LCO No. 322 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5545 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 322 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH Introduced by: REP. CARNEY, 23rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 383c of the general statutes be amended to create a 1 tiered licensure structure for professional counselors that provides 2 recent graduates of professional counselor education programs with 3 greater professional marketability, increases the number of mental 4 health professionals and ensures proper oversight over professional 5 counselors who are under professional supervision. 6 Statement of Purpose: To provide recent graduates of professional counselor education programs with greater professional marketability, increase the number of mental health professionals and ensure proper oversight over supervised professional counselors.