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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 7048
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3205
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. LOPES, 24
th Dist.
REP. HUGHES, 135
th Dist.
REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133
rd Dist.
SEN. CASSANO, 4
th Dist.
REP. GILCHREST, 18
th Dist.
REP. WILSON PHEANIOUS, 53
rd Dist.
REP. WALKER, 93
rd Dist.
AN ACT FINING UNQUALIFIED PERSONS WHO USE THE TITLE OF
SOCIAL WORKER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That chapter 383b of the general statutes be amended to authorize 1
the Commissioner of Public Health to fine a person who uses the title 2
of "social worker" two hundred fifty dollars and issue a cease and 3
desist order if such person has not attained (1) a baccalaureate or 4
master's degree in social work from an educational institution 5
accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, or (2) a doctoral 6
degree in social work. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To prevent unqualified persons from using the title of social worker.