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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 318
Committee: Boards, Agencies, and CommissionsSponsor: Representative Kenyatté
Hassell
Analyst: Tiffany Weaver Date: 04/01/2024
House Bill 318 as introduced would allow the Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners
to join the interstate Social Work Licensure Compact. The provisions of this bill: (1) would
increase the financial obligations of the Board by an undetermined amount dependent on the
amount of the annual assessment fee levied by the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission
on each member state to cover the costs of its operations, activities, staff, and annual budget as
authorized in the compact; (2) could decrease the amount of license fees currently collected
from out-of-state licensed social workers who decide to become licensed in their home state and
practice in Alabama under the multistate license by an estimated $13,000 annually; and (3)
would increase receipts to the Board from fees imposed for multistate licenses by an
undetermined amount dependent upon the number of licenses issued and the fee amounts set by
the Board.
Further, this bill would increase the administrative obligations of the Board to submit
information to the commission's licensure database as provided for by the provisions of this bill.