Under existing law, the practice of psychology is regulated by the Board of Examiners in Psychology, which is comprised of members appointed by the Governor. Existing law establishes the process and requirement for being licensed to practice psychology in the state.
This bill would clarify that the board is comprised of eight members and that one of those members shall be primarily engaged in teaching, research, or administration.
This bill would revise the process for a licensee to request that the board designate a license as inactive to authorize the board to assess an inactive licensee fee. This bill would require an applicant for a license to submit fingerprints and execute criminal history information release and would require the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) to forward the fingerprints of an applicant to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This bill would specify that the background information obtained by the board is confidential.
This bill would remove obsolete language from the existing law.
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.
The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.
Assigned Act No. 2016-416.
Enrolled
Signature Requested
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 908
Third Reading Passed
Williams (JD) motion to Suspend Rules adopted Voice Vote
McCutcheon motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote
Third Reading Carried Over
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 853
Ward motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 852
Ward Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
Source: Alabama Legislature