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1	1	88R14075 MM-D
2	2	By: Miles S.B. No. 2049
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to repayment of certain mental health professional
8	8	education loans.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 61.601, Education Code, as amended by
11	11	Chapters 891 (H.B. 3083) and 1101 (H.B. 3808), Acts of the 85th
12	12	Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, is reenacted and amended to
13	13	read as follows:
14	14	Sec. 61.601. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "mental
15	15	health professional" means:
16	16	(1) a licensed physician who is:
17	17	(A) a graduate of an accredited psychiatric
18	18	residency training program; or
19	19	(B) certified in psychiatry by:
20	20	(i) the American Board of Psychiatry and
21	21	Neurology; or
22	22	(ii) the American Osteopathic Board of
23	23	Neurology and Psychiatry;
24	24	(2) a psychologist, as defined by Section 501.002,
25	25	Occupations Code;
26	26	(3) a licensed professional counselor, as defined by
27	27	Section 503.002, Occupations Code;
28	28	(4) an advanced practice registered nurse, as defined
29	29	by Section 301.152, Occupations Code, who holds a nationally
30	30	recognized board certification in psychiatric or mental health
31	31	nursing;
32	32	(5) a licensed clinical social worker, as defined by
33	33	Section 505.002, Occupations Code; [and]
34	34	(6) a licensed master social worker, as defined by
35	35	Section 505.002, Occupations Code;
36	36	(7) a person who holds a licensed professional
37	37	counselor associate license issued by the Texas State Board of
38	38	Examiners of Professional Counselors;
39	39	(8) [(6)] a licensed marriage and family therapist, as
40	40	defined by Section 502.002, Occupations Code; and
41	41	(9) a chemical dependency counselor, as defined by
42	42	Section 504.001, Occupations Code.
43	43	SECTION 2. Section 61.607(b), Education Code, is amended to
44	44	read as follows:
45	45	(b) The total amount of repayment assistance received by a
46	46	mental health professional under this subchapter may not exceed:
47	47	(1) $160,000, for assistance from the state received
48	48	by a licensed physician;
49	49	(2) $80,000, for assistance from the state received
50	50	by:
51	51	(A) a psychologist;
52	52	(B) a licensed clinical social worker, if the
53	53	social worker has received a doctoral degree related to social
54	54	work;
55	55	(C) a licensed professional counselor, if the
56	56	counselor has received a doctoral degree related to counseling; or
57	57	(D) a licensed marriage and family therapist, if
58	58	the marriage and family therapist has received a doctoral degree
59	59	related to marriage and family therapy;
60	60	(3) $60,000, for assistance from the state received by
61	61	an advanced practice registered nurse;
62	62	(4) $40,000, for assistance from the state received
63	63	by:
64	64	(A) a licensed clinical social worker, a licensed
65	65	marriage and family therapist, or a licensed professional counselor
66	66	who is not described by Subdivision (2);
67	67	(B) a licensed master social worker; or
68	68	(C) a person who holds a licensed professional
69	69	counselor associate license issued by the Texas State Board of
70	70	Examiners of Professional Counselors; and
71	71	(5) $10,000, for assistance from the state received by
72	72	a licensed chemical dependency counselor, if the chemical
73	73	dependency counselor has received an associate degree related to
74	74	chemical dependency counseling or behavioral science.
75	75	SECTION 3. The following provisions are repealed:
76	76	(1) Sections 61.604(d) and (e), Education Code, as
77	77	added by Chapter 1101 (H.B. 3808), Acts of the 85th Legislature,
78	78	Regular Session, 2017; and
79	79	(2) Section 61.608(c), Education Code, as added by
80	80	Chapter 1101 (H.B. 3808), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
81	81	Session, 2017.
82	82	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.