l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2493

Marriage and Family Therapy and Social Worker Licensure Act; delete repealer and make technical amendments.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT RELATING TO THE LICENSURE OF SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-53-1, 73-53-3 AND 73-53-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE LICENSURE OF SOCIAL WORKERS; TO AMEND SECTION 73-53-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSURE AS A PREREQUISITE TO THE PERFORMANCE OF SOCIAL WORK SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-53-8, 73-53-10 AND 73-53-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS; TO AMEND SECTION 73-53-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE AS A SOCIAL WORKER; TO AMEND SECTION 73-53-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TERM OF A SOCIAL WORKER LICENSE AND TO AUTHORIZE FEES FOR LICENSURE AND RENEWAL; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-53-17, 73-53-19, 73-53-21, 73-53-23, 73-53-25 AND 73-53-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION BY THE BOARD, PRESCRIBE COMPLAINT PROCEDURES, PRESCRIBE INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES, PRESCRIBE PROCEDURES FOR DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS, PROVIDE SANCTIONS AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD IN DISCIPLINARY MATTERS, AND CLARIFY THE AUTHORITY OF THE COURT TO ORDER PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE BEFORE THE BOARD IN DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS; TO REENACT SECTIONS 73-53-29 AND 73-53-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972; TO REENACT SECTIONS 73-54-1 THROUGH 73-54-13, 73-54-17 THROUGH 73-54-23 AND 73-54-27 THROUGH 73-54-39, AND SECTIONS 73-53-3, 73-53-8, 73-53-10, 73-53-11 AND 73-53-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-54-5, 73-54-7, 73-54-11, 73-54-13, 73-54-17, 73-54-27, 73-54-29, 73-54-37 AND 73-54-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY ASSOCIATES; TO AMEND SECTION 73-54-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY EXEMPT CONDUCT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-54-19 AND 73-54-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NATIONAL EXAMINATION OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 73-54-15 AND 73-54-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE APPLICANTS PRIOR TO 2000; TO REPEAL SECTION 73-54-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH IS THE AUTOMATIC REPEALER ON THE MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY LICENSURE ACT AND WHICH CREATE AND EMPOWER THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Bob M. Dearing

Its course

January 13 to February 1, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Feb 1 · stopped19 days

Public Health and WelfareJan 13 to Feb 1 · stopped19 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 13 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 13Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  2. Feb 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  2. Feb 1Died In CommitteeSenate