88R13119 BEE-F
 
  By: West S.B. No. 2394
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to standards to qualify as a licensed specialist in school
  psychology.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 501.260, Occupations Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as
  follows:
         (b)  The executive council shall set the standards to qualify
  for a license under this section. The standards must include:
               (1)  satisfaction of minimum recognized graduate
  degree requirements;
               (2)  completion of graduate course work at a regionally
  accredited institution of higher education in:
                     (A)  psychological foundations;
                     (B)  educational foundations;
                     (C)  interventions;
                     (D)  assessments; and
                     (E)  professional issues and ethics;
               (3)  completion of at least 1,200 hours of supervised
  experience;
               (4)  proficiency in the practice of school psychology
  as demonstrated by:
                     (A)  receipt of a passing score on a nationally
  recognized qualifying examination determined to be appropriate by
  the executive council and on any other examination required by the
  executive council; or
                     (B)  active certification as a nationally
  certified school psychologist by the National Association of School
  Psychologists or a successor organization; and
               (5)  satisfaction of the requirements under Sections
  501.2525(a)(3)-(9).
         (b-1)  The executive council may not set a standard to
  qualify for a license under this section that requires a person who
  meets the standard set by the executive council corresponding to
  Subsection (b)(4)(B) to complete any examination, including an
  examination regarding jurisprudence.
         SECTION 2.  Section 501.260, Occupations Code, as amended by
  this Act, applies only to an application for a license submitted
  under that section on or after the effective date of this Act. An
  application submitted before the effective date of this Act is
  governed by the law in effect on the date the application was
  submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that
  purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2023.