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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of licensed specialists in school |
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psychology. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 501.260, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) to read as follows: |
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(d) A person licensed under this section may be employed by |
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and practice in a private school. |
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(e) A person may not use the title "licensed specialist in |
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school psychology" or "school psychologist" unless the person holds |
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a license issued under this section. |
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(f) A person who holds a license under this section may not |
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use the title "nationally certified school psychologist" unless the |
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person holds the appropriate credentials as designated by the |
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National Association of School Psychologists or a successor |
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organization. |
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(g) A person who holds a license under this section may not |
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use a title that represents that the person is licensed under |
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Section 501.252 unless the person holds a license under that |
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section. A person who holds a license under this section may not |
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use the title designated by the board under Section 501.259 unless |
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the person holds a license under that section. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 501.260(e), (f), and (g), Occupations |
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Code, as added by this Act, apply only to conduct that occurs on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. Conduct that occurs before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the conduct occurred, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |