North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S155: Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact.
Status: Introduced, March 12, 2025
What the bill says
An act to establish and enter into an interstate compact for the practice of social work.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH AND ENTER INTO AN INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1.(a) Chapter 90B of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article 1 to be titled the "Social Worker Certification and Licensure Act." The following statutes constitute the new Article 1: G.S. 90B-1, 90B-2, 90B-3, 90B-4, 90B-5, 90B-6, 90B-6.1, 90B-6.2, 90B-7, 90B-8, 90B-9, 90B-9.1, 90B-10, 90B-11, 90B-12, 90B-13, 90B-14, 90B-15, and 90B-16. SECTION 1.(b) Chapter 90B of the General Statutes is retitled as "Social Worker Certification and Licensure." SECTION 1.(c) G.S. 90B-1 reads as rewritten: "§ 90B-1. Short title. This Chapter Article shall be known as the "Social Worker Certification and Licensure Act."" SECTION 2. Chapter 90B of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read: "Article 2. "Social Work Licensure Compact. "§ 90B-20. Purpose. The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of regulated social workers by improving public access to social work services. The Compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure. This Compact is designed to achieve the following objectives: (1) Increase public access to social work services. (2) Reduce overly burdensome and duplicative requirements associated with holding …
Sponsors
- Corbin, Kevin (R, 50) · primary sponsor
- Hise, Ralph (R, 47) · primary sponsor
- Burgin, Jim (R, 12) · primary sponsor
- Adcock, Gale (D, 16)
- Alexander, W. Ted (R, 44)
- Applewhite, Val (D, 19)
- Bradley, Woodson (D, 42)
- Brinson, Bob (R, 3)
- Britt, Danny Earl (R, 24)
- Daniel, Warren (R, 46)
- Hanig, Bobby (R, 1)
- Johnson, Todd (R, 35)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Finance
- : Com Substitute Adopted
- : Reptd Fav Com Substitute
- : Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: COMPACTS, EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC, SOCIAL WORKERS, LICENSING & CERTIFICATION, INTERSTATE COOPERATION, SOCIAL SERVICES, OCCUPATIONS
Common questions
- What is S155?
- S155 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact.
- What does S155 do?
- In its own words: An act to establish and enter into an interstate compact for the practice of social work.
- What is the status of S155?
- Introduced as of March 12, 2025. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Finance (March 12, 2025).
- Who sponsored S155?
- Corbin, Kevin (R, 50), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S155?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S155
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