AB206, s. 53 17Section 53. 457.08 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,21,2118 457.08 (4) Independent clinical Clinical social worker certificate license.
19(intro.) The social worker section shall grant an independent a clinical social worker
20certificate license to any individual who is certified under sub. (1) and does all of the
21following:
AB206, s. 54 22Section 54. 457.08 (4) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 457.08 (4) (c) (intro.)
23and amended to read:
AB206,22,324 457.08 (4) (c) (intro.) Submits evidence satisfactory to the social worker section
25that after receiving a master's or doctorate degree in social work he or she has

1engaged in the equivalent of at least 2 years of full-time supervised 3,000 hours of
2clinical social work practice approved by the social worker section., including at least
31,000 hours of face-to-face client contact, supervised by one of the following:
AB206, s. 55 4Section 55. 457.08 (4) (c) 1., 2., 3. and 4. of the statutes are created to read:
AB206,22,65 457.08 (4) (c) 1. An individual licensed as a clinical social worker who has
6received a doctorate degree in social work.
AB206,22,87 2. An individual licensed as a clinical social worker who has engaged in the
8equivalent of 5 years of full-time clinical social work.
AB206,22,99 3. A psychiatrist or a psychologist licensed under ch. 455.
AB206,22,1310 4. An individual, other than an individual specified in subd. 1., 2., or 3., who
11is approved by the social worker section or satisfies requirements for supervision
12that are specified in rules promulgated by the examining board upon the advice of
13the social worker section.
AB206, s. 56 14Section 56. 457.08 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,22,1815 457.08 (4) (d) Passes an examination approved by the social worker section to
16determine minimum competence to practice as an independent a clinical social
17worker as specified in the rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (2) or passes an
18advanced clinical social work examination approved by the social worker section
.
AB206, s. 57 19Section 57. 457.09 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,22,2220 457.09 (2) (a) A Notwithstanding s. 457.04 (1), a social worker training
21certificate authorizes the holder to use the title specified in s. 457.04 (1) during the
22period in which the certificate is valid.
AB206, s. 58 23Section 58. 457.09 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,23,3
1457.09 (5) (a) A social worker training certificate holder may take the national
2social work examination at any time before or after he or she completes the
3requirements under sub. (4).
AB206, s. 59 4Section 59. 457.10 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,23,7 5457.10 Marriage and family therapist certificate license. (intro.) The
6marriage and family therapist section shall grant a marriage and family therapist
7certificate license to any individual who does all of the following:
AB206, s. 60 8Section 60. 457.10 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 457.10 (3) (intro.) and
9amended to read:
AB206,23,1510 457.10 (3) (intro.) Submits evidence satisfactory to the marriage and family
11therapist section that after receiving a master's or doctorate degree required under
12sub. (2) he or she has engaged in the equivalent of at least 2 years of full-time
13supervised
3,000 hours of clinical marriage and family therapy practice approved by
14the marriage and family therapist section.
, including at least 1,000 hours of
15face-to-face client contact, supervised by one of the following:
AB206, s. 61 16Section 61. 457.10 (3) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the statutes are created to read:
AB206,23,1817 457.10 (3) (a) An individual licensed as a marriage and family therapist who
18has received a doctorate degree in marriage and family therapy.
AB206,23,2019 (b) An individual licensed as a marriage and family therapist who has engaged
20in the equivalent of 5 years of full-time marriage and family therapy practice.
AB206,23,2121 (c) A psychiatrist or a psychologist licensed under ch. 455.
AB206,23,2522 (d) An individual, other than an individual specified in par. (a), (b), or (c), who
23is approved by the marriage and family therapist section or satisfies requirements
24for supervision that are specified in rules promulgated by the examining board upon
25the advice of the marriage and family therapist section.
AB206, s. 62
1Section 62. 457.11 of the statutes is created to read:
AB206,24,4 2457.11 Marriage and family therapist training certificate. (1) The
3marriage and family therapist section shall grant a marriage and family therapist
4training certificate to any individual who does all of the following:
AB206,24,65 (a) Submits an application for the certificate to the department on a form
6provided by the department.
AB206,24,77 (b) Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (6).
AB206,24,88 (c) Satisfies the requirements in s. 457.10 (2).
AB206,24,159 (d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the marriage and family therapist section
10that he or she is employed full-time, or has an offer of full-time employment, as a
11marriage and family therapist in a supervised marriage and family therapist
12practice or in a position in which the applicant will, in the opinion of the marriage
13and family therapist section, receive training and supervision equivalent to the
14training and supervision received in a full-time supervised marriage and family
15therapist practice.
AB206,24,22 16(2) A marriage and family therapist training certificate is valid for 24 months
17or until the date on which the holder of the certificate ceases to be employed in a
18position specified in sub. (1) (d), whichever occurs first, and may not be renewed by
19the marriage and family therapist section. A marriage and family therapist training
20certificate authorizes the holder to use any title specified in s. 457.04 (5) and to
21practice marriage and family therapy within the scope of his or her training or
22supervision during the period in which the certificate is valid.
AB206, s. 63 23Section 63. 457.12 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,25,3
1457.12 Professional counselor certificate license. (intro.) The
2professional counselor section shall grant a professional counselor certificate license
3to any individual who does all of the following:
AB206, s. 64 4Section 64. 457.12 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 457.12 (3) (a) (intro.)
5and amended to read:
AB206,25,106 457.12 (3) (a) (intro.) After receiving a master's degree in professional
7counseling or its equivalent, engaged in the equivalent of at least 2 years of full-time
8supervised
3,000 hours of clinical professional counseling practice approved by the
9professional counselor section.
, including at least 1,000 hours of face-to-face client
10contact, supervised by one of the following:
AB206, s. 65 11Section 65. 457.12 (3) (a) 1., 2., 3. and 4. of the statutes are created to read:
AB206,25,1312 457.12 (3) (a) 1. An individual licensed as a professional counselor who has
13received a doctorate degree in professional counseling.
AB206,25,1514 2. An individual licensed as a professional counselor who has engaged in the
15equivalent of 5 years of full-time professional counseling practice.
AB206,25,1616 3. A psychiatrist or a psychologist licensed under ch. 455.
AB206,25,2017 4. An individual, other than an individual specified in subd. 1., 2., or 3., who
18is approved by the professional counselor section or satisfies requirements for
19supervision that are specified in rules promulgated by the examining board upon the
20advice of the professional counselor section.
AB206, s. 66 21Section 66. 457.12 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 457.12 (3) (b) (intro.)
22and amended to read:
AB206,26,223 457.12 (3) (b) (intro.) After receiving Received a doctorate degree in
24professional counseling or its equivalent, and, either during or after the doctorate
25degree program or its equivalent,
engaged in the equivalent of at least one year

1$1,000 hours of full-time supervised clinical professional counseling practice
2approved by the professional counselor section. supervised by one of the following:
AB206, s. 67 3Section 67. 457.12 (3) (b) 1., 2., 3. and 4. of the statutes are created to read:
AB206,26,54 457.12 (3) (b) 1. An individual licensed as a professional counselor who has
5received a doctorate degree in professional counseling.
AB206,26,76 2. An individual licensed as a professional counselor who has engaged in the
7equivalent of 5 years of full-time clinical professional counseling practice.
AB206,26,88 3. A psychiatrist or a psychologist licensed under ch. 455.
AB206,26,129 4. An individual, other than an individual specified in subd. 1., 2., or 3., who
10is approved by the professional counselor section or satisfies requirements for
11supervision that are specified in rules promulgated by the examining board upon the
12advice of the professional counselor section
AB206, s. 68 13Section 68. 457.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,26,2014 457.13 (2) A professional counselor training certificate is valid for 24 months
15or until the date on which the holder of the certificate ceases to be employed in a
16position specified in sub. (1) (d), whichever occurs first, and may not be renewed by
17the professional counselor section. A Notwithstanding s. 457.04 (6), a professional
18counselor training certificate authorizes the holder to use any title specified in s.
19457.04 (6) and to practice professional counseling within the scope of his or her
20training or supervision
during the period in which the certificate is valid.
AB206, s. 69 21Section 69. 457.14 of the statutes is renumbered 457.14 (1) (intro.) and
22amended to read:
AB206,27,323 457.14 Temporary certificates. (1) (intro.) Upon application and payment
24of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (6), the appropriate section of the examining board
25may grant a temporary social worker, advanced practice social worker, independent

1social worker, clinical social worker,
marriage and family therapist, or professional
2counselor certificate or license to any individual who satisfies does one of the
3following:
AB206,27,6 4(a) Satisfies the requirements under s. 457.08 (1) (a) and (b), 457.10 (1) to (3)
5or 457.12 (1) to (3)
and has submitted an application to take the next available
6examination for certification under s. 457.08 (1) (c), 457.10 (4) or 457.12 (4).
AB206,27,9 7(2) A temporary certificate granted under this section sub. (1) is valid for a
8period designated by the appropriate section of the examining board, not to exceed
99 months, and may be renewed once by that section of the examining board.
AB206, s. 70 10Section 70. 457.14 (1) (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of the statutes are created to read:
AB206,27,1311 457.14 (1) (b) Satisfies the requirements under s. 457.08 (2) (a) and (b) and has
12submitted an application to take the next available examination for certification
13under s. 457.08 (2) (c).
AB206,27,1614 (c) Satisfies the requirements under s. 457.08 (3) (a) to (c) and has submitted
15an application to take the next available examination for certification under s.
16457.08 (3) (d).
AB206,27,1917 (d) Satisfies the requirements under s. 457.08 (4) (a) to (c) and has submitted
18an application to take the next available examination for licensure under s. 457.08
19(4) (d).
AB206,27,2120 (e) Satisfies the requirements under s. 457.10 (1) to (3) and has submitted an
21application to take the next available examination for licensure under s. 457.10 (4).
AB206,27,2322 (f) Satisfies the requirements under s. 457.12 (1) to (3) and has submitted an
23application to take the next available examination for licensure under s. 457.12 (4).
AB206, s. 71 24Section 71. 457.15 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,27,25 25457.15 (title) Reciprocal certificates and licenses.
AB206, s. 72
1Section 72. 457.15 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,28,32 457.15 (1) (intro.) Upon application and payment of the fee specified in s.
3440.05 (2), the social worker section shall may do all of the following:
AB206, s. 73 4Section 73. 457.15 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,28,105 457.15 (1) (a) Grant a social worker certificate to any individual who holds a
6similar certificate in another state or territory of the United States and who passes
7an examination approved by the social worker section that tests knowledge of state
8law relating to social work,
if the social worker section determines that the
9requirements for obtaining the certificate in the other state or territory are
10substantially equivalent to the requirements under s. 457.08 (1).
AB206, s. 74 11Section 74. 457.15 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,28,1812 457.15 (1) (b) Grant an advanced practice social worker certificate to any
13individual who is certified under par. (a) or under s. 457.08 (1) and who holds a
14similar certificate in another state or territory of the United States and who passes
15an examination approved by the social worker section that tests knowledge of state
16law relating to advanced practice social work,
if the social worker section determines
17that the requirements for obtaining the certificate in the other state or territory are
18substantially equivalent to the requirements under s. 457.08 (2).
AB206, s. 75 19Section 75. 457.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,29,220 457.15 (1) (c) Grant an independent social worker certificate to any individual
21who is certified under par. (a) or under s. 457.08 (1) and who holds a similar
22certificate in another state or territory of the United States and who passes an
23examination approved by the social worker section that tests knowledge of state law
24relating to independent social work,
if the social worker section determines that the

1requirements for obtaining the certificate in the other state or territory are
2substantially equivalent to the requirements under s. 457.08 (3).
AB206, s. 76 3Section 76. 457.15 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,29,114 457.15 (1) (d) Grant an independent a clinical social worker certificate license
5to any individual who is certified under par. (a) or under s. 457.08 (1) and who holds
6a similar certificate or license in another state or territory of the United States and
7who passes an examination approved by the social worker section that tests
8knowledge of state law relating to clinical social work,
if the social worker section
9determines that the requirements for obtaining the certificate or license in the other
10state or territory are substantially equivalent to the requirements under s. 457.08
11(4).
AB206, s. 77 12Section 77. 457.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,29,2113 457.15 (2) Upon application and payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2),
14the marriage and family therapist section shall may grant a marriage and family
15therapist certificate license to any individual who holds a similar certificate or
16license
in another state or territory of the United States and who passes an
17examination approved by the marriage and family therapist section that tests
18knowledge of state law relating to marriage and family therapy,
if the marriage and
19family therapist section determines that the requirements for obtaining the
20certificate or license in the other state or territory are substantially equivalent to the
21requirements under s. 457.10.
AB206, s. 78 22Section 78. 457.15 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,30,523 457.15 (3) Upon application and payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2),
24the professional counselor section shall may grant a professional counselor
25certificate license to any individual who holds a similar certificate or license in

1another state or territory of the United States and who passes an examination
2approved by the professional counselor section that tests knowledge of state law
3relating to professional counseling,
if the professional counselor section determines
4that the requirements for obtaining the certificate or license in the other state or
5territory are substantially equivalent to the requirements under s. 457.12.
AB206, s. 79 6Section 79. 457.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,30,137 457.16 (1) The appropriate section of the examining board shall arrange for
8examinations for social worker, advanced practice social worker, independent social
9worker, independent clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, and
10professional counselor certification and licensure to be conducted at least
11semiannually and at times and places determined by that section of the examining
12board, and shall provide public notice of each examination at least 90 days before the
13date of the examination.
AB206, s. 80 14Section 80. 457.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,30,1915 457.16 (2) Examinations shall consist of written or oral tests, or both, requiring
16applicants to demonstrate minimum competency in subjects substantially related to
17the practice of social work, advanced practice social work, independent social work,
18clinical social work,
marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling, as
19appropriate.
AB206, s. 81 20Section 81. 457.16 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,31,221 457.16 (3) An individual is not eligible for examination unless he or she
22satisfies the requirements for certification or licensure under s. 457.08 (1) (a) and (b),
23(2) (intro.), and (a) and (b), (3) (intro.) and (a) to (c) or (4) (intro.) and , (a) to (c), and
24(b)
, 457.10 (1) to (3) and (2), or 457.12 (1) to (3) and (2) and, at least 30 days before
25the date of the examination, submits an application for examination to the

1department on a form provided by the department and pays the fee specified in s.
2440.05 (1).
AB206, s. 82 3Section 82. 457.20 (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB206,31,54 457.20 (1) The department shall issue a certificate of certification or licensure
5to each individual who is certified or licensed under this chapter.
AB206,31,8 6(2) The renewal dates for certificates and licenses granted under this chapter,
7other than certificates granted under ss. 457.13 and 457.14 training certificates or
8temporary certificates or licenses, are specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a).
AB206, s. 83 9Section 83. 457.20 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,31,1610 457.20 (3) (c) If the application is for renewal of a professional counselor
11certificate license that was originally granted as a professional counselor certificate
12under 1991 Wisconsin Act 160, section 21 (2) (g), evidence satisfactory to the
13professional counselor section that the applicant continues to be employed by a
14federal, state, or local governmental agency as a professional counselor, professional
15rehabilitation counselor, vocational rehabilitation counselor, or rehabilitation
16counselor.
AB206, s. 84 17Section 84. 457.20 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,31,2318 457.20 (4) Renewal of an advanced practice social worker, independent social
19worker, or independent clinical social worker certificate or license automatically
20renews the individual's social worker certificate without payment of the renewal fee
21for the social worker certificate or completion of the continuing education
22requirements that would otherwise be required for renewal of a social worker
23certificate.
AB206, s. 85 24Section 85. 457.22 of the statutes is renumbered 457.22 (1) (intro.) and
25amended to read:
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