use; To Amend Reenacted Sections 73-54-11, 73-54-13, 73-54-37 And 73-54-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Licensure Of Marriage And Family Therapy Associates; To Repeal Section 73-54-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prescribes The Qualifications For Marriage And Family Therapist License Applicants On Or Before September 1, 2000; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-54-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Educational And Experience Qualifications For Licensure As A Marriage And Family Therapist; To Prescribe The Qualifications For Licensure As A Marriage And Family Therapy Associate; To Require Applicants For Either License To Complete Criminal History Records Checks; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-54-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Provisions Relating To Administration Of The Licensure Examination; To Provide That The Cost Of The Examination Shall Be Paid By The Applicant; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-54-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Marriage And Family Therapists Licensed In Other States Who Apply For Licensure By Reciprocity Must Have Passed The National Examination In Marital And Family Therapy; To Repeal Section 73-54-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Directs The Board To Charge An Application Fee And Examination Fee To Applicants For Licensure As A Marriage And Family Therapist; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-54-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Maximum Amount Of The License Renewal Fee; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-54-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Continued Practice With A Lapsed License As A Ground For Disciplinary Action Against A Licensee; To Amend Section 73-54-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Reenacted Sections; And For Related Purposes.

Social workers and marriage and family therapists; reenact and revise licensure laws and extend repealer on.

Rep. Stephen Holland [D]

2011-03-15 - House - House Concurred in Amend From Senate (Y: 117 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-03-09 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-24 - House - House Passed (Y: 118 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-30		Approved by Governor
2011-03-22		Enrolled Bill Signed
2011-03-21		Enrolled Bill Signed
2011-03-15		Concurred in Amend From Senate
2011-03-10		Returned For Concurrence
2011-03-09		Passed As Amended
2011-03-09		Amended
2011-02-28		Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2011-01-26		Referred To Public Health and Welfare
2011-01-25		Transmitted To Senate
2011-01-24		Passed
2011-01-24		Committee Substitute Adopted
2011-01-20		Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2011-01-11		Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0607.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0607IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0607CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0607PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0607SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/votes/house/0210002.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/votes/senate/0650017.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/votes/house/0710002.pdf