Reference is to Printer's Date 03/08/18-H.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by deleting SECTION 3 in its entirety and inserting:
/ SECTION 3. Section 40-75-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 40-75-10.
(A) There is created the Board of
Examiners for the Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage
and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors, and
Psycho-Educational Specialists composed of nine
eleven members appointed by the Governor. Of the
nine eleven members,
seven nine must be professional members,
one with representation from each
congressional district in the State. Of the professional
members, three must be licensed professional counselors,
one of whom two must be a
certified addictions counselor licensed addiction
counselors, three must be marriage and family therapists,
and one must be a psycho-educational specialist. The remaining
two members must be at large from the general public and must
not be associated with, or financially interested in, the
practice of professional counseling, marriage and family
therapy, addiction counseling, or psycho-educational
services.
(B) The membership must
be representative of race, ethnicity, and gender. The
seven eight professional members must
have been actively engaged in the practice of their respective
professions or in the education and training of professional
counselors, marriage and family therapists, addiction
counselors, or psycho-educational specialists for at least
five years prior to appointment. Members may be licensed as a
licensed professional counselor and a,
marriage and family therapist, addiction counselor, or
psycho-educational specialist. Members are eligible for
reappointment. Vacancies must be filled in the same manner as
the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term.
Each member shall receive per diem, subsistence, and mileage as
allowed by law for members of state boards, commissions, and
committees for each day actually engaged in the duties of the
office, including a reasonable number of days, as determined by
board regulation, for preparation and reviewing of applications
and examinations in addition to time actually spent in
conducting examinations." /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.