Pennsylvania HB 1231: An Act amending the act of July 9, 1987 (P.L.220, No.39), known as the Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act, further providing for State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1447
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1231
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, HILL-EVANS, SANCHEZ, VENKAT,
GIRAL, RABB, WAXMAN, MAYES, OTTEN, HOHENSTEIN, RIVERA AND
BOYD, APRIL 22, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 22, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 9, 1987 (P.L.220, No.39), entitled "An
act licensing and regulating the practice of social work;
providing penalties; and making an appropriation," further
providing for State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and
Family Therapists and Professional Counselors.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5(a) of the act of July 9, 1987 (P.L.220,
No.39), known as the Social Workers, Marriage and Family
Therapists and Professional Counselors Act, is amended to read:
Section 5. State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family
Therapists and Professional Counselors.
(a) Creation.--There is hereby created the State Board of
Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional
Counselors, a departmental administrative board in the
Department of State. The board shall consist of 13 members [who
are citizens of the United States and] who have been residents
of this Commonwealth for a two-year period, two of whom shall be
public members; five of whom shall be licensed social workers,
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at least one of whom shall be a licensed clinical social worker
and at least one of whom shall be a licensed social worker; two
of whom shall be licensed marriage and family therapists; two of
whom shall be licensed professional counselors; one of whom
shall be either a licensed marriage and family therapist or a
licensed professional counselor whose membership shall rotate
between those professions at the expiration of the member's
second term; and one of whom shall be the Commissioner of
Professional and Occupational Affairs.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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