The Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists adopts the amendment to rule §463.11, Licensed Psychologists, without changes to the proposed text published in the June 29, 2018, issue of the Texas Register (43 TexReg 4354) and will not be republished.

The amendment is being adopted to ensure the protection and safety of the public.

The amendment as adopted is needed to remove superseded language from the rule and thereby avoid confusion. The amendment will also incorporate the substance of Board rule §463.13, and provide an alternative solution for scenarios where the Director of Internship Training is unavailable due to death, disability, or discontinuance of the program, or he or she simply cannot be located. Lastly, the amendment will clarify the internship requirement for full licensure, and ensure that LSSPs may use their title in both public and private schools when acquiring the supervised experience needed for full licensure.

No comments were received regarding the adoption of the amendment.

The amendment is adopted under Tex. Occ. 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.