THE BILL ITSELF
HB 631
Marriage and Family Therapists Licensure by Endorsement
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to marriage and family therapist
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licensure by endorsement; creating s. 491.019, F.S.;
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requiring the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage
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and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling to
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issue a license by endorsement to certain applicants;
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providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Section 491.019, Florida Statutes, is created
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to read:
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491.019 Licensure by endorsement; marriage and family
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therapists.—The board shall issue a license to practice marriage
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and family therapy to an applicant who meets all of the
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following criteria:
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(1) Submits a complete application.
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(2) Submits the required application fee.
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(3) Holds an active, unencumbered marriage and family
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therapy license in good standing issued by another state, the
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District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States and
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provides proof of all mental health licenses held in any other
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jurisdiction.
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(4) Attests that he or she is not, at the time of
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submission of the application, the subject of a disciplinary
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proceeding in a jurisdiction in which he or she holds a license
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for reasons related to the practice of marriage and family
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therapy.
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(5) Has not had disciplinary action taken against him or
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her in the 5 years immediately preceding the date of submission
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of the application.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.