Amend HB 699 as follows:
      (1)  Add a new SECTION 1 of the bill as follows (committee
report page 1, line 11), and renumber subsequent sections
accordingly:
      SECTION 1.  Subsection (a), Section 3, Licensed Professional
Counselor Act (Article 4512g, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is
amended to read as follows:
      (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section,
this Act does not apply to:
            (1)  the activities and services of or use of an
official title by a person employed as a counselor by a federal,
state, county, or municipal agency or public or private educational
institution, if the person is performing counseling or
counseling-related activities within the scope of his employment;
            (2)  the activities and services of a student, intern,
or trainee in counseling pursuing a course of study in counseling
in a regionally accredited institution of higher education or
training institution, if these activities and services constitute a
part of the supervised course of study and the person is designated
a "counselor intern";
            (3)  the activities and services of a nonresident
rendered not more than 30 days during any year, if the person is
authorized to perform the activities and services under the law of
the state or country of his residence;
            (4)  the activities and services of members of other
professions licensed or certified by the state, such as physicians,
registered nurses, psychologists, certified social workers,
licensed marriage and family therapists, licensed chemical
dependency counselors, licensed physician assistants, licensed
occupational therapists, licensed optometrists in the evaluation
and remediation of learning or behavioral disabilities associated
with or caused by a defective or abnormal condition of vision,
Christian Science practitioners who are recognized by the Church of
Christ Scientist as registered and published in the Christian
Science Journal, or other recognized religious practitioners
performing counseling consistent with the law of the state, their
training, and any code of ethics of their professions, if they do
not represent themselves by any title or description in the manner
prescribed by Section 2 of this Act;
            (5)  the activities, services, titles, and descriptions
of persons licensed to practice law;
            (6)  the activities, services, titles, and descriptions
of persons employed as professionals or who are volunteers in the
practice of counseling for public and private nonprofit
organizations or charities who are accountable to the persons'
sponsoring organization and do not use the title or hold themselves
out to be licensed counselors; <or>
            (7)  the activities, services, titles, and descriptions
of persons certified by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor
Certification or the Commission on Certification of Work Adjustment
and Vocational Evaluation Specialists performing counseling
consistent with the law of the state, their training, and any code
of ethics of their profession and who do not use the title or hold
themselves out to be licensed counselors; or
            (8) persons owning, operating, or employed by a
certified career counseling service regulated under Chapter 222,
Acts of the 70th Legislature, Regular Session, 1987 (Article
5221a-8, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
      (2)  In SECTION 2 (committee report page 1, line 47) before
"This Act" add "(a)"
      (3)  In SECTION 2 (committee report page 1, line 47) strike
", and" and substitute "."
      (4)  In SECTION 2 (committee report page 1, line 48) before
"applies" insert the following:
      "(b)  The change in law made by Section 2 of the Act"