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H 3752 — Social Work Interstate Compact Act
Last action — Act No. 66
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Henry McMaster (Republican) on May 22, 2025.
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Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOCIAL WORK INTERSTATE COMPACT ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 63, TITLE 40 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSE, FUNCTIONS, OPERATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE COMPACT, AMONG OTHER THINGS; BY ADDING SECTION 40-63-32 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS FOR SOCIAL WORKER LICENSURE APPLICANTS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONFIDENTIALITY AND PERMITTED USES OF THE RESULTS OF THESE CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS; TO DESIGNATE THE EXISTING PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 63, TITLE 40 AS ARTICLE 1, ENTITLED "GENERAL PROVISIONS"; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 23-23-60, RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE ISSUED BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY, SO AS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS SEEKING SUCH CERTIFICATION SHALL UNDERGO CERTAIN FINGERPRINT-BASED STATE AND FEDERAL CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS, TO AUTHORIZE THE RETENTION AND SPECIFIC USES OF SUCH FINGERPRINTS, AND TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATION CLASSIFICATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
525 added · 635 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest version of Bill H 3752 includes the establishment of the "Social Work Interstate Compact Act," which aims to streamline the licensing process for social workers practicing across state lines. The bill now requires that applicants for social work licenses undergo criminal background checks to ensure public safety while maintaining the confidentiality of the results. These changes are significant because they will help improve access to qualified social work professionals while ensuring that states retain their regulatory powers to protect citizens.
2025-2026 Bill 3752 Text of Previous Version (Apr.(Jan.
09,15, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 3752Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) Committee Report April 9, 2025 H. A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOCIAL WORK INTERSTATE COMPACT ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 63, TITLE SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSE, FUNCTIONS, OPERATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE COMPACT;
3752 Introduced by Reps.
Gilliam, Lawson, Pope, Mitchell, Guffey, Oremus, Brewer and Chapman S.
Printed 4/9/25--H.
Read the first time January 15, 2025 ________ The committee on House Labor, Commerce and Industry To whom was referred a Bill (H.
3752) to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by enacting the "Social Work Interstate Compact Act" by adding Article 3 to Chapter 63, Title 40 so as to provide the purpose, etc., respectfully Report:
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
WILLIAM HERBKERSMAN for Committee.
statement of estimated fiscal impact Explanation of Fiscal Impact State Expenditure This bill allows for the entry of the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners (board) into the Social Work Interstate Compact (compact).
The compact requires member states to recognize licenses for social workers issued by any other member state as well as allow for the practice of telehealth between member states.
The bill specifies the structure, function, powers, and duties of the Social Work Compact Commission (commission), the collective governing instrumentality of the compact states.
The commission must pay the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing activities and may levy and collect an annual assessment from each member state or impose fees on other parties.
The bill also establishes the qualifications for social workers under the compact, including national background checks with fingerprints by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The bill further provides for the compact states' rights and obligations, including those involving adverse action.
Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation.
This bill authorizes the board, under the administration of LLR, to afford legal recognition to social workers in a manner that is consistent with the terms of the compact.
The board may investigate and take adverse action on a social worker licensed under the compact and must report an adverse action taken in accordance with the rules of the commission.
Any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage, and other fees related to investigation must be paid by the board, but these expenses may be recovered from the affected party as a result of litigation.
Compact states are required to fully implement FBI fingerprint criminal background check procedures in the application process.
Additionally, the board must participate in the commission's coordinated licensure database by maintaining and submitting a uniform data set on all licensees in the state.
Further, the board must appoint one delegate to act on behalf of the state during annual meetings of the commission and any additional meetings.
The bill allows the commission to levy and collect an annual assessment from each compact state or impose fees on other parties, but this assessment has not been determined.
The bill also specifies that the commission must pay for the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing activities.
It is not clear at this time if the travel expenses for the state's delegate to attend commission meetings will be covered by the commission.
LLR indicates that the agency and board are unable to determine the total expenditure impact of this bill since the commission nor the compact rules have been established.
However, the agency indicates that it may need to hire 1.0 FTE, an administrative assistant, to handle the criminal background check requirements and additional administrative requirements related to compact participation.
Salary and fringe for the new FTE would total $61,090.
Additionally, the agency anticipates additional recurring expenses of $250 for miscellaneous supplies and $2,184 in nonrecurring expenses for computer equipment for the FTE.
This would increase Other Funds expenses of the agency by at least $63,524 in the first year of the compact's existence.
Expenses would decrease to at least $61,340 each year thereafter.
However, if the FTE is needed, the agency will not need to request an increase in Other Funds authorization.
State Law Enforcement Division.
SLED indicates that any expenses associated with conducting additional criminal background searches can be managed within existing appropriations and with existing staff.
We anticipate that any revenue received from the criminal background search fee that is retained by SLED will be used to offset expenses.
Therefore, the bill will have no expenditure impact on the agency.
State Revenue This bill allows for the entry of the board into the compact.
The compact requires member states to recognize licenses for social workers issued by any other member state as well as allow for the practice of telehealth between member states.
The bill specifies the structure, function, powers, and duties of the commission, the collective governing instrumentality of the compact states.
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The commission must pay the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing activities and may levy and collect an annual assessment from each member state or impose fees on other parties.
The bill also establishes the qualifications for social workers under the compact, including national background checks with fingerprints by the FBI.
The bill further provides for the compact states' rights and obligations, including those involving adverse action.
This bill allows the board to charge a fee for granting an interstate compact license.
Since the board is unable to determine how many applicants will seek compact licensure, the compact privilege fee the board will set for compact licensure, or how many instances of adverse action will occur upon entry into the compact, LLR is unable to estimate the expected revenue from these sources.
Therefore, the Other Funds revenue impact on the agency is undetermined.
Additionally, the board falls under the Division of Professional and Occupation Licensing.
Proviso 81.3 of the FY 2024-25 Appropriations Act requires LLR to remit annually to the General Fund an amount equal to 10 percent of expenditures unless the board has an overall negative ending cash balance.
Although the overall expenditure impact of the bill on LLR is undetermined, this portion of the bill may increase General Fund revenue by at least $6,352 in the first year of the compact's existence.
This bill may increase the number of criminal records searches that SLED is required to perform since the board does not currently require state or federal fingerprint criminal background checks.
SLED indicates that the total cost for a criminal records search is $50.50, of which $25 is retained by SLED.
The vendor, Identogo, receives $13.50, and the remainder of the fee, $12, is remitted to the FBI.
Pursuant to Section 23-3-115(A), revenue generated by criminal records checks performed by SLED up to an amount of $4,461,000 must be deposited in the General Fund.
Any revenue over that amount is retained by SLED.
LLR is unable to estimate the number of social workers that may apply for a compact license and would need to submit a criminal background check.
However, based upon a three-year historical average, SLED collected an average of $17,541,968 from background checks.
Assuming a similar pattern in future years and since this amount is over the $4,461,000 amount that is allocated to the General Fund, we anticipate that Other Funds of SLED will increase by an undetermined amount in the first year of the compact's existence as a result of the potential increase in background checks.
There would be no increase to the General Fund for this portion of the bill.
Frank A.
Rainwater, Executive Director Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office _______ A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOCIAL WORK INTERSTATE COMPACT ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 63, TITLE 40 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSE, FUNCTIONS, OPERATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE COMPACT;
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Action History
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Act No. 66
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Effective date 05/22/25
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Signed By Governor
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Ratified R 94
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Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-11
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Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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Read third time and returned to House with amendments
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-1
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Read second time
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Committee Amendment Adopted
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Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
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Introduced and read first time
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Read third time and sent to Senate
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Roll call Yeas-88 Nays-18
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Read second time
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Amended
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Debate adjourned
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Requests for debate-Rep(s). Harris, Gibson, Edgerton, Magnuson, May, and JE Johnson
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, B.L.Cox, W.Newton
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Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chapman
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope, C.Mitchell
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lawson
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Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
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Introduced and read first time
Sponsors
- Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers · Primary
- Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith · Primary
- Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam · Primary
- Representative M. Brian Lawson · Primary
- Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope · Primary
- Representative Cody T. Mitchell · Primary
- Representative Brandon Guffey · Primary
- Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus · Primary
- Jr. Representative Gary S. Brewer · Primary
- Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman · Primary
- Representative Brandon L. Cox · Primary
- Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →12 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 158 not signed on · 22 voted No
Sponsors (12)
- Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D.
- Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith
- Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam
- Representative M. Brian Lawson
- Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope
- Representative Cody T. Mitchell
- Representative Brandon Guffey
- Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus Voted No
- Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr.
- Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman
- Representative Brandon L. Cox
- Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (158)
158 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 158 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 94 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 97 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 9% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (122)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (44)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 84 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 87 | 18 | 0 | 17 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 15% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (122)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 73 | 19 | 0 | 27 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 76 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
| % of votes cast | 62% | 16% | 0% | 22% |
How each member voted (123)
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Frequently asked questions
- What does H 3752 do?
- AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOCIAL WORK INTERSTATE COMPACT ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 63, TITLE 40 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSE, FUNCTIONS, OPERATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE COMPACT, AMONG OTHER THINGS; BY ADDING SECTION 40-63-32 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS FOR SOCIAL WORKER LICENSURE APPLICANTS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONFIDENTIALITY AND PERMITTED USES OF THE RESULTS OF THESE CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS; TO DESIGNATE THE EXISTING PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 63, TITLE 40 AS ARTICLE 1, ENTITLED "GENERAL PROVISIONS"; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 23-23-60, RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE ISSUED BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY, SO AS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS SEEKING SUCH CERTIFICATION SHALL UNDERGO CERTAIN FINGERPRINT-BASED STATE AND FEDERAL CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS, TO AUTHORIZE THE RETENTION AND SPECIFIC USES OF SUCH FINGERPRINTS, AND TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATION CLASSIFICATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE
- Who sponsors H 3752?
- H 3752 is sponsored by Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D., Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith, Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam, Representative M. Brian Lawson, Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, Representative Cody T. Mitchell, Representative Brandon Guffey, Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus, Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr., Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman, Representative Brandon L. Cox, and Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton.
- What is the current status of H 3752?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2025. Enacted.
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