TITLE: Relating to the exemption of certain persons who teach social work at institutions of higher education from the licensing requirements for social workers.

SUMMARY: Relating to the exemption of certain persons who teach social work at institutions of higher education from the licensing requirements for social workers.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the exemption of certain persons who teach social work at institutions of higher education from the licensing requirements for social workers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 505.003, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) A person who teaches social work at an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, is not required to hold a license under this chapter to the extent the person confines the person's activities to teaching and does not otherwise engage in the practice of social work. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.