AN ACT

RELATING TO LICENSURE; PROVIDING A SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD FOR

VALIDITY OF PROVISIONAL LICENSURE; AMENDING THE SOCIAL WORK

PRACTICE ACT.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 61-31-11 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1989,

Chapter 51, Section 11) is amended to read:

"61-31-11. PROVISIONAL LICENSURE.--Prior to

examination, an applicant for licensure may obtain a

provisional license to engage in social work practice as long

as the applicant meets all the requirements, except

examination, as prescribed in Section 61-31-10 NMSA 1978 for

the level of license sought. The provisional license is valid

for a period not to exceed one year."

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