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June 6, 2023 HB 23-1070
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Final Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 23-0176
Rep. Ricks
Sen. Buckner
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
June 6, 2023
Postponed Indefinitely
Kristine McLaughlin | 303-866-4776
kristine.mclaughlin@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☐ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill would have reduced the experience requirements for a marriage or family
therapist license. The bill would have minimally increased state workload in
FY 2023-24.
Appropriation
Summary:
No appropriation is required.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill. This bill was postponed indefinitely by the
House Health and Insurance Committee on February 28, 2023; therefore, the impacts
identified in this analysis do not take effect.
Summary of Legislation
The bill reduces the experience requirements for a marriage or family therapist license. Under current
law, someone with a master’s degree is required to have two years of clinical supervised practice
before receiving a license and a person with a doctorate is only required to have one. Under the bill,
the requirement is one year for either degree.
State Expenditures
In FY 2023-24, the bill minimally increases workload in the Division of Professions and Occupations
in the Department of Regulatory Agencies to revise existing policies. No change in appropriations is
required.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect 90 days following adjournment of the General Assembly sine die, assuming no
referendum petition is filed.
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State and Local Government Contacts
Child Welfare Counties Human Services
Information Technology Regulatory Agencies
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit: leg.colorado.gov/fiscalnotes.