The Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists proposes an amendment to §463.11, Licensed Psychologist. The proposed amendment is necessary to continue recognizing the supervised experience acquired by psychological associates and specialists in school psychology for purposes of full licensure. Absent this amendment, an LPA or LSSP undergoing his or her informal year of supervised experience would be unable to count that experience toward the licensure requirements of subsection (d) of this rule if he or she were not also a provisional trainee or PLP. Because an applicant who holds an LPA or LSSP license is already subject to the full range of Board rules, and because any individual utilizing one of these licenses during their informal year of supervised experience must be supervised by a licensed psychologist, requiring an already licensed individual to obtain provisional trainee status or provisional licensure before acquiring any post-doctoral supervised experience is unnecessary.

Darrel D. Spinks, Executive Director, has determined that for the first five-year period the proposed amendment will be in effect, there will be no fiscal implications for state or local governments as a result of enforcing or administering the rule.

Mr. Spinks has also determined that for each year of the first five years the rule is in effect, the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing the rule will be to help the Board protect the public. There will be no economic costs to persons required to comply with this rule. There will be no effect on small businesses or local economies.

Comments on the proposed amendment may be submitted to Brenda Skiff, Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, 333 Guadalupe, Ste 2-450, Austin, Texas 78701, within 30 days of publication of this proposal in the Texas Register. Comments may also be submitted via fax to (512) 305-7701, or via email to brenda@tsbep.texas.gov.

The amendment is proposed under Texas Occupations Code, Title 3, Subtitle I, Chapter 501, which provides the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists with the authority to make all rules, not inconsistent with the Constitution and Laws of this State, which are reasonably necessary for the proper performance of its duties and regulations of proceedings before it.

No other code, articles or statutes are affected by this proposal.