{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-505.307","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 505.307","heading":"INDEPENDENT PRACTICE RECOGNITION; MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS.","body":"(a) The executive council shall establish procedures for recognizing a social worker qualified for the independent practice of social work.\n(b) A social worker may not be recognized as qualified for the independent practice of social work unless the person satisfies the requirements of social work education, experience, and supervision as determined by the executive council.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.096, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING","CHAPTER 505. SOCIAL WORKERS","SUBCHAPTER F. SPECIALTY AREAS OF SOCIAL WORK"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.505.htm#505.307","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"4db8041201a8e5e93a4d32ce17a08db7c55aaa4ad04c8ba9e82e1ffc53834ea9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-505.306","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-505.351"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}