SCS/HCS/HB 1803 - This act authorizes accredited Missouri colleges and universities to issue a document that verifies and acknowledges completion of a school social work program. Individuals seeking the document must have a degree in social work and either hold a credential in school social work from a nationally recognized credentialing organization or passed a school social work exam approved by the State Committee for Social Workers. The Department of Higher Education will develop the document being issued. This section contains an emergency clause. The State Committee for Social Workers is authorized to issue a document to verify and acknowledge completion of a school social work program. The document will be issued to individuals holding a license issued by the Committee, submitting a fee, and either holding a credential issued by a nationally recognized organization or having passed a specified exam. The document issued is not a license or certificate and conveys no authority to practice social work. The document issued will not expire or subject the holder to discipline under a professional licensing provision.
MIKE HAMMANN