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Committee rejects, reopens and ultimately approves licensure for behavior analysts after amendment
Summary
After extended testimony both for and against, the Public Health Committee initially failed to move House Bill 1189 (behavior‑analyst licensure) but later reconsidered and passed the measure as amended to add representation for behavior analysts on the psychology board.
House Bill 1189 — a bill to create state licensure for behavior analysts — produced a lengthy, sometimes contentious exchange before the Public Health Committee. The measure drew detailed testimony from practitioners, professional associations and state agencies, and the committee ultimately passed the bill as amended after a reconsideration.
The debate: Sponsors said licensure would bring in‑state accountability for families and patients who currently must look out‑of‑state for complaint resolution or verification of credentials. Representative Kavanaugh, one of the sponsors, said the measure is intended to close gaps in oversight and create a state‑level licensing process for a field that has expanded in…
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