A9566 • 2025

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

Labor

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Sam Berger
Last action: 2026-05-13
Official status: Passed Senate
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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

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

What This Bill Does

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

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Bill History

2026-05-13 Senate
SUBSTITUTED FOR S9123
2026-05-13 Senate
3RD READING CAL.924
2026-05-13 Senate
PASSED SENATE
2026-05-13 Senate
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-05-11 Assembly
PASSED ASSEMBLY
2026-05-11 Assembly
DELIVERED TO SENATE
2026-05-11 Senate
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
2026-05-07 Assembly
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.473
2026-05-05 Assembly
REPORTED
2026-02-05 Assembly
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
2026-01-30 Assembly
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
2026-01-30 Assembly
PRINT NUMBER 9566A
2026-01-14 Assembly
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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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:

     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 7705 of the education law, as
     2  amended by chapter 230 of the laws  of  2004,  is  amended  to  read  as
     3  follows:
     4    1.  On recommendation of the board, the department may issue a limited
     5  permit to practice licensed clinical  social  work  and  use  the  title
     6  licensed  clinical  social worker, or to practice licensed master social
     7  work and use the title licensed master social worker to an applicant who
     8  has met all requirements for licensure as a licensed master social work-
     9  er or a licensed clinical social worker except  those  relating  to  the
    10  examination and provided that the individual is under the general super-
    11  vision  of a licensed master social worker or a licensed clinical social
    12  worker, as determined by the department. This limited  permit  shall  be
    13  valid  for  a  period  of not more than [twelve] TWENTY-FOUR months, AND
    14  SUCH LIMITED PERMITS MAY BE RENEWED, AT THE DISCRETION  OF  THE  DEPART-
    15  MENT, FOR UP TO TWO ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIODS.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    17  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