Public Law 2003, chapter 429 became effective on September 13, 2003. The new consultation requirements of that chapter, however, became effective on January 1, 2004. To avoid unfairness to licensees who held valid licenses on September 13, 2003 but who have not been subject to those consultation requirements before and who will need a reasonable period of time within which to comply with those requirements, this bill provides for a limited transition to authorize the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, State Board of Social Worker Licensure to delay application of new consultation requirements for those licensees so that all licensees will have not less than 2 years, the equivalent of one 2-year license cycle, but not more than 4 years, the equivalent of 2 2-year license cycles, to meet the new consultation requirements as provided by current law.