California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 363 — Marriage and family therapists.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 384, Statutes of 2011.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides for the licensing and regulation of marriage and family therapists by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Existing law specifies the education required for licensure, which includes a requirement for a practicum that involves direct client contact and hours of experience relating to client centered advocacy, as defined. Existing law authorizes trainees to perform activities and services in certain work settings provided that these constitute part of the trainee's supervised course of study and the person is designated as a trainee. Existing law also authorizes trainees to gain hours of experience outside the required practicum under certain conditions, but requires trainees who gain experience outside the required practicum to be enrolled in a practicum in order to counsel clients. This bill would provide that trainees may also counsel clients while not enrolled in a practicum if the period of lapsed enrollment is less than 90 calendar days, and if that period is immediately preceded and immediately followed by enrollment in a practicum course. The bill would reduce the maximum number of hours that may be gained by engaging in client centered advocacy, as specified. Existing law requires an applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist to complete a specified number of hours of supervised experience. For those purposes, existing law requires the supervision of a marriage and family therapy intern or trainee by a supervisor, defined as, among other things, a person who has been licensed for at least 2 years as a marriage and family therapist, licensed clinical social worker, licensed psychologist, or licensed physician certified in psychiatry. This bill would authorize a licensed professional clinical counselor to act as a supervisor of a marriage and family therapy intern or trainee if he or she meets additional training and education requirements, as specified. This bill would incorporate changes to Sections 4980.36 and 4980.42 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by SB 943 and this bill if SB 943 is also enacted and this bill is chaptered last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 384, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2402.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2939.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. (Page 2770.)

  9. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From consent calendar.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  12. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 13).

  13. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. Referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P.

  16. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  17. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 901.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  20. Set for hearing May 2.

  21. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 616.) (April 11).

  23. Set for hearing April 11.

  24. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  25. Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  26. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.

  27. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Emmerson · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Emmerson

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB363 Emmerson Concurrence

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37000
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Corbett — Yea
De León — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Huff — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 363 Emmerson Senate Third Reading By HAYASHI

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70007
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 73007
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Halderman — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fong — Yea
Carter — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Huber — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Mitchell — Not Voting
Butler — Not Voting
Gorell — Not Voting
Mendoza — Not Voting
Silva — Not Voting
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Not Voting
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 15001
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Mitchell — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Campos — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Harman — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Liu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 363 do?
Existing law provides for the licensing and regulation of marriage and family therapists by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Existing law specifies the education required for licensure, which includes a requirement for a practicum that involves direct client contact and hours of experience relating to client centered advocacy, as defined. Existing law authorizes trainees to perform activities and services in certain work settings provided that these constitute part of the trainee's supervised course of study and the person is designated as a trainee. Existing law also authorizes trainees to gain hours of experience outside the required practicum under certain conditions, but requires trainees who gain experience outside the required practicum to be enrolled in a practicum in order to counsel clients. This bill would provide that trainees may also counsel clients while not enrolled in a practicum if the period of lapsed enrollment is less than 90 calendar days, and if that period is immediately preceded and immediately followed by enrollment in a practicum course. The bill would reduce the maximum number of hours that may be gained by engaging in client centered advocacy, as specified. Existing law requires an applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist to complete a specified number of hours of supervised experience. For those purposes, existing law requires the supervision of a marriage and family therapy intern or trainee by a supervisor, defined as, among other things, a person who has been licensed for at least 2 years as a marriage and family therapist, licensed clinical social worker, licensed psychologist, or licensed physician certified in psychiatry. This bill would authorize a licensed professional clinical counselor to act as a supervisor of a marriage and family therapy intern or trainee if he or she meets additional training and education requirements, as specified. This bill would incorporate changes to Sections 4980.36 and 4980.42 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by SB 943 and this bill if SB 943 is also enacted and this bill is chaptered last.
Who sponsors SB 363?
SB 363 is sponsored by Emmerson.
What is the current status of SB 363?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 363?
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