LCO No. 1103 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5755 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 1103 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH Introduced by: REP. GILCHREST, 18th Dist. AN ACT PROVIDING TITLE PROTECTION TO INDIVIDUALS WITH A DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 383b of the general statutes be amended to prohibit 1 any person from using the title "social worker" or any initials 2 associated with such title unless that person has obtained a bachelor's, 3 master's or doctorate degree from an accredited social work program. 4 Statement of Purpose: To provide title protection to individuals with a degree in social work.