HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	868
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

SECTION 1.  Section 465D-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  Beginning on January 1, 2016, except as specifically provided in this chapter, no person shall engage in the practice of behavior analysis or use the title "licensed behavior analyst" or "behavior analyst" without a valid license issued pursuant to this chapter[.]; provided that nothing herein shall be construed to prevent an individual, including an individual working in other professions such as school psychologists, teachers, educational assistants, occupational therapists, school social workers, guidance counselors, speech-language pathologists, and audiologists, from engaging in the practice of behavior analysis when the practice of behavior analysis is done in a public educational setting; provided further that no such individual shall use any title or description stating or implying that the individual is a "licensed behavior analyst" or "behavior analyst" without holding a license pursuant to this chapter."

     SECTION 2.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

Report Title:

Public Education; Licensed Behavior Analyst; Behavior Analyst

 

Description:

Allows certain individuals to engage in the practice of behavior analysis when this practice is done in a public educational setting; provided that the individual cannot use any title or description stating or implying that the individual is a "licensed behavior analyst" or "behavior analyst" without holding a license.  (HB868 HD1)

 

 

 

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