82R5618 EES-D By: Van de Putte S.B. No. 709 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the use of certain professional titles by licensed specialists in school psychology. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 501.260, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) A person who is licensed under this section and who holds a Nationally Certified School Psychologist credential may use the title "nationally certified school psychologist." SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.