| TO: | Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services |
| FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | SB810 by Harris (Relating to the regulation of social workers; providing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend Chapter 505, Occupations Code, and would reorganize the levels of licensure for licensed social workers, to be effective September 1, 2004. The bill would expand the practice of social work and would require the Texas Board of Social Worker Examiners to define by rule a statute of limitations on the filing of complaints.
The Department of Health (TDH), in consulation with The Texas Board of Social Worker Examiners, indcates the bill would have no significant fiscal imapct to TDH or the board. TDH states that the costs associated with the generation of new licenses and consumer awareness are considered essential and routine components of the regulatory function.
The effective date of the bill is September 1, 2003.
| Source Agencies: | 501 Department of Health
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| LBB Staff: | JK, EB
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