Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2838 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 03/01/2019

                            86R9050 MAW-D
 By: Darby H.B. No. 2838


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the experience required for a licensed professional
 counselor to act as a supervisor.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 503, Occupations Code, is
 amended by adding Section 503.3025 to read as follows:
 Sec. 503.3025.  EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO ACT AS SUPERVISOR.
 The board shall allow a license holder who has practiced as a
 licensed counselor in another state to count that out-of-state
 experience toward any experience that the license holder is
 required by board rule to obtain to act as a supervisor under this
 chapter if the board determines that the other state has license
 requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this
 chapter.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.