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Behavioral Health Executive Council seeks funding for psychology exam design, staffing and NPDB continuous queries
Summary
The Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC) presented budget requests to the Senate finance committee that include $125,000 to begin designing a state-owned psychology licensing exam, funding to fill six vacant positions, and $400,000 to subscribe to a continuous National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) query service for renewals.
The Senate Committee on Finance heard the Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC) present its 2026-27 budget recommendations and exceptional items, including a request to fund the initial design of a Texas-owned psychology licensing exam and to subscribe to a continuous National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) query service for renewals.
The Legislative Budget Board recommended funding BHEC at just over $11,200,000 in all funds, a 2.7% biannual increase with no change in authorized FTEs. The agency identified two fiscal and policy issues in its packet: a request for $125,000 in General Revenue to fund early…
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