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Committee clarifies student support licensing definitions, requires parent consent language after HB 281
Summary
The committee amended R277-313 to clarify how school counselors, psychologists and social workers may provide services, aligned mental-health terminology with state statute, and added a parent-consent requirement except as permitted in statute.
The Rules Committee approved amendments to R277-313 (student support licensing areas of concentration) to align licensure language with statutory requirements enacted in recent legislation and to clarify what student support professionals may provide in schools.
Staff presented the rule as a follow-up to HB 281. Committee members and staff focused on three areas: (1) defining “mental health services” by reference to the statutory definition of practicing mental health therapy (to…
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