SB 20
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
January 6, 2024
Fiscal Analyst: Chris Higgins | Email: chris.higgins@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 20
SUMMARY OF BILL: Establishes that a professional counselor who holds a valid,
unencumbered license as a professional counselor issued by another state, territory, or federal
district is exempt from the requirement of having obtained 60 graduate hours in counseling or a
closely related field when applying for licensure as a professional counselor in this state, if the Board
of Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists (Board)
finds that the requirements for the licensure obtained by the applicant in another jurisdiction are
acceptable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• The proposed legislation will not impact individuals currently licensed as professional
counselors in the state.
• Changing the application requirements for professional counselors licensed in other
jurisdictions is not estimated to result in a significant change in the number of new
applications or licensees in the state.
• Any impact to the operations of the Board or the Department of Health will be not
significant.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director