The Legislature established the Board in 1987. By law, the Board is an independent state regulatory board that performs the duties necessary to promote and protect the public health, safety, and welfare through the licensure and regulation of persons who practice social work in this state. The Board ensures that social workers are qualified, professional, ethical, and accountable through the examination and licensure process and, on an ongoing basis, by license renewal, continuing education, supervision requirements, and through the complaint resolution process when professional standards are not met. The Board is entirely fee supported and receives no General Fund dollars. The Board collects fees which are deposited as non-dedicated revenue into the State Government Special Revenue Fund (SGSRF) to cover both direct and indirect expenditures. Click here to learn more about the Board of Social Work.