TITLE: Relating to the licensing and regulation of behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts.

SUMMARY: Relating to the licensing and regulation of behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the licensing and regulation of behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 506.002, Occupations Code, is amended by amending Subdivision (2) to read as follows: (2) "Certifying entity" means the nationally accredited Behavior Analyst Certification Board,the Qualified Applied Behavior Analysis Credentialing Board, or another entity that is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies or the American National Standards Institute to issue credentials in the professional practice of applied behavior analysis and approved by the department. SECTION 2. 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.