# Idaho Code § 54-3201: 54-3201 PURPOSE — LEGISLATIVE INTENT

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3201

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 54-3201
- **Heading:** 54-3201 PURPOSE — LEGISLATIVE INTENT
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 54 / Chapter 32 / Section 54-3201

## Text

54-3201. Purpose — Legislative intent. Recognizing that the profession of social work involves the application of a special knowledge of social resources, social systems, human capabilities, and the part that conscious and unconscious motivation plays in determining behavior, and further recognizing that social work profoundly affects the lives of people of the state of Idaho, it is the legislative intent and purpose of this act to protect the public by setting standards of qualification, education, training and experience, and professional competence for those who engage in the practice of social work.

History:

[54-3201, added 1976, ch. 213, sec. 1, p. 776.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 54-3201 54-3201 PURPOSE — LEGISLATIVE INTENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3201.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3202 54-3202 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3202.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3203 54-3203 STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK EXAMINERS — CREATED — APPOINTMENTS — TERMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3203.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3204 54-3204 BOARD — POWERS AND DUTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3204.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3205 54-3205 DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS — EXPENSES — REFUND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3205.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3206 54-3206 LICENSING — QUALIFICATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3206.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3207 54-3207 PRIVATE OR INDEPENDENT PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3207.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3208 54-3208 ENDORSEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3208.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3209 54-3209 FEES — LICENSING — DURATION OF LICENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3209.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3210 54-3210 CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3210.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3211 54-3211 REFUSAL TO ISSUE, REFUSAL TO RENEW, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE — UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3211.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3212 54-3212 REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSES — HEARINGS — TAKING TESTIMONY — APPEAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3212.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3213 54-3213 PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3213.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3214 54-3214 LICENSE REQUIRED — REPRESENTATION TO PUBLIC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3214.md)

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