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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing Act. Provides that a qualified applicant for licensure as a professional counselor must be a graduate of a master's or doctoral level program in the field of counseling, rehabilitation counseling, psychology, or similar degree program approved by the Department. Effective immediately.
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing Act. In a provision concerning qualifications for licensure, provides that an applicant who applies for licensure before the effective date of the amendatory Act may qualify for licensure if he or she is a graduate of an approved baccalaureate program in human services or similar degree program approved by the Department and can document the equivalent of 5 years of full-time satisfactory supervised experience, as established by rule, under a qualified supervisor. Effective immediately.
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