The Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists adopts an amendment to §463.14, concerning Written Examinations, without changes to the proposed text as published in the September 22, 2000, issue of the Texas Register (25 TexReg 9357).

The rule is being amended to clarify the cutoff scores for the national examination due to the computerization of that examination.

The amended rule will ensure that only qualified and competent applicants receive licensure.

No comments were received regarding the adoption of the amendment.

The amendment is adopted under Texas Occupations Code, Title 3, Subtitle I, Chapter 501, which provide the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists with the authority to promulgate rules consistent with the statute.