45:15BB-10 State Board of Social Work Examiners created.
10. There is created within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, the State Board of Social Work Examiners. The board shall consist of 10 members who are residents of the State, two of whom shall be public members appointed pursuant to the provisions of subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.2) and one of whom shall be the Commissioner of Human Services, or the commissioner's designee, and one of whom shall be the Commissioner of Children and Families, or the commissioner's designee, the latter two appointed in fulfillment of the requirement of subsection c. of that section. Of the six remaining members, three shall have been actively engaged in the practice of social work for at least five years immediately preceding their appointment, and, except for the members first appointed, one shall be a licensed clinical social worker, one shall be a licensed social worker, and one shall be a certified social worker pursuant to this act. Of the three remaining members, two shall be social work educators, one of whom shall represent a baccalaureate level program and one of whom shall represent a master's level program; and one shall be a social worker with a doctorate level degree, and, all of whom, except for the members first appointed, shall be licensed or certified pursuant to this act.
The Governor shall appoint each member, other than the State executive department member, for terms of three years, except that of the social worker members first appointed, two shall serve for a term of three years, two shall serve for terms of two years and two shall serve for terms of one year. Any vacancy in the membership shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided by the original appointment. No member of the board may serve more than two successive terms in addition to any unexpired term to which he has been appointed. The Governor may remove any member of the board, other than the State executive department member, for cause.
L.1991, c.134, s.10; amended 2012, c.16, s.133.