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Committee advances bill to join interstate compact for school psychologists
Summary
HB801 would enter Georgia into an interstate compact to reduce certification barriers for school psychologists across member states; the committee approved the bill by voice vote.
Representative Ballard presented House Bill 801 to the House Education Committee, a measure to enter Georgia into an interstate compact for school psychologists developed by the Council of State Governments in collaboration with the Department of Defense and the National Association of School Psychologists.
Ballard said the compact is intended to reduce barriers to certification and enable qualified school psychologists from other member states to provide services in Georgia schools. She told the committee the compact currently has enactments in West Virginia and Colorado and that Nebraska and New Jersey have the measure before their legislatures this year.
A committee member moved that the bill "do pass," and after a second the committee approved HB801 by voice vote with no recorded opposition. Sponsors and members said the compact is meant to ensure only qualified professionals provide school psychological services while facilitating interstate mobility for practitioners.
The committee did not record further fiscal notes or implementation specifics during the hearing; members indicated a do-pass recommendation to move the measure forward in the legislative process.
