88R13119 BEE-F
By: Goldman H.B. No. 3592
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to standards to qualify as a licensed specialist in school
psychology.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 501.260, Occupations Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as
follows:
(b) The executive council shall set the standards to qualify
for a license under this section. The standards must include:
(1) satisfaction of minimum recognized graduate
degree requirements;
(2) completion of graduate course work at a regionally
accredited institution of higher education in:
(A) psychological foundations;
(B) educational foundations;
(C) interventions;
(D) assessments; and
(E) professional issues and ethics;
(3) completion of at least 1,200 hours of supervised
experience;
(4) proficiency in the practice of school psychology
as demonstrated by:
(A) receipt of a passing score on a nationally
recognized qualifying examination determined to be appropriate by
the executive council and on any other examination required by the
executive council; or
(B) active certification as a nationally
certified school psychologist by the National Association of School
Psychologists or a successor organization; and
(5) satisfaction of the requirements under Sections
501.2525(a)(3)-(9).
(b-1) The executive council may not set a standard to
qualify for a license under this section that requires a person who
meets the standard set by the executive council corresponding to
Subsection (b)(4)(B) to complete any examination, including an
examination regarding jurisprudence.
SECTION 2. Section 501.260, Occupations Code, as amended by
this Act, applies only to an application for a license submitted
under that section on or after the effective date of this Act. An
application submitted before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the application was
submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.