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Occupations Code §501.259

In force on Sep 01, 2019 · this text took effect Sep 01, 2019 · same as today's text

LICENSING OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATE

(a) The executive council shall set standards for the issuance of licenses to psychological personnel who hold a master's degree from an accredited university or college in a program that is primarily psychological in nature. (b) The executive council shall designate a person who holds a license authorized by this section by a title that includes the adjective "psychological" followed by a noun such as "associate," "assistant," "examiner," or "technician."

History: Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 143 (H.B. 1015 ), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501 ), Sec. 2.016, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.

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Attorney General opinions that cite it

GA-1025 (May 22, 2013): Whether an individual licensed as a specialist in school psychology who is employed by a university in that capacity is exempt from the Psychologists' Licensing Act

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