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Assembly Bill A9566A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to extending the duration of limited permits to practice licensed clinical social work and licensed master social work

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2025-A9566 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9123
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7705, Ed L

2025-A9566 - Summary

Extends the duration of limited permits to practice licensed clinical social work and use the title licensed clinical social worker, or practice licensed master social work and use the title licensed master social worker from twelve to twenty-four months with the ability to be renewed for up to two additional one-year periods.

2025-A9566 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9566
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to extending the duration
   of  limited  permits  to  practice  licensed  clinical social work and
   licensed master social work
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 7705 of the education law, as
 amended by chapter 230 of the laws  of  2004,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  On recommendation of the board, the department may issue a limited
 permit to practice licensed clinical  social  work  and  use  the  title
 licensed  clinical  social worker, or to practice licensed master social
 work and use the title licensed master social worker to an applicant who
 has met all requirements for licensure as a licensed master social work-
 er or a licensed clinical social worker except  those  relating  to  the
 examination and provided that the individual is under the general super-
 vision  of a licensed master social worker or a licensed clinical social
 worker, as determined by the department. This limited  permit  shall  be
 valid  for  a  period  of not more than [twelve] TWENTY-FOUR months, AND
 SUCH LIMITED PERMITS MAY BE RENEWED, AT THE DISCRETION  OF  THE  DEPART-
 MENT, FOR UP TO TWO ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIODS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14175-01-5

2025-A9566A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9123
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7705, Ed L

2025-A9566A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the duration of limited permits to practice licensed clinical social work and use the title licensed clinical social worker, or practice licensed master social work and use the title licensed master social worker from twelve to twenty-four months with the ability to be renewed for up to two additional one-year periods.

2025-A9566A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9566--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Higher  Education  --  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to extending the duration
   of limited permits to  practice  licensed  clinical  social  work  and
   licensed master social work

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 7705  of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  230  of  the  laws  of 2004, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. On recommendation of the board, the department may issue a  limited
 permit  to  practice  licensed  clinical  social  work and use the title
 licensed clinical social worker, or to practice licensed  master  social
 work and use the title licensed master social worker to an applicant who
 has met all requirements for licensure as a licensed master social work-
 er  or  a  licensed  clinical social worker except those relating to the
 examination and provided that the individual is under the general super-
 vision of a licensed master social worker or a licensed clinical  social
 worker,  as  determined  by the department. This limited permit shall be
 valid for a period of not more than  [twelve]  TWENTY-FOUR  months,  AND
 SUCH  LIMITED  PERMITS  MAY BE RENEWED, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DEPART-
 MENT, FOR UP TO TWO ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIODS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14175-02-6

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