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2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 251
May 8, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives STEFFEN, ARMSTRONG, BEHNKE,
DONOVAN, GOEBEN, GREEN, GUNDRUM, HURD, KITCHENS, MACCO, MOSES,
MURSAU, NOVAK, PLUMER, RETTINGER, SCHRAA and TUSLER, cosponsored by
Senators JAMES, BALLWEG, CABRAL-GUEVARA, COWLES, QUINN, TESTIN and
TOMCZYK. Referred to Committee on Children and Families.
1 AN ACT relating to: a tier I license issued by the Department of Public
2 Instruction and modifying administrative rules promulgated by the
3 Department of Public Instruction.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the state superintendent of public instruction must
promulgate rules to license all teachers and individuals employed to provide publicly
funded special education and related services in public schools. Additionally, under
current law, school boards must ensure that teachers, supervisors, administrators
and professional staff members hold a license or permit issued by the Department
of Public Instruction. Similarly, under current law, charter school authorizers must
ensure that all charter school instructional staff hold a license or permit issued by
DPI.
Under current DPI administrative rules, an individual is eligible for a tier I
license as a clinically trained social worker issued by DPI if the individual holds 1)
a master's degree in social work and 2) a valid social work certificate or license issued
by the social worker section of the marriage and family therapy, professional
counseling, and social work examining board. This bill creates a similar tier I license
issued by DPI for clinically trained marriage and family therapists. Under the bill,
an individual is eligible for such a tier I license if the individual holds 1) a master's
degree in marriage and family therapy and 2) a valid marriage and family therapy
certificate, training license, or clinical license issued by the marriage and family
therapy section of the marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and
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social work examining board. A tier I license is valid for one year but may be
renewed. Under the bill, a clinically trained marriage and family therapist license
may be renewed as long as the individual continues to meet the eligibility
requirements for the license.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
1 SECTION 1. PI 34.028 (2) (f) of the administrative code is created to read:
2 PI 34.028 (2) (f) Clinically trained marriage and family therapist.
3 Notwithstanding par. (a), for a tier I license as a clinically trained marriage and
4 family therapist, the applicant holds a master's degree in marriage and family
5 therapy and a valid marriage and family therapy certificate, training license, or
6 clinical license issued by the marriage and family therapy section of the marriage
7 and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board.
8 SECTION 2. PI 34.028 (4) (d) of the administrative code is created to read:
9 PI 34.028 (4) (d) A license under sub. (2) (f) may be renewed if the applicant
10 continues to meet the requirements under sub. (2) (f) and has not yet become eligible
11 for tier II licensure under s. PI 34.040.
12 SECTION 3.0Effective date.
13 (1) This act takes effect as provided in s. 227.265.
14 (END)