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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to standards to qualify as a licensed specialist 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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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) The executive council shall set the standards to qualify |
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for a license under this section. The standards must include: |
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(1) satisfaction of minimum recognized graduate |
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degree requirements; |
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(2) completion of graduate course work at a regionally |
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accredited institution of higher education in: |
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(A) psychological foundations; |
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(B) educational foundations; |
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(C) interventions; |
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(D) assessments; and |
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(E) professional issues and ethics; |
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(3) completion of at least 1,200 hours of supervised |
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experience; |
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(4) proficiency in the practice of school psychology |
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as demonstrated by: |
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(A) receipt of a passing score on a nationally |
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recognized qualifying examination determined to be appropriate by |
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the executive council and on any other examination required by the |
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executive council; or |
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(B) active certification as a nationally |
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certified school psychologist by the National Association of School |
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Psychologists or a successor organization; and |
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(5) satisfaction of the requirements under Sections |
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501.2525(a)(3)-(9). |
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(b-1) The executive council may not set a standard to |
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qualify for a license under this section that requires a person who |
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meets the standard set by the executive council corresponding to |
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Subsection (b)(4)(B) to complete any examination, including an |
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examination regarding jurisprudence. |
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SECTION 2. Section 501.260, Occupations Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to an application for a license submitted |
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under that section on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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application submitted before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the application was |
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submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |