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Texas will design its own psychology licensing exam after legislature funds pilot
Summary
Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council Chair John Balamowitz announced the Legislature included funding in the signed 2025 state budget for the council to design a Texas psychology licensing exam.
Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council Chair John Balamowitz announced on June 24 that the 2025 state budget signed by the governor included funding for the council to begin designing a Texas psychology licensing exam.
Balamowitz said the council will decide “what should it look like, how should it function, what are the things that it should test,” and that staff will seek input from stakeholders across the state and nation as the work proceeds.
Why it matters: The move responds to concerns about the national Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) and rising costs linked to licensure testing. Designing a state exam could change how psychologists are licensed in Texas and affect requirements for applicants and graduates from Texas universities.
The council…
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