By Ratliff S.B. No. 1661 74R8811 JMM-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the issuance of a license or certification to practice 1-3 as a psychologist. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. The Psychologists' Certification and Licensing 1-6 Act (Article 4512c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) is amended by 1-7 adding Section 14A to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 14A. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION. (a) The 1-9 board may not delay the issuance of a license or certification to 1-10 an applicant who has satisfied all imposed requirements under this 1-11 Act for the license or certification unless the board votes 1-12 unanimously to delay the issuance of the license or certification. 1-13 (b) The board may not adopt or enforce a rule that is 1-14 inconsistent with this section. 1-15 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995, and 1-16 applies only to an application for a license or certification that 1-17 is pending before the Texas State Board of Examiners of 1-18 Psychologists on or after that date. 1-19 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-20 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-21 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-22 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-23 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.