Mississippi Senate Bill 2525 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act Relating To The Regulation Of Licensed Professional Counselors (lpc); To Amend Sections 73-30-1 And 73-30-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Authority Of The State Board Of Examiners For Licensed Professional Counselors To The Use Of The Title "provisional Licensed Professional Counselor"; To Amend Section 73-30-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Term Of Office Of Board Members; To Amend Section 73-30-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Qualifications For Licensure As A Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor And As A Licensed Professional Counselor, To Prescribe Fees And To Require Fingerprint Criminal History Records Background Checks For Licensees; To Amend Section 73-30-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Venue For An Appeal Of Disciplinary Action By The Board; To Amend Section 73-30-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board To Assess Investigation And Prosecution Costs Against Any Licensee; To Amend Section 73-30-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Certain Counselors From The Scope Of Practice Exemption From Regulation Categories; To Amend Section 73-30-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Automatic Repealer On The Section Relating To License Renewal; And For Related Purposes.

Regulation of licensed professional counselors (LPC); make technical amendments to.

Sen. Dean Kirby [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	Senate	Died In Committee
2018-01-15	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/SB/SB2525.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2525IN.htm