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Committee hears interstate compact to ease licensing for school psychologists
Summary
House Bill 2,596 would enact the School Psychologist Interstate Compact to streamline licensure mobility for qualified school psychologists; proponents said it preserves state authority for background checks and is intended to improve access in underserved and rural districts.
The committee held a Feb. 3 hearing on House Bill 2,596, which would enact the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists (ICSP) to facilitate licensure mobility and help address Oregon’s shortage of school psychologists.
Representative Courtney Miron, sponsor of the bill, told the panel that Oregon currently has roughly one school psychologist for every 1,448 students — far above the National Association of School Psychologists’ recommendation of roughly 1 per 500 students — and that rural and underserved communities are disproportionately affected. “By joining this interstate…
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