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Chapter 1141 H.B. No. 1797 1 AN ACT 2 relating to a person's eligibility to obtain a license in social 3 work and to an exemption from the licensing requirement. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 5 SECTION 1. Section 505.003, Occupations Code, is amended by 6 adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: 7 (c) A person who teaches social work at an institution of 8 higher education or a private or independent institution of higher 9 education as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education 10 Code, is not required to hold a license under this chapter to the 11 extent the person confines the person's activities to teaching and 12 does not otherwise engage in the practice of social work. 13 SECTION 2. Section 505.353(b), Occupations Code, is amended 14 to read as follows: 15 (b) An applicant may take the licensing examination 16 conducted by the board under Section 505.354 for: 17 (1) a master social worker license if the applicant 18 possesses a doctoral or master's degree in social work from a 19 graduate program that is accredited by or is in candidacy for 20 accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education; 21 (2) a baccalaureate social worker license if the 22 applicant possesses a baccalaureate degree in social work from an 23 educational program that is accredited by or is in candidacy for 24 accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education; or
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