Bill Text: VA HB426 | 2024 | Regular Session | Chaptered

Virginia House Bill 426 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Professional counselors; Board of Counseling to recognize NCE as a valid examination for licensure.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0443) [HB426 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2024-HB426-Chaptered.html

CHAPTER 443 An Act to direct the Board of Counseling to recognize the National Counselor Examination as a valid examination for licensure as a professional counselor in the Commonwealth of Virginia. [H 426] Approved April 4, 2024

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. That the Board of Counseling (the Board) shall recognize the National Counselor Examination (NCE) administered by the National Board for Certified Counselors as a valid examination to meet the qualifications for licensure as a professional counselor in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Board shall incorporate the NCE into its licensure regulations and procedures, provided that such recognition does not conflict with the requirements set forth in any interstate compacts or agreements to which the Commonwealth is a party.