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TX HB5421
Bill
Status
3/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ramon Romero
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AI Summary
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Transfers authority from the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council to the board for approving graduate internships and determining equivalent coursework for marriage and family therapist associate licensure
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Removes the prohibition on licensing applicants convicted of felonies or crimes involving moral turpitude, shifting criminal history review to rules-based determination
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Eliminates specific hour requirements for full licensure (previously 3,000 hours clinical practice with 1,500 direct clinical services and 200 supervised hours), instead allowing the executive council to set these thresholds
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Streamlines out-of-state licensure by removing the "provisional license" designation and requirement that other states have substantially equal licensing standards, allowing reciprocal licensing agreements with other jurisdictions
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Removes the biennial renewal specification for marriage and family therapist licenses, allowing the executive council to adopt a flexible expiration system throughout the year
Legislative Description
Relating to the regulation of certain occupations by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, including the licensing of marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapist associates, professional counselors, professional counselor associates, and social workers; authorizing fees.
Occupational Regulation
Last Action
Referred to Human Services
4/7/2025