California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 451 — Healing arts: therapists and counselors: licensing.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 551, Statutes of 2013.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2013. 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 licensure or registration and regulation of marriage and family therapists and interns and professional clinical counselors by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Under existing law, the board may issue a license to an applicant who holds a valid license from another state if, among other requirements, his or her education and supervised experience requirements are substantially similar, as specified. Under existing law, for marriage and family therapist applicants who apply for licensure or professional clinical counselor applicants who apply for examination eligibility or registration, the board is required to accept education gained outside of California toward applicable requirements if it is substantially similar and the applicant completes certain coursework and training, and may accept education as substantially equivalent if it meets certain requirements, including the completion of at least 48 semester or 72 quarter units of instruction, as specified. These provisions apply to marriage and family therapist applicants who apply between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2013, and to professional clinical counselor applicants who apply between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2013, and are operative until January 1, 2014. This bill would extend the application of those provisions to December 31, 2015, and extend the operative date of those provisions to January 1, 2016. Under existing law, for a marriage and family therapist applicant who holds a valid license from another state and who applies for licensure on or after January 1, 2014, and a professional clinical counselor applicant who holds a valid license from another state and who applies for examination eligibility on or after January 1, 2014, the board may issue a license to that person if, among other requirements, his or her supervised experience is substantially equivalent. For an applicant who does not hold a license, the board is required to accept experience and education gained outside of California toward the licensure or registration requirements if it is substantially equivalent. Under existing law, education is substantially equivalent if it meets certain requirements, including the completion of credit level coursework from a degree-granting institution that provides specified instruction and an 18-hour course in California law and professional ethics. This bill would delay the application of those provisions to January 1, 2016.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 551, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2919.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 6 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2110.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  15. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  17. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1007.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  20. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 10).

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Eggman · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Eggman

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 451 EGGMAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71000
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 78000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Holden — Yea
Campos — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Allen — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Levine — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB451 Eggman By Yee

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35001
Democratic 2001
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Correa — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Block — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 451 EGGMAN Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65003
Democratic 7000
Republican 4000
Total 76003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Chau — Yea
Daly — Yea
Stone — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Logue — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Fox — Yea
Pan — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Mitchell — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Linder — Yea
Pan — Yea
Weber — Yea
Holden — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

healthcare education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 451 do?
Existing law provides for the licensure or registration and regulation of marriage and family therapists and interns and professional clinical counselors by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Under existing law, the board may issue a license to an applicant who holds a valid license from another state if, among other requirements, his or her education and supervised experience requirements are substantially similar, as specified. Under existing law, for marriage and family therapist applicants who apply for licensure or professional clinical counselor applicants who apply for examination eligibility or registration, the board is required to accept education gained outside of California toward applicable requirements if it is substantially similar and the applicant completes certain coursework and training, and may accept education as substantially equivalent if it meets certain requirements, including the completion of at least 48 semester or 72 quarter units of instruction, as specified. These provisions apply to marriage and family therapist applicants who apply between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2013, and to professional clinical counselor applicants who apply between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2013, and are operative until January 1, 2014. This bill would extend the application of those provisions to December 31, 2015, and extend the operative date of those provisions to January 1, 2016. Under existing law, for a marriage and family therapist applicant who holds a valid license from another state and who applies for licensure on or after January 1, 2014, and a professional clinical counselor applicant who holds a valid license from another state and who applies for examination eligibility on or after January 1, 2014, the board may issue a license to that person if, among other requirements, his or her supervised experience is substantially equivalent. For an applicant who does not hold a license, the board is required to accept experience and education gained outside of California toward the licensure or registration requirements if it is substantially equivalent. Under existing law, education is substantially equivalent if it meets certain requirements, including the completion of credit level coursework from a degree-granting institution that provides specified instruction and an 18-hour course in California law and professional ethics. This bill would delay the application of those provisions to January 1, 2016.
Who sponsors AB 451?
AB 451 is sponsored by Eggman.
What is the current status of AB 451?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2013. Enacted.
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