HB 1035 — Relating to adoption of the social work licensure compact.

NO.

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Page2. No.

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The criminal history record check procedure must include the submission of fingerprints or other biometric-based information by an applicant for the purpose of obtaining an applicant's criminal Pagehistory No.record information from the federal bureau of investigation and the agency responsible for retaining that state's criminal records.

10H. 25.0197.01000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly history record information from the federal bureau of investigation and the agency responsible for retaining that state's criminal records.

d.B.

NO.

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PageThe No.issuing licensing authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage, and other fees required by the service statutes of the state where the witnesses or evidence are located.

11 25.0197.01000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly The issuing licensing authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage, and other fees required by the service statutes of the state where the witnesses or evidence are located.

5.H.

B.

NO.

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If adverse action is taken by the home state against the multistate license of a regulated social worker, the regulated social worker's multistate authorization to practice in all other member states must be deactivated until all encumbrances have Pagebeen No.removed from the multistate license.

12 25.0197.01000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly been removed from the multistate license.

Page(1) No.A current member of the state licensing authority at the time of appointment, who is a regulated social worker or public member of the state licensing authority;

13 25.0197.01000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly (1) A current member of the state licensing authority at the time of appointment, who is a regulated social worker or public member of the state licensing authority;

c.H.

B.

NO.

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Pageg. No.

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o.H.

B.

NO.

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Pageu. No.

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16B. 25.0197.01000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly (2) Five voting members from the current membership of the commission, elected by the commission;

NO.

1035 - PAGE 12 (2) Five voting members from the current membership of the commission, elected by the commission;

The commission or the executive committee or other committees of the commission may convene in a closed, nonpublic meeting for the commission or Pageexecutive No.committee or other committees of the commission to receive legal advice or to discuss:

17 25.0197.01000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly executive committee or other committees of the commission to receive legal advice or to discuss:

(8)H. Information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;

B.

NO.

1035 - PAGE 13 (8) Information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;

All minutes and documents of a closed meeting must Pageremain No.under seal, subject to release only by a majority vote of the commission or order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

18 25.0197.01000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly remain under seal, subject to release only by a majority vote of the commission or order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

The members, officers, executive director, employees, and representatives of the commission are immune from suit and liability, both personally and in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused by or arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that the person against whom the claim is made had a Pagereasonable No.basis for H.

19B. 25.0197.01000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly reasonable basis for believing occurred, within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities.

NO.

1035 - PAGE 14 believing occurred, within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities.

This compact may not be interpreted to waive or otherwise abrogate a member state's state action immunity or state action affirmative defense with respect to Pageantitrust No.claims under the Sherman Act, Clayton Act, or any other state or federal antitrust or anticompetitive law or regulation.

20 25.0197.01000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly antitrust claims under the Sherman Act, Clayton Act, or any other state or federal antitrust or anticompetitive law or regulation.

d.H.

B.

NO.

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PageAdverse No.action information pertaining to a licensee in any member state will be available to any other member state.

21 25.0197.01000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly Adverse action information pertaining to a licensee in any member state will be available to any other member state.

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22B. 25.0197.01000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly 7.

NO.

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Pagec. No.

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or d.H.

B.

NO.

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Pageb. No.

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Notice of intent to suspend or terminate must be given by the commission to the governor, the majority and minority leaders of Pagethe No.defaulting state's legislature, the defaulting state's state licensing authority, and each of the member states' state licensing authority.

25H. 25.0197.01000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly the defaulting state's legislature, the defaulting state's state licensing authority, and each of the member states' state licensing authority.

5.B.

NO.

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The remedies herein may not be Pagethe No.exclusive remedies of the commission.

26 25.0197.01000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly the exclusive remedies of the commission.

(1)H. A charter member state whose enactment is found to be materially different from the model compact statute is entitled to the default process in accordance with article XIII.

B.

NO.

1035 - PAGE 19 (1) A charter member state whose enactment is found to be materially different from the model compact statute is entitled to the default process in accordance with article XIII.

All actions taken for the benefit of the commission or in furtherance of the purposes of the administration of the compact before the effective date of the Pagecompact No.or the commission coming into existence must be considered to be actions of the commission unless specifically repudiated by the commission.

27 25.0197.01000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly compact or the commission coming into existence must be considered to be actions of the commission unless specifically repudiated by the commission.

Provisions of the compact expressly authorizing or requiring the adoption of Pagerules No.may not be construed to limit the commission's rulemaking authority solely for those purposes.

28 25.0197.01000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly rules may not be construed to limit the commission's rulemaking authority solely for those purposes.

The provisions of this compact are severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to the constitution of any member state, a state seeking participation in the compact, or of the United States, or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held to be unconstitutionalH. by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability of the compact to any other government, agency, person, or circumstance may not be affected thereby.

B.

NO.

1035 - PAGE 20 unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability of the compact to any other government, agency, person, or circumstance may not be affected thereby.

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29B. 25.0197.01000

NO.

1035 - PAGE 21 ____________________________ ____________________________ Speaker of the House President of the Senate ____________________________ ____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No.

1035.

House Vote:

Yeas 89 Nays 1 Absent 4 Senate Vote:

Yeas 47 Nays 0 Absent 0 ____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Received by the Governor at ________M.

on _____________________________________, 2025.

Approved at ________M.

on __________________________________________________, 2025.

____________________________ Governor Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025, at ________ o’clock ________M.

____________________________ Secretary of State