S 10665 NY
Enacts the "Social Worker Initiative for Faster Testing (SWIFT) act"
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Summary
New York Senate Bill 10665 enacts the "Social Worker Initiative for Faster Testing (SWIFT) Act." The bill allows students pursuing a master's degree in social work who are enrolled in their final semester of an accredited program to take the master's level licensing examination before graduating, rather than waiting to complete their degree program first.
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Official abstract
Enacts the "Social Worker Initiative for Faster Testing (SWIFT) act"; provides that with respect to the examination requirement for licensure as a master social worker, an applicant pursuing a master's of social work degree who is enrolled in the final semester of a program registered by the department of education or an educational program accredited or in candidacy for accreditation by the council on social work education shall be eligible to take the master's level examination.
Sponsor (1)
- Michelle Hinchey Democratic · primary
Action history (1)
- Jul 22, 2026 REFERRED TO RULES · upper
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