H*3749(Rat #0617, Act #0499 of 1980)  General Bill, By H.H. Keyserling and 
N.C. Russell
 A Bill to amend Section 40-55-80, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the application and qualification of licensed psychologists, so as
 to provide that students graduated prior to December 31, 1978, in a recognized
 doctorial program shall be governed by the curricular requirements established
 for licensure by the Board of Examiners in Psychology prior to June 1,
 1978.-at

   04/03/80  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-1857
   04/03/80  House  Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-1858
   05/20/80  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
                     HJ-2922
   05/27/80  House  Amended HJ-3200
   05/27/80  House  Read second time HJ-3201
   05/28/80  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-3241
   05/28/80  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-10
   05/28/80  Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-10
   05/29/80  Senate Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs SJ-68
   06/03/80  Senate Read second time SJ-18
   06/03/80  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-18
   06/04/80  Senate Amended SJ-56
   06/04/80  Senate  READ THIRD TIME SJ-56
   06/04/80  Senate Returned SJ-56
   06/04/80  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-3580
   06/05/80  House  Ratified R 617 HJ-3676
   06/11/80         Signed By Governor
   06/11/80         Effective date 06/11/80
   06/11/80         Act No. 499
   06/18/80         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-55-80, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPLICATION AND QUALIFICATIONS OF LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS GRADUATED PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 1978, IN A RECOGNIZED DOCTORAL PROGRAM SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE CURRICULAR REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED FOR LICENSURE BY THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN PSYCHOLOGY PRIOR TO JUNE 1, 1978.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Application to be licensed psychologists

Section 1. Section 40-55-80 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 40-55-80. Any person wishing to be licensed as a psychologist shall make application to the Board of Examiners in Psychology upon such form and in such manner as shall be prescribed by the Board. A candidate for such license shall furnish the Board with satisfactory evidence that he: (a) is of good moral character; (b) has had four years of combined academic training in psychology and qualifying experience including a doctor's degree in psychology from an educational institution accredited by the recognized regional accrediting agency of colleges and universities or, in lieu of such degree, a doctor's degree in a closely allied field; provided, that the Board finds that the training obtained therein was substantially equivalent to that obtained in programs leading to the doctor's degree in psychology; provided, further, that candidates who have earned a doctor's degree in a closely allied field by December 31, 1978, and who have completed sixty graduate hours of psychology or psychology related courses by that date in a college in the State shall be eligible as candidates for licensure under the same terms as candidates accepted prior to June 1, 1978, upon making application and satisfactorily passing the examination prior to July 1, 1981; (c) is competent in psychology as shown by passing such examination, written or oral, as the Board deems necessary; (d) is not considered by the Board to be engaged in unethical practice; and (e) has not within the preceding six months failed an examination given by the Board; provided, further, that the Board may in its discretion, without an assembled examination, accept adequate evidence of qualifying degrees and experience and award a license to practice psychology."

Time effective

Section 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.