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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the licensing in this state of a person licensed in |
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another jurisdiction to practice marriage and family therapy or |
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professional counseling. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 502, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 502.262 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.262. LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT. (a) The executive |
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council shall issue a marriage and family therapist license or a |
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marriage and family therapist associate license, as applicable, to |
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an applicant who holds a current, unrestricted license in another |
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jurisdiction that maintains licensing requirements that are |
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substantially equivalent to the requirements under this chapter. |
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An applicant for a license under this section must: |
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(1) present proof to the executive council that the |
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applicant is licensed in good standing as a marriage and family |
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therapist or marriage and family therapist associate, as |
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applicable, in that jurisdiction; |
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(2) provide to the executive council information |
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regarding the status of any other professional license that the |
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applicant holds or has held in this state or another jurisdiction; |
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(3) present proof to the executive council that the |
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applicant has passed a jurisprudence examination required by the |
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executive council; |
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(4) meet the qualifications required by Section |
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502.252; |
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(5) not have committed an act that is grounds for |
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disciplinary action under Section 502.351; |
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(6) submit to the executive council a current |
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photograph that meets the requirements for a United States |
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passport; and |
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(7) meet any additional requirements provided by |
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executive council rule. |
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(b) The executive council shall adopt rules for issuing a |
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provisional license under Section 502.259 to an applicant for a |
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license by endorsement who encounters a delay that is outside the |
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applicant's control in submitting to the executive council the |
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documentation required by this section. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 503, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 503.315 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 503.315. LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT. (a) The executive |
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council shall issue a professional counselor license to an |
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applicant who holds a current, unrestricted license in another |
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jurisdiction that maintains licensing requirements that are |
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substantially equivalent to the requirements under this chapter. |
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An applicant for a license under this section must: |
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(1) present proof to the executive council that the |
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applicant is licensed in good standing as a professional counselor |
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in that jurisdiction; |
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(2) provide to the executive council information |
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regarding the status of any other professional license that the |
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applicant holds or has held in this state or another jurisdiction; |
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(3) present proof to the executive council that the |
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applicant has passed a jurisprudence examination required by the |
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executive council; |
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(4) meet the qualifications required by Section |
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503.302; |
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(5) not have committed an act that is grounds for |
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disciplinary action under Section 503.401; |
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(6) submit to the executive council a current |
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photograph that meets the requirements for a United States |
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passport; and |
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(7) meet any additional requirements provided by |
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executive council rule. |
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(b) The executive council shall adopt rules for issuing a |
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provisional license under Section 503.310 to an applicant for a |
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license by endorsement who encounters a delay that is outside the |
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applicant's control in submitting to the executive council the |
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documentation required by this section. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2023, the Texas |
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Behavioral Health Executive Council shall adopt the rules necessary |
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to implement the changes in law made by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |