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3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 1053 |
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5 | 5 | | February 2, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives GUSTAFSON, MOORE OMOKUNDE, |
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6 | 6 | | BALDEH, CONSIDINE, EMERSON, JOERS, SINICKI, SNODGRASS, STUBBS, SUBECK, |
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7 | 7 | | HAYWOOD and VINING, cosponsored by Senators CARPENTER and BALLWEG. |
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8 | 8 | | Referred to Committee on Children and Families. |
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9 | 9 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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10 | 10 | | AN ACT to amend 440.08 (2) (a) (intro.), 457.08 (1) (intro.), 457.08 (2) (intro.), |
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11 | 11 | | 457.08 (3) (intro.) and 457.08 (4) (intro.); and to create 457.08 (6) and 457.085 |
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12 | 12 | | of the statutes; relating to: provisional social worker certificates and licenses. |
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13 | 13 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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14 | 14 | | Current law prohibits a person from using the title “social worker” without |
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15 | 15 | | holding a social worker certificate, and similarly prohibits the use of other titles |
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16 | 16 | | corresponding to higher levels of social work practice without a corresponding |
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17 | 17 | | credential for that level of social work practice. Those higher levels of social work |
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18 | 18 | | practice include advanced practice social work, independent social work, and clinical |
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19 | 19 | | social work. Current law further prohibits the practice of clinical social work without |
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20 | 20 | | a clinical social worker license. Current law specifies requirements for obtaining |
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21 | 21 | | these social worker credentials, all of which include a requirement of passage of an |
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22 | 22 | | examination. |
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23 | 23 | | This bill provides for an alternative pathway to obtain a social work credential |
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24 | 24 | | without passage of a national examination. Under the bill, an individual who has |
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25 | 25 | | taken the examination corresponding to a particular category of social work |
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26 | 26 | | credential and has not passed the examination, but who otherwise satisfies the |
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27 | 27 | | requirements for the credential, may obtain a provisional credential. With the |
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28 | 28 | | provisional credential, the individual is allowed to practice the corresponding level |
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29 | 29 | | of social work, may use the corresponding title, and is considered to be that level of |
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30 | 30 | | social worker, but the individual must obtain at least three hours of supervision |
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31 | 31 | | during every 160 hours of practice, in accordance with the bill and rules promulgated |
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37 | 37 | | by the Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work |
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38 | 38 | | Examining Board and subject to periodic evaluation. Upon successful completion of |
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39 | 39 | | the supervised practice requirement, the individual must receive a final evaluation |
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40 | 40 | | and may obtain a corresponding nonprovisional social worker credential without |
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41 | 41 | | passage of the examination. |
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42 | 42 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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43 | 43 | | enact as follows: |
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44 | 44 | | SECTION 1. 440.08 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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45 | 45 | | 440.08 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b) and in ss. 440.51, 442.04, |
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46 | 46 | | 444.03, 444.11, 447.04 (2) (c) 2., 447.05 (1) (b), 449.17 (1m) (d), 449.18 (2) (e), 455.06 |
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47 | 47 | | (1) (b), 457.085 (3), 463.10, 463.12, and 463.25 and subch. II of ch. 448, the renewal |
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48 | 48 | | dates for credentials are as follows: |
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49 | 49 | | SECTION 2. 457.08 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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50 | 50 | | 457.08 (1) SOCIAL WORKER CERTIFICATE. (intro.) The social worker section shall |
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51 | 51 | | grant a social worker certificate to an individual who qualifies under sub. (6) (a) or |
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52 | 52 | | s. 457.09 (5) (d) or to any individual who does all of the following: |
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53 | 53 | | SECTION 3. 457.08 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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54 | 54 | | 457.08 (2) ADVANCED PRACTICE SOCIAL WORKER CERTIFICATE. (intro.) The social |
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55 | 55 | | worker section shall grant an advanced practice social worker certificate to any an |
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56 | 56 | | individual who qualifies under sub. (6) (b) or to an individual who is certified under |
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57 | 57 | | sub. (1) and does all of the following: |
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58 | 58 | | SECTION 4. 457.08 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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59 | 59 | | 457.08 (3) INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORKER CERTIFICATE. (intro.) The social worker |
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60 | 60 | | section shall grant an independent social worker certificate to any an individual who |
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61 | 61 | | qualifies under sub. (6) (c) or to an individual who is certified under sub. (1) and does |
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62 | 62 | | all of the following: |
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84 | 84 | | SECTION 5 |
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86 | 86 | | SECTION 5. 457.08 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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87 | 87 | | 457.08 (4) CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER LICENSE. (intro.) The social worker section |
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88 | 88 | | shall grant a clinical social worker license to any an individual who qualifies under |
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89 | 89 | | sub. (6) (d) or to an individual who is certified under sub. (1) and does all of the |
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90 | 90 | | following: |
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91 | 91 | | SECTION 6. 457.08 (6) of the statutes is created to read: |
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92 | 92 | | 457.08 (6) CERTIFICATE OR LICENSE BASED ON PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE OR LICENSE. |
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93 | 93 | | (a) Upon satisfaction of the requirements in s. 457.06, the social worker section shall |
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94 | 94 | | grant a social worker certificate to an individual who has held a provisional social |
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95 | 95 | | worker certificate and whose completion of supervised practice has been verified |
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96 | 96 | | under s. 457.085 (4) (e) 2. |
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97 | 97 | | (b) Upon satisfaction of the requirements in s. 457.06, the social worker section |
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98 | 98 | | shall grant an advanced practice social worker certificate to an individual who has |
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99 | 99 | | held a provisional advanced practice social worker certificate and whose completion |
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100 | 100 | | of supervised practice has been verified under s. 457.085 (4) (e) 2. |
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101 | 101 | | (c) Upon satisfaction of the requirements in s. 457.06, the social worker section |
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102 | 102 | | shall grant an independent social worker certificate to an individual who has held |
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103 | 103 | | a provisional independent social worker certificate and whose completion of |
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104 | 104 | | supervised practice has been verified under s. 457.085 (4) (e) 2. |
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105 | 105 | | (d) Upon satisfaction of the requirements in s. 457.06, the social worker section |
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106 | 106 | | shall grant a clinical social worker license to an individual who has held a provisional |
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107 | 107 | | clinical social worker license and whose completion of supervised practice has been |
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108 | 108 | | verified under s. 457.085 (4) (e) 2. |
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109 | 109 | | SECTION 7. 457.085 of the statutes is created to read: |
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136 | 136 | | 457.085 Provisional social worker certificates and licenses. (1) The |
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137 | 137 | | social worker section shall grant a provisional social worker certificate, provisional |
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138 | 138 | | advanced practice social worker certificate, provisional independent social worker |
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139 | 139 | | certificate, or provisional clinical social worker license, as applicable, to any |
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140 | 140 | | individual who does all of the following: |
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141 | 141 | | (a) Submits an application for the provisional certificate or license to the |
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142 | 142 | | department on a form provided by the department. |
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143 | 143 | | (b) Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (6). |
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144 | 144 | | (c) Has taken the applicable national social work examination required under |
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145 | 145 | | s. 457.08 (1) (c), (2) (c), (3) (d), or (4) (d) and not passed the examination. |
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146 | 146 | | (d) Otherwise satisfies the requirements under s. 457.08 (1), (2), (3), or (4), |
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147 | 147 | | whichever is applicable with respect to the category of social work certificate or |
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148 | 148 | | license for which the applicant is applying. |
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149 | 149 | | (e) Has taken and passed an examination approved by the social worker section |
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150 | 150 | | that tests knowledge of state law relating to social work, if required under s. 457.08 |
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151 | 151 | | (1) (c), (2) (c), (3) (d), or (4) (d). |
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152 | 152 | | (2) (a) 1. Notwithstanding s. 457.04 (1), a provisional social worker certificate |
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153 | 153 | | authorizes the holder to use the title specified in s. 457.04 (1) during the period in |
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154 | 154 | | which the certificate is valid. |
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155 | 155 | | 2. A provisional social worker certificate holder is a social worker certified |
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156 | 156 | | under this chapter for purposes of any law governing social workers certified under |
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157 | 157 | | this chapter. |
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158 | 158 | | (b) 1. Notwithstanding s. 457.04 (2), a provisional advanced practice social |
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159 | 159 | | worker certificate authorizes the holder to use the title specified in s. 457.04 (2) |
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160 | 160 | | during the period in which the certificate is valid. |
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190 | 190 | | 2. A provisional advanced practice social worker certificate holder is an |
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191 | 191 | | advanced practice social worker certified under this chapter for purposes of any law |
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192 | 192 | | governing advanced practice social workers certified under this chapter. |
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193 | 193 | | (c) 1. Notwithstanding s. 457.04 (3), a provisional independent social worker |
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194 | 194 | | certificate authorizes the holder to use the title specified in s. 457.04 (3) during the |
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195 | 195 | | period in which the certificate is valid. |
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196 | 196 | | 2. A provisional independent social worker certificate holder is an independent |
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197 | 197 | | social worker certified under this chapter for purposes of any law governing |
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198 | 198 | | independent social workers certified under this chapter. |
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199 | 199 | | (d) Notwithstanding s. 457.04 (4), a provisional clinical social worker license |
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200 | 200 | | authorizes the holder to practice clinical social work and use the title specified in s. |
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201 | 201 | | 457.04 (4) during the period in which the license is valid. |
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202 | 202 | | (3) (a) A provisional certificate or license is valid for 36 months unless a |
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203 | 203 | | nonprovisional certificate or license is granted under s. 457.08 (6) before expiration |
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204 | 204 | | of the provisional certificate or license or unless the provisional certificate or license |
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205 | 205 | | is revoked before expiration. |
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206 | 206 | | (b) A provisional certificate or license may not be renewed. |
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207 | 207 | | (4) (a) During the period during which a provisional certificate or license is |
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208 | 208 | | valid, the certificate or license holder shall work to obtain at least 37.5 hours of |
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209 | 209 | | supervision according to the requirements of this subsection and the rules |
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210 | 210 | | promulgated under sub. (6). |
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211 | 211 | | (b) 1. Twenty-five hours of supervision required by par. (a) must consist of |
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212 | 212 | | one-on-one in-person supervision. |
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213 | 213 | | 2. Twelve and one-half hours of supervision required by par. (a) must consist |
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214 | 214 | | of one or more of the following types of supervision: |
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242 | 242 | | a. In-person, one-on-one supervision. |
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243 | 243 | | b. In-person group supervision. To qualify as in-person group supervision, the |
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244 | 244 | | group must not exceed 7 members including the supervisor. |
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245 | 245 | | (c) The supervision required by par. (a) must be obtained during the first 2,000 |
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246 | 246 | | hours of social work practice after the date the provisional certificate or license is |
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247 | 247 | | granted. At least 3 hours of supervision must be obtained during every 160 hours |
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248 | 248 | | of practice under a provisional certificate or license until a nonprovisional certificate |
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249 | 249 | | or license is granted under s. 457.08 (6). |
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250 | 250 | | (d) An individual granted a provisional certificate or license shall prepare and |
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251 | 251 | | submit, on a form provided by the department, a proposed supervision plan for |
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252 | 252 | | meeting the supervision requirements under this subsection. The social worker |
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253 | 253 | | section shall review the proposed supervision plan and shall, if the social worker |
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254 | 254 | | section is satisfied with the plan, approve the supervisor and the supervision plan. |
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255 | 255 | | (e) 1. After being granted a provisional certificate or license under sub. (1), the |
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256 | 256 | | provisional certificate or license holder's supervisor shall submit to the social worker |
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257 | 257 | | section an evaluation every 6 months during the provisional certificate or license |
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258 | 258 | | holder's first 2,000 hours of social work practice under the provisional certificate or |
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259 | 259 | | license. The evaluation must meet the requirements established by the examining |
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260 | 260 | | board under sub. (6). |
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261 | 261 | | 2. a. After completion of 2,000 hours of supervised social work practice, the |
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262 | 262 | | provisional certificate or license holder's supervisor shall submit to the social worker |
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263 | 263 | | section a final evaluation in accordance with rules promulgated under sub. (6) and |
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264 | 264 | | attest to the provisional certificate or license holder's ability to engage in the |
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265 | 265 | | applicable level of practice of social work competently and ethically. |
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294 | 294 | | b. Notwithstanding subd. 2. a., the social worker section may accept alternative |
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295 | 295 | | verification of supervised practice if a provisional certificate or license holder |
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296 | 296 | | demonstrates that he or she is unable to arrange for a former supervisor to provide |
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297 | 297 | | the required information. |
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298 | 298 | | (5) In addition to the grounds for discipline enumerated under s. 457.26 (2), the |
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299 | 299 | | social worker section may take any action specified under s. 457.26 (2) (intro.) if the |
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300 | 300 | | provisional certificate or license holder does not submit a supervision plan as |
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301 | 301 | | required under sub. (4) (d), if the social worker section does not approve a supervisor |
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302 | 302 | | and supervision plan as provided under sub. (4) (d), if the provisional certificate or |
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303 | 303 | | license holder fails to comply with the supervision plan under sub. (4) (d), or if the |
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304 | 304 | | provisional certificate or license holder otherwise fails to comply with the |
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305 | 305 | | requirements under this section. |
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306 | 306 | | (6) The examining board shall, upon the advice of the social worker section, |
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307 | 307 | | promulgate rules establishing all of the following: |
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308 | 308 | | (a) Requirements for supervision and qualifications for supervisors under sub. |
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309 | 309 | | (4) (a) to (c). |
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310 | 310 | | (b) Requirements and procedures for supervision plans under sub. (4) (d), |
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311 | 311 | | including requirements and procedures for the preparation and approval of revised |
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312 | 312 | | supervision plans when necessary. |
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313 | 313 | | (c) Requirements for evaluations under sub. (4) (e). |
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