AB420,22,43 2. An individual licensed as a clinical social worker who has engaged in the
4equivalent of 5 years of full-time clinical social work.
AB420,22,75 3. An individual licensed as a clinical social worker who satisfies educational
6or practice requirements that are comparable to the requirements under subd. 1. or
72. and that are established in rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (1) (e).
AB420, s. 65 8Section 65. 457.08 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,22,139 457.08 (4) (d) Passes an examination approved by the social worker licensure
10section to determine minimum competence to practice as an independent a clinical
11social worker as specified in the rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (2) or passes an
12advanced
a clinical social work examination approved by the social worker licensure
13section.
AB420, s. 66 14Section 66. 457.09 (title) and (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are amended
15to read:
AB420,22,18 16457.09 (title) Social worker training certificate permit. (1) (intro.) The
17social worker certification section shall grant a social worker training certificate
18permit to any individual who does all of the following:
AB420,22,2019 (a) Submits an application for the certificate permit to the department on a
20form provided by the department.
AB420, s. 67 21Section 67. 457.09 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,22,2522 457.09 (1) (c) Submits evidence satisfactory to the social worker certification
23section that he or she has a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
24in psychology, sociology, criminal justice or another human service program
25approved by the section.
AB420, s. 68
1Section 68. 457.09 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,23,42 457.09 (1) (d) Submits a statement to the social worker certification section
3that he or she is seeking to attain social worker degree equivalency under sub. (4)
4while he or she holds a social worker training certificate permit.
AB420, s. 69 5Section 69. 457.09 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,23,86 457.09 (2) (a) A Notwithstanding s. 457.04 (1), a social worker training
7certificate permit authorizes the holder to use the title specified in s. 457.04 (1)
8during the period in which the certificate permit is valid.
AB420,23,119 (b) A social worker training certificate permit holder is a social worker certified
10under this chapter for purposes of any law governing social workers certified under
11this chapter.
AB420, s. 70 12Section 70. 457.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,23,1413 457.09 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a social worker training certificate
14permit is valid for 24 months.
AB420,23,1815 (b) A social worker training certificate permit shall expire on the date on which
16the certificate permit holder receives the results of the examination that he or she
17has taken under sub. (5) (a) if that date occurs before the end of the period specified
18in par. (a).
AB420,23,1919 (c) A social worker training certificate permit may not be renewed.
AB420, s. 71 20Section 71. 457.09 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,23,2221 457.09 (4) (intro.) During the period in which a social worker training
22certificate permit is valid, the certificate permit holder shall do all of the following:
AB420, s. 72 23Section 72. 457.09 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,24,224 457.09 (4m) (a) The social worker certification section shall determine whether
25a course, internship or employment satisfies the requirements under sub. (4) and

1whether a social worker training certificate permit holder has attained social worker
2degree equivalency.
AB420,24,93 (b) Notwithstanding sub. (4), for the purpose of determining whether a social
4worker training certificate permit holder has attained social worker degree
5equivalency under sub. (4), the section shall apply course work or internships that
6the certificate permit holder completed, or employment that the certificate permit
7holder held, as part of the program leading to the degree that he or she specified to
8satisfy the requirement in sub. (1) (c) if the course work, internship or employment
9satisfies the requirements in sub. (4).
AB420, s. 73 10Section 73. 457.09 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,24,1311 457.09 (5) (a) A social worker training certificate permit holder may take the
12national social work examination at any time after he or she completes the
13requirements under sub. (4).
AB420,24,1714 (b) If a social worker training certificate permit holder passes the examination
15specified under par. (a), he or she shall be permitted to take an examination approved
16by the social worker certification section that tests knowledge of state law relating
17to social work.
AB420,24,2118 (c) If an individual fails an examination specified under par. (a) or (b), he or she
19may retake the examination. The social worker certification section may not place
20any restrictions on the number of times an individual may retake the examinations
21specified under pars. (a) and (b).
AB420,24,2422 (d) The social worker certification section shall grant a social worker certificate
23to an individual who has held a social worker training certificate permit and who
24passes the examinations specified under pars. (a) and (b).
AB420, s. 74 25Section 74. 457.10 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,25,4
1457.10 Marriage Clinical marriage and family therapist certificate
2license. (intro.) The marriage and family therapist licensure section shall grant a
3clinical marriage and family therapist certificate license to any individual who does
4all of the following:
AB420, s. 75 5Section 75. 457.10 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,25,76 457.10 (2) (intro.) Submits evidence satisfactory to the marriage and family
7therapist
licensure section that he or she has done any of the following:
AB420, s. 76 8Section 76. 457.10 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,25,149 457.10 (2) (b) Received a master's or doctorate degree in marriage and family
10therapy, psychology, sociology, social work, professional counseling or other mental
11health field that included course work that the marriage and family therapist
12licensure section determines is substantially equivalent to the course work required
13for a master's or doctorate degree in marriage and family therapy described under
14par. (a).
AB420, s. 77 15Section 77. 457.10 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 457.10 (3) (intro.) and
16amended to read:
AB420,25,2117 457.10 (3) (intro.) Submits evidence satisfactory to the marriage and family
18therapist
licensure section that after receiving a master's or doctorate degree
19required under sub. (2) he or she has engaged in the equivalent of at least 2 years of
20full-time supervised clinical marriage and family therapy practice approved by the
21marriage and family therapist section.
supervised by one of the following:
AB420, s. 78 22Section 78. 457.10 (3) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
AB420,25,2423 457.10 (3) (a) An individual licensed as a clinical marriage and family therapist
24who has received a doctorate degree in marriage and family therapy.
AB420,26,3
1(b) An individual licensed as a clinical marriage and family therapist who has
2engaged in the equivalent of 5 years of full-time clinical marriage and family therapy
3practice.
AB420,26,74 (c) An individual licensed as a clinical marriage and family therapist who
5satisfies educational or practice requirements that are comparable to the
6requirements under par. (a) or (b) and that are established in rules promulgated
7under s. 457.03 (1) (e).
AB420, s. 79 8Section 79. 457.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,26,119 457.10 (4) Passes an examination approved by the marriage and family
10therapist
licensure section to determine minimum competence to practice marriage
11and family therapy.
AB420, s. 80 12Section 80. 457.11 of the statutes is created to read:
AB420,26,15 13457.11 Clinical marriage and family therapist training permit. (1) The
14licensure section shall grant a clinical marriage and family therapist training permit
15to any individual who does all of the following:
AB420,26,1716 (a) Submits an application for the permit to the department on a form provided
17by the department.
AB420,26,1818 (b) Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (6).
AB420,26,1919 (c) Satisfies the requirements in s. 457.10 (2).
AB420,26,2520 (d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the licensure section that he or she is
21employed full-time, or has an offer of full-time employment, as a clinical and family
22therapist in a supervised clinical marriage and family therapist practice or in a
23position in which the applicant will, in the opinion of the licensure section, receive
24training and supervision equivalent to the training and supervision received in a
25full-time supervised clinical marriage and family therapist practice.
AB420,27,6
1(2) A clinical marriage and family therapist training permit is valid for 24
2months or until the date on which the holder of the permit ceases to be employed in
3a position specified in sub. (1) (d), whichever occurs first, and may not be renewed
4by the licensure section. A clinical marriage and family therapist training permit
5authorizes the holder to use any title specified in s. 457.04 (5) during the period in
6which the permit is valid.
AB420, s. 81 7Section 81. 457.12 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,27,11 8457.12 Professional Clinical professional counselor certificate license.
9(intro.) The professional counselor licensure section shall grant a clinical
10professional counselor certificate license to any individual who does all of the
11following:
AB420, s. 82 12Section 82. 457.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,27,1613 457.12 (2) Submits evidence satisfactory to the professional counselor
14licensure section that he or she has received a master's or doctorate degree in
15professional counseling or its equivalent from a program approved by the
16professional counselor licensure section.
AB420, s. 83 17Section 83. 457.12 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,27,1918 457.12 (3) (intro.) Submits evidence satisfactory to the professional counselor
19licensure section that he or she has done any of the following:
AB420, s. 84 20Section 84. 457.12 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 457.12 (3) (a) (intro.)
21and amended to read:
AB420,27,2522 457.12 (3) (a) (intro.) After receiving a master's degree in professional
23counseling or its equivalent, engaged in the equivalent of at least 2 years of full-time
24supervised clinical professional counseling practice approved by the professional
25counselor section.
supervised by one of the following:
AB420, s. 85
1Section 85. 457.12 (3) (a) 1., 2. and 3. of the statutes are created to read:
AB420,28,32 457.12 (3) (a) 1. An individual licensed as a clinical professional counselor who
3has received a doctorate degree in professional counseling.
AB420,28,54 2. An individual licensed as a clinical professional counselor who has engaged
5in the equivalent of 5 years of full-time clinical professional counseling practice.
AB420,28,86 3. An individual licensed as a clinical professional counselor who satisfies
7educational or practice requirements that are comparable to the requirements under
8subd. 1. or 2. and that are established in rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (1) (e).
AB420, s. 86 9Section 86. 457.12 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 457.12 (3) (b) (intro.)
10and amended to read:
AB420,28,1411 457.12 (3) (b) (intro.) After receiving a doctorate degree in professional
12counseling or its equivalent, engaged in the equivalent of at least one year of
13full-time supervised clinical professional counseling practice approved by the
14professional counselor section. supervised by one of the following:
AB420, s. 87 15Section 87. 457.12 (3) (b) 1., 2. and 3. of the statutes are created to read:
AB420,28,1716 457.12 (3) (b) 1. An individual licensed as a clinical professional counselor who
17has received a doctorate degree in professional counseling.
AB420,28,1918 2. An individual licensed as a clinical professional counselor who has engaged
19in the equivalent of 5 years of full-time clinical professional counseling practice.
AB420,28,2220 3. An individual licensed as a clinical professional counselor who satisfies
21educational or practice requirements that are comparable to the requirements under
22subd. 1. or 2. and that are established in rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (1) (e).
AB420, s. 88 23Section 88. 457.12 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,29,3
1457.12 (4) Passes an examination approved by the professional counselor
2licensure section to determine minimum competence to practice professional
3counseling.
AB420, s. 89 4Section 89. 457.13 (title) and (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are amended
5to read:
AB420,29,9 6457.13 (title) Professional Clinical professional counselor training
7certificate permit. (1) (intro.) The professional counselor licensure section shall
8grant a clinical professional counselor training certificate permit to any individual
9who does all of the following:
AB420,29,1110 (a) Submits an application for the certificate permit to the department on a
11form provided by the department.
AB420, s. 90 12Section 90. 457.13 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,29,1913 457.13 (1) (d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the professional counselor
14licensure section that he or she is employed full-time, or has an offer of full-time
15employment, as a clinical professional counselor in a supervised clinical professional
16counseling practice or in a position in which the applicant will, in the opinion of the
17professional counselor licensure section, receive training and supervision equivalent
18to the training and supervision received in a full-time supervised clinical
19professional counseling practice.
AB420, s. 91 20Section 91. 457.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,30,321 457.13 (2) A clinical professional counselor training certificate permit is valid
22for 24 months or until the date on which the holder of the certificate permit ceases
23to be employed in a position specified in sub. (1) (d), whichever occurs first, and may
24not be renewed by the professional counselor licensure section. A Notwithstanding
25s. 457.04 (6), a clinical
professional counselor training certificate permit authorizes

1the holder to use any title specified in s. 457.04 (6) and to practice professional
2counseling within the scope of his or her training or supervision
during the period
3in which the certificate permit is valid.
AB420, s. 92 4Section 92. 457.14 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,30,16 5457.14 Temporary certificates and licenses. Upon application and
6payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (6), the appropriate section of the examining
7board may grant a temporary social worker, advanced practice social worker,
8independent social worker, clinical social worker, clinical
marriage and family
9therapist or clinical professional counselor certificate or license to any individual
10who satisfies the requirements under s. 457.08 (1) (a) and (b), (2) (a) and (b), (3) (a)
11to (c) or (4) (a) to (c),
457.10 (1) to (3) or 457.12 (1) to (3) and has submitted an
12application to take the next available examination for certification or licensure
13under s. 457.08 (1) (c), (2) (c), (3) (d) or (4) (d), 457.10 (4) or 457.12 (4). A temporary
14certificate or license granted under this section is valid for a period designated by the
15appropriate section of the examining board, not to exceed 9 months, and may be
16renewed once by that section of the examining board.
AB420, s. 93 17Section 93. 457.15 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,30,18 18457.15 (title) Reciprocal certificates and licenses.
AB420, s. 94 19Section 94. 457.15 (1) (intro.), (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to
20read:
AB420,30,2221 457.15 (1) (intro.) Upon application and payment of the fee specified in s.
22440.05 (2), the social worker certification section shall do all of the following:
AB420,31,223 (a) Grant a social worker certificate to any individual who holds a similar
24certificate in another state or territory of the United States if the social worker
25certification section determines that the requirements for obtaining the certificate

1in the other state or territory are substantially equivalent to the requirements under
2s. 457.08 (1).
AB420,31,83 (b) Grant an advanced practice social worker certificate to any individual who
4is certified under par. (a) or under s. 457.08 (1) and who holds a similar certificate
5in another state or territory of the United States if the social worker certification
6section determines that the requirements for obtaining the certificate in the other
7state or territory are substantially equivalent to the requirements under s. 457.08
8(2).
AB420,31,149 (c) Grant an independent social worker certificate to any individual who is
10certified under par. (a) or under s. 457.08 (1) and who holds a similar certificate in
11another state or territory of the United States if the social worker certification
12section determines that the requirements for obtaining the certificate in the other
13state or territory are substantially equivalent to the requirements under s. 457.08
14(3).
AB420, s. 95 15Section 95. 457.15 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 457.15 (2) (a) and
16amended to read:
AB420,31,2217 457.15 (2) (a) Grant an independent a clinical social worker certificate to any
18individual who is certified under par. sub. (1) (a) or under s. 457.08 (1) and who holds
19a similar certificate in another state or territory of the United States if the social
20worker
licensure section determines that the requirements for obtaining the
21certificate in the other state or territory are substantially equivalent to the
22requirements under s. 457.08 (4).
AB420, s. 96 23Section 96. 457.15 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 457.15 (2) (intro.) and
24amended to read:
AB420,32,3
1457.15 (2) (intro.) Upon application and payment of the fee specified in s.
2440.05 (2), the marriage and family therapist licensure section shall grant do all of
3the following:
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