HB 1660

relating to the licensing of certain education professionals as
licensed specialists in school psychology.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 501.260, Occupations Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to read as follows:
(b-1)  The executive council, in consultation with the
commissioner of education and the State Board for Educator
Certification, shall adopt rules providing for the issuance of a
license under this section to a person who has been employed by a
(1)  an educational diagnostician;
(2)  an occupational therapist;
(5)  a special education teacher; or
(6)  a speech language pathologist.
(b-2)  In adopting rules under Subsection (b-1), the
executive council shall consult with the Texas Education Agency and
the State Board for Educator Certification to identify the skills,
training, and education needed for a person described by that
subsection to successfully provide psychological services in a
school district.   The rules adopted under Subsection (b-1) must
establish a process for the executive council, with the assistance
of a regional education service center established under Chapter 8,
Education Code, as considered appropriate by the commissioner of
education, to identify any additional education and training that
an applicant must complete before issuance of the license.
SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council shall
adopt the rules required by Section 501.260(b-1), Occupations Code,
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.