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VA · HB577INTRO · 2 COSPONSORS

Social work; applicants for licensure, criminal background check, report.

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Plain-English Summary

Social work; licensure; criminal background check. Requires applicants for licensure as a baccalaureate social worker, master's social worker, or clinical social worker to provide fingerprints and personal identifying information for a criminal background check, directs the Central Criminal Records Exchange to disseminate criminal history record information obtained to the Board of Social Work, and establishes the process by which an applicant may obtain his criminal history record in the event …

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 13, 2026

Who it affects
Formerly incarcerated or family of

Individuals with a criminal record seeking licensure as a social worker will undergo a criminal background check.

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Who This AffectsAI analysis
  • Formerly incarcerated or family ofdirectModerate impactHigh certainty

    Individuals with a criminal record seeking licensure as a social worker will undergo a criminal background check.

    Requires applicants for licensure as a baccalaureate social worker, master's social worker, or clinical social worker to provide fingerprints and personal identifying information for a criminal background check· Social work; licensure; criminal background check.
What the Bill Does
  • Requires criminal background checks for social work licensure applicants.
  • Directs the Central Criminal Records Exchange to share criminal history information with the Board of Social Work.
  • Establishes a process for applicants to obtain their criminal history record.
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