Existing law, the Marriage and Family Therapist Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of marriage and family therapists by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Existing law, the Educational Psychologist Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of educational psychologists by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Existing law, the Clinical Social Worker Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of social workers by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Existing law, the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of professional clinical counselors by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Existing law authorizes the board to issue a professional clinical counselor license to any person submitting an application between January 1, 2011, and June 30, 2011, if that applicant meets specified requirements, including the requirement that the applicant have at least 2 years of postdegree counseling experience that includes specified hours of experience in a clinical setting supervised by a marriage and family therapist, clinical social worker, psychologist, physician and surgeon specializing in psychiatry, or master's level counselor or therapist, as specified. Existing law makes these licenses valid for 6 years, specifies that such a license expires one year from the date of issuance, and prescribes a specified renewal procedure. Existing law provides that other professional clinical licenses expire no more than 24 months after the date of issuance and may be renewed within 3 years of expiration. Existing law also governs the regulation of clinical counselor trainees and interns. Existing law allows clinical counselor trainees, interns, and applicants to perform services as an employee or as a volunteer, but not as an independent contractor.
Existing law, the Marriage and Family Therapist Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of marriage and family therapists by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Existing law, the Educational Psychologist Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of educational psychologists by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Existing law, the Clinical Social Worker Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of social workers by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Existing law, the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of professional clinical counselors by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Existing law authorizes the board to issue a professional clinical counselor license to any person submitting an application between January 1, 2011, and June 30, 2011, if that applicant meets specified requirements, including the requirement that the applicant have at least 2 years of postdegree counseling experience that includes specified hours of experience in a clinical setting supervised by a marriage and family therapist, clinical social worker, psychologist, physician and surgeon specializing in psychiatry, or master's level counselor or therapist, as specified. Existing law makes these licenses valid for 6 years, specifies that such a license expires one year from the date of issuance, and prescribes a specified renewal procedure. Existing law provides that other professional clinical licenses expire no more than 24 months after the date of issuance and may be renewed within 3 years of expiration. Existing law also governs the regulation of clinical counselor trainees and interns. Existing law allows clinical counselor trainees, interns, and applicants to perform services as an employee or as a volunteer, but not as an independent contractor.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-14 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2011-02-15 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
2011-02-24 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2011-04-11 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-04-14 Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2011-04-15 Set for hearing April 25.
2011-04-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 736.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-29 Set for hearing May 9.
2011-05-10 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2011-05-11 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-16 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 987.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-16 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2011-05-23 Referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P. referral-committee
2011-06-03 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-06-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-06 From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 6). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-07 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-07-11 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-07-11 From consent calendar.
2011-07-11 Ordered to third reading.
2011-07-11 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 2. Page 2265.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-07-14 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2011-07-14 Urgency clause adopted.
2011-07-14 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1862.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-07-19 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
2011-08-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-08-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 148, Statutes of 2011.
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/044c2d58-07da-422c-aeb6-bb4befcab8f8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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