Professional counselors; licensure. (HB1666)
Introduced By
Del. Joseph Yost (R-Blacksburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Licensure of professional counselors. Establishes minimum education requirements for licensure as a professional counselor and provides that an applicant must have received a master's degree from a program in which the primary emphasis is on preparation for the practice of counseling. The bill exempts individuals who meet all other requirements for licensure as a professional counselor related to coursework and completion of a supervised residency by July 1, 2017, from provisions related to completion of a graduate degree. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/07/2013 | Committee |
01/07/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103309D |
01/07/2013 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/09/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1666) |
01/11/2013 | Assigned HWI sub: #2 |
01/24/2013 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) |
01/29/2013 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2013 | Read first time |
01/31/2013 | Read second time |
01/31/2013 | Committee amendments agreed to |
01/31/2013 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1666E |
01/31/2013 | Printed as engrossed 13103309D-E |
02/01/2013 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/01/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1666E) |
02/01/2013 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/04/2013 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/14/2013 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2013 | Read third time |
02/18/2013 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2013 | Enrolled |
02/21/2013 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1666ER) |
02/21/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1666ER) |
02/21/2013 | Signed by Speaker |
02/22/2013 | Signed by President |
03/13/2013 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 264 (effective 7/1/13) |
03/13/2013 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0264) |