HB 1521

State Board of Social Work Examiners - Membership and Examination Requirements

Sponsor: Jamila J. Woods (District 26)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: First Reading Finance (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing certain examination requirements for bachelor and master social worker licenses; requiring an applicant for licensure as a certified social worker or certified social worker-clinical to pass an examination prescribed by the State Board of Social Work pertinent to the license sought; and increasing from 2 to 4 the number of consumer members on the State Board of Social Work Examiners.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 28FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Cosby, Veronica	ACPS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Maria	Inclusive Therapy	Written (PDF)
FAV	MDAD President, MDAD President	Maryland Association of the Deaf	Written (PDF)
FAV	Curley, Kristina	Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Dan	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fuld, Samantha	N/A	Written (PDF)
FAV	Respress, Christy	Pathways to Housing DC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mounty, Judith	SWEAR	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anthony, Rebecca	Salisbury University - School of Social Work	Written (PDF)
FAV	McPhatter, Anna	School of Social Work	Written (PDF)
FAV	SWASC, UM	Social Work Advocates for Social Change	Written (PDF)
FAV	Flanigan, Amber	Swear	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fullwood, Courtney	University Of Maryland Baltimore School of Social Work Student Government Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Postmus, Dean Judy	University of Maryland School of Social Work	Written (PDF)
FAV	Armstrong, Glennis	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Black, Susan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brocht, Chauna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carroll, Morgan	Individual	Oral
FAV	Davis, Lynda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Woods, Delegate Woodslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Doyle, Rachel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Doyle, William	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Massey, Michael	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Page, Bee	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Panepinto, Lynn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pucci, Concetta	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ross, Philicia	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sanner, Cara	Association of Social Work Boards	Written (PDF)
UNF	Collins-Green, Terri	Maryland Office of Public Defender	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ekas, Adrienne	UMBC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bushrod, Dionne	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Owens, Stacey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Maryland, State of	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACPSFAV 1

Association of Social Work BoardsUNF 1

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 1

Inclusive TherapyFAV 1

Maryland Association of the DeafFAV 1

Maryland Legislative Latino CaucusFAV 1

Maryland Office of Public DefenderUNF 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

NASW MarylandFWA 1

Pathways to Housing DCFAV 1

Salisbury University - School of Social WorkFAV 1

School of Social WorkFAV 1

Social Work Advocates for Social ChangeFAV 1

SwearFAV 1

SWEARFAV 1

UMBCUNF 1

University Of Maryland Baltimore School of Social Work Student Government AssociationFAV 1

University of Maryland School of Social WorkFAV 1