HB 103

State Board of Social Work Examiners - Temporary License to Practice Social Work

Sponsor: Heather Bagnall (District 33C)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Conference Committee Appointed (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the State Board of Social Work Examiners to issue a temporary license to practice social work to an applicant who, except for passing a required examination, has met the education and experience requirements, if the required examination was unavailable to the applicant for a period of at least 15 business days; providing that a temporary license is valid until 180 days after the examination becomes available; etc.

AI analysis is off. Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY to enable summaries, pros and cons, and questions.

Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.

Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Smith, Nicole	Board of Childcare	Oral
FAV	Plaut, Arilobbyist	Boston Plaut Attorneys at Law	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Vaughan, Reganlobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arneson, Emilylobbyist	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krienke, Janelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bramble, Simone	Pressley Ridge	Oral
FAV	Acerno, Steve	The ARC of Maryland	Oral
FAV	Bagnall, Heather	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Boston, Frank	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Bagnall, Delegate Bagnalllegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hessler, Thereselobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	McClellan, Daphne	Board of Social Work Examiners	Oral
UNF	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
UNF	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Coppage, Susan	Individual	Oral
FWA	Schagrin, Judith	National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Board of ChildcareFAV 1

Board of Social Work ExaminersUNF 1

Boston Plaut Attorneys at LawFAV 1

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 1

Kennedy Krieger InstituteFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderUNF 1

National Association of Social Workers - Maryland ChapterFWA 1

Pressley RidgeFAV 1

The ARC of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPlaut, AriBoston Plaut Attorneys at LawRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC…

FAVVaughan, ReganCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVArneson, EmilyKennedy Krieger InstituteRegistered for: Kennedy Krieger Institute

FAVKrienke, JaneMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVHessler, ThereseRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift…

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…