August 29, 2019 - Introduced by Senators Darling, Bernier, Jacque, Larson and
Stroebel, cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Kitchens, Born, Bowen,
Brostoff, Crowley, Dittrich, Jagler, Kulp, Neylon, Novak, Ott, Quinn,
Rohrkaste, Skowronski, Tranel, VanderMeer, Vruwink and Zimmerman.
Referred to Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal
Relations.

SB378,2,2 1An Act to repeal 455.01 (4), 455.01 (7), 455.02 (2m) (h), 455.02 (3m) (title),
2455.045 (2), 455.065 (3), 455.07, 455.08 and 455.10; to renumber and amend
3455.02 (1m) and 455.02 (3m); to amend 15.405 (10m), 48.375 (2) (c), 48.375 (4)
4(b) 1m., 49.45 (30f), 50.06 (4), 50.94 (8), 51.30 (1) (b), 54.01 (27), 155.05 (2),
5440.08 (2) (a) (intro.), 440.88 (3m), 455.01 (3m), 455.02 (1m) (title), 455.02 (2m)
6(d), 455.02 (2m) (m), 455.03, 455.04 (title), 455.04 (1) (intro.), 455.04 (1) (b),
7455.04 (1) (c), 455.04 (1) (e), 455.04 (3), 455.04 (5), 455.045 (1), 455.065 (1),
8455.065 (4), 455.065 (5), 455.09 (1) (intro.), 455.09 (1) (b), 455.09 (1) (g), 455.09
9(3) and 905.04 (1) (e); to repeal and recreate 455.01 (5), 455.01 (6), 455.02
10(2m) (f), 455.02 (2m) (k), 455.04 (1) (d), 455.04 (4), 455.045 (3), 455.06 and
11455.09 (title); and to create 455.02 (2m) (o) to (s), 455.025, 455.04 (1) (dm),
12455.04 (2), 455.065 (6) and (7), 455.09 (1) (i), 455.09 (1) (j), 455.09 (4) and
13455.095 of the statutes; relating to: the practice of psychology, extending the
14time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from

1emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the
2exercise of rule-making authority.

Under current law, no person may engage in the practice of psychology without
being licensed as a psychologist by the Psychology Examining Board. This bill makes
various revisions to the laws governing the board and the practice of psychology.
Significant changes are described as follows:

Under current law, the board is required to be composed of six members,
including four licensed psychologists and two public members. Current law requires
that each psychologist member represent a different specialty area within the field
of psychology.

The bill eliminates the requirement that each psychologist member represent
a different specialty area within the field of psychology and instead simply requires
that the governor, to the extent possible, nominate psychologists to the board who
represent different specialty areas within the field of psychology.

The bill allows private practice school psychologists who are licensed under
current law to continue to renew their licenses and engage in the private practice of
school psychology. However, the bill otherwise discontinues the licensure of private
practice school psychologists. The bill continues to allow the practice of school
psychology in school settings without a license issued by the board by individuals
credentialed by the Department of Public Instruction.

1. The bill revises the definition of the “practice of psychology” for purposes of
the requirement that an individual obtain a psychologist license in order to engage
in that practice. The bill also revises various provisions that exempt certain types
of individuals from the licensure requirement and adds a number of additional
exemptions.