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Professional Counselors; applicants for a license in social work enrolled in a master's degree program to take the master's social work licensing examination in their final semester of the program; authorize

It became law on Jul 1, 2026.

GA SB 485 · Senate Bill · 2025_26

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Became law
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Sponsors
14
Latest action
Jul 1, 2026

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to examination regarding professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists, so as to authorize applicants for a license in social work enrolled in a master's degree program to take the master's social work licensing examination in their final semester of the program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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This bill passed and is now law.

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    Jul 1, 2026

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