HB-6146, As Passed House, June 22, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 6146

 

June 7, 2006, Introduced by Rep. Gaffney and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

by amending section 18505 (MCL 333.18505), as amended by 2004 PA

 

61.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 18505. (1) Subject to section 18515(2) and subsection

 

(2), the Michigan board of social work is created in the department

 

and consists of the following 9 voting members who meet the

 

requirements of part 161:

 

     (a) Until July 1, 2004, 4 certified social workers and 2

 

social workers who meet the requirements of section 16135(2).

 

Beginning July 1, 2004, 6 individuals engaged primarily in the

 

practice of social work.


 

     (b) Three public members.

 

     (2) For board members appointed on or after July 1, 2004, the

 

6 members appointed that are primarily engaged in the practice of

 

social work shall be licensed under this part by July 1, 2008.

 

     (3) The terms of office of the individual members of the board

 

created under this section, except those appointed to fill

 

vacancies, expire 4 years after appointment on December 31 of the

 

year in which the term expires.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6147(request no.

 

05150'05) of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.