H.B. 232

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CERTIFIED CHILD WELFARE SOCIAL
2 SERVICE WORKER AMENDMENTS
3 2001 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Matt Throckmorton
6 This act modifies the Human Services Code and the State Personnel Management Act by
7 establishing the criteria for certification as a child welfare social service worker and certified
8 child welfare social worker. The act clarifies that the certification is for salary purposes and
9 does not apply to licensing standards. The act establishes criteria for the director of the
10 Department of Human Resource Management to follow in establishing salary and benefit
11 ranges for the certified child welfare social service workers and certified child welfare social
12 workers.
13 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
14 ENACTS:
15 62A-4a-107.1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
16 67-19-12.4, Utah Code Annotated 1953
17 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
18 Section 1. Section 62A-4a-107.1 is enacted to read:
19 62A-4a-107.1. Designation of certified child welfare social service workers and child
20 welfare social workers.
21 (1) The division shall designate a child welfare social service worker and child welfare
22 social worker as certified if the division social service worker or social worker:
23 (a) (i) has completed the core training described in Section 62A-4a-107 ; or
24 (ii) is exempt from core training under Subsection 62A-4a-107 (2)(c);
25 (b) has earned a S MINIMUM OF A s bachelor's S DEGREE [ , master's, or doctoral degree in
25a social work ] s from an accredited
26 institute of higher education; and
27 (c) is licensed under Title 58, Chapter 60, Part 2, Social Worker Licensing Act.

28 (2) The certification under Subsection (1) is for the purpose of calculating benefits and
29 salary ranges under Section 67-19-12.4 . The certification is not for licensing purposes and does
30 not effect the provisions of Title 58, Chapter 60, Part 2, Social Worker Licensing Act.
31 Section 2. Section 67-19-12.4 is enacted to read:
32 67-19-12.4. Certified child welfare social service workers' and child welfare social
33 workers' personnel pay plans.
34 The pay plans for certified child welfare social service workers and certified child welfare
35 social workers, as defined under Section 62A-4a-107.1 employed by the state shall comply with
36 Section 67-19-12 except that:
37 (1) the department shall determine a classification plan which reflects the professional skill
38 and specialized nature of child welfare work;
39 (2) the h [ market comparability of ] h state salary ranges for certified child welfare social
39a service
40 workers and certified child welfare social workers shall be based on a survey of salary ranges and
41 a survey of benefits of similarly trained and educated public child welfare professionals in
42 surrounding states; and
43 (3) when determining compensation, the director shall consider the compensation under
44 Subsection (2), internal comparisons, and other factors in order to allow the state to recruit and
45 retain the highest qualified certified child welfare social service workers and certified child welfare
46 social workers.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-11-01 8:31 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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