2015 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 113
BY SENATOR GALLOT
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 37:2353(A)(3), (4), (5) and (6), 2354(E), 2356(G), and 2365(D)
3 and to enact R.S. 37:2353(A)(7), relative to the State Board of Examiners of
4 Psychologists; to provide for eligibility of board members; to provide relative to
5 qualification of certain licensees; to provide for maintenance of records; to provide
6 for certain terms, conditions, procedures, requirements, and effects; and to provide
7 for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 37:2353(A)(3), (4), (5) and (6), 2354(E), 2356(G), and 2365(D) are
10 hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 37:2353(A)(7) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
11 §2353. State board of examiners; organization; duties; meetings; fees
12 A.(1) * * *
13 (3) Each board member shall have rendered service, teaching, training, or
14 research in psychology for at least five years, shall have held a doctoral degree in
15 psychology from a school or college as defined in this Chapter for a period of five
16 years, and shall be licensed under this Chapter for a minimum of five years.
17 (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Subsection, no person shall be
18 eligible to serve as a board member if he is employed by the board, has a
19 contract with the board for services, or within the preceding twelve months of
20 his nomination was employed by the board or had a contract with the board for
21 services.
22 (5) Board members shall serve without compensation but shall receive
23 seventy-five dollars per diem allowance plus the mileage rate provided state
24 employees to cover expenses incurred while engaged in the discharge of their duties.
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1 (5)(6) Membership on the board of a public employee or official shall not
2 constitute dual office holding within the meaning of R.S. 42:61 et seq.
3 (6)(7) Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for
4 confirmation.
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6 §2354. Fees
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8 E.(1) The status of psychologist emeritus is hereby created. To qualify for
9 status as psychologist emeritus, the applicant must annually make A licensed
10 psychologist who is sixty-five years of age or older may be eligible for a
11 reduction in the annual renewal fee if he makes a satisfactory showing to the
12 board, in a manner to be determined by the board, of all of the following:
13 (a) that the applicant is He is sixty-five years of age or older.
14 (b) , has He has held continuous licensure as a psychologist in the state for
15 at least twenty years.
16 (c) , and at At the time of application, he is retired from the full-time practice
17 of psychology or any other full-time employment.
18 (2) The annual renewal fee for those qualifying as psychologist emeritus a
19 licensed psychologist who is eligible for a fee reduction pursuant to this
20 Subsection shall be one-half of the amount of the current licensure renewal fee.
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22 §2356. Licensure of psychologists by written and oral examination
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24 G. The board shall keep maintain as a record, in electronic or other
25 format, all of the following items:
26 (1) the The written examination papers,.
27 (2) and an An accurate transcript of the questions and answers relating to the
28 oral examinations,.
29 (3) and the The grade assigned to each answer thereof, as part of its records
30 for at least two years subsequent to the date of examination.
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2 §2365. Scope of Chapter
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4 D. Any nonresident duly licensed or certified for independent practice as a
5 psychologist in the state of his residence, and which state will permit residents of this
6 state a like and similar privilege as provided herein in this Subsection, may, if
7 associated with a psychologist who is a resident of the state of Louisiana and
8 licensed under this Chapter an application is submitted to the board with
9 payment of the appropriate fee, practice as a psychologist for a period not to
10 exceed maximum of thirty days in any throughout a calendar year to the same
11 extent and manner as if licensed in this state.
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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