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S1537aaH.............................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
PASTORAL COUNSELORS - Amends existing law to revise the licensure
requirements for licensed pastoral counselors.
03/05 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/06 Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
03/11 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/12 Rls susp - PASSED - 30-4-1
AYES--Andreason, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Danielson,
Darrington, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hansen, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen,
Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch,
Sandy, Sorensen, Stennett, Sweeney, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler,
Whitworth
NAYS--Boatright, Deide, Noh, Schroeder
Absent and excused--Crow
Floor Sponsor - Sweeney
Title apvd - to House
03/13 House intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
03/17 Rpt out - to Gen Ord
03/18 Rpt out amen - to 1st rdg as amen
03/19 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/20 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/20 Rls susp - PASSED - 61-5-4
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens,
Black(23), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Chase, Clark, Crane, Crow, Cuddy,
Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould,
Henbest, Jaquet, Jones(9), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton,
Kjellander, Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague,
Meyer, Mortensen, Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman,
Ridinger, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone,
Stubbs, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann,
Mr Speaker
NAYS -- Campbell, Hadley, Hansen, Hornbeck, Kendell
Absent and excused -- Black(15), Jones(22), Miller, Taylor
Floor Sponsors - Sali, Black(23)
Title apvd - to Senate
03/20 Senate NOT concur in House amens
Returned to Health/Wel
S1537|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1537 BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS OF LICENSURE FOR LICENSED PASTORAL COUNSELORS; 3 AMENDING SECTION 54-3405A, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICEN- 4 SURE AS A LICENSED PASTORAL COUNSELOR; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 6 SECTION 1. That Section 54-3405A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 7 amended to read as follows: 8 54-3405A. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE FOR LICENSED PASTORAL COUNSELORS. 9 Licensure as a "licensed pastoral counselor" (L.Pas.C.) shall be 10 restricted to persons who have successfully completed the following 11 requirements :who have applied for licensed pastoral coun-12selors (L.Pas.C.) and:13 (1)Holds a master of divinity (M.Div.) degree or doctoral degree14with a major in pastoral counseling from an accredited university or religious15institution with a requirement of sixty (60) semester credit hours of counsel-16ing related courses in a minimum of eight (8) of the following eleven (11)17areas with the areas of study being specified by the American association of18pastoral counselors (AAPC):19(a) Theories of personality and personality development;20(b) Theories of counseling and psychotherapy;21(c) Marriage and family dynamics and counseling;22(d) Group dynamics and counseling;23(e) Personality, culture and ethics;24(f) Psychology of religious experience;25(g) Pastoral assessment and treatment;26(h) Psychopathology;27(i) Theories of pastoral care;28(j) Research methods;29(k) Orientation to the helping professionsA planned gradu- 30 ate program with a major in pastoral counseling with a requirement of sixty 31 (60) semester credit hours of counseling related courses including a minimum 32 of six (6) semester credit hours which are earned in a practicum of supervised 33 counseling experience and including a graduate degree from an accredited uni- 34 versity, college or religious institution offering a graduate program in 35 pastoral counseling . 36 (2) Completion ofa practicum of supervised counseling experience37of four hundred (400) contact hours, supervised at a ratio of one (1) hour of38supervision for each ten (10) contact hourstwo thousand (2,000) 39 contact hours of postgraduate supervised counseling experience acceptable to 40 the board . 41 (3) Successful completion of the national counselor examination if 42 required by the board.Graduate studies shall have been at a uni-43versity or institution which has been accredited by one (1) of the following:2 1The middle states association of colleges and secondary schools, the New2England state association of colleges and secondary schools, the north central3association of colleges and secondary schools, the northwest association of4colleges and secondary schools, the southern association of colleges and sec-5ondary schools or the western colleges association. The pastoral counselor6program may also be accredited by the association of theological schools7(ATS).8(4) Completion of two thousand (2,000) contact hours of postgraduate9supervised counseling experience, with an approved supervisor. Approved super-10visors include an American association of pastoral counselors approved super-11visor, a licensed pastoral counselor, a licensed psychiatrist, a licensed psy-12chologist, or a licensed professional counselor. The ratio of supervision to13contact hours shall be one (1) to twenty (20).14(5) Successful completion of the national counselor examination as15required by the board.16(6) Each licensed pastoral counselor must obtain twenty (20) contact17hours of continuing education in an area that is approved by the board per18year.19(7) Each licensed pastoral counselor shall adhere to the code of ethics20of the American counseling association.21(8) The board shall have the option of employing a consultant to assist22in the review of applications and in disciplinary actions. The cost of the23consultation shall be included in the fee for the pastoral counselor license.24(9) The board may issue licenses to those persons meeting the qualifica-25tions for licensure as a licensed pastoral counselor (L.Pas.C) and the26licensed pastoral counselor license shall be a separate and distinct license27from the licensed professional counselor license.28(10) For the purposes of this chapter, fees and disciplinary actions, the29terms "licensed pastoral counselor" and "licensed professional counselor"30shall have the same meaning. The board may promulgate rules to implement the31provisions of this section in compliance with chapter 52, title 67, Idaho32Code.33 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby 34 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its 35 passage and approval. Moved by Sali Seconded by Black IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. NO. 1537 36 AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL 37 On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 6 through 43; and on page 2, 38 delete lines 1 through 32, and insert: 39 "SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is legislative intent that, in imple- 40 menting the provisions of this act, the Idaho counselor licensing board recog- 41 nize all graduate programs granting M.Div. and higher degrees which, irrespec- 42 tive of religious doctrine and belief, grant degrees based upon substantial 43 academic qualifications. 44 SECTION 2. That Section 54-3405A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 45 repealed. 3 1 SECTION 3. That Section 54-3405, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 2 amended to read as follows: 3 54-3405. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE. Licensure as a "licensed profes- 4 sional counselor" shall be restricted to persons who have successfully com- 5 pleted each of the following requirements: 6 (1) (a) A planned graduate program of sixty (60) semester 7 hours which is primarily counseling in nature, six (6) semester hours of 8 which are earned in an advanced counseling practicum, and including a 9 graduate degree in a counseling field from an accredited university or 10 college offering a graduate program in counseling. 11 (2b ) An examination if required by the board's 12regulationsrules . 13 (3c ) One thousand (1,000) hours of supervised 14 experience in counseling acceptable to the board.or; 15 16Within the period from the effective date of this chapter until July171, 1983, an applicant shall be exempt from the provisions of this section:18(1) Who holds at least a master's degree in counseling or a related field19from an accredited college or university.20(2) Who, if required by the board, passes an examination in counseling21skills and/or knowledge.22(3) Who has supervised counseling experience acceptable to the board.2324 (2) From the effective date of this act until July 1, 2000: 25 (a) A planned graduate program with a major in counseling with a require- 26 ment of sixty (60) semester credit hours of counseling related courses 27 including a minimum of six (6) semester credit hours which are earned in a 28 practicum of supervised counseling experience and including a graduate 29 degree from an accredited university, college or religious institution 30 offering a graduate program in counseling. 31 (b) Completion of two thousand (2,000) contact hours of postgraduate 32 supervised counseling experience acceptable to the board. 33 (c) Successful completion of the national counselor examination if 34 required by the board. 35 SECTION 4. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby 36 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its 37 passage and approval.". 38 CORRECTION TO TITLE 39 On page 1, delete lines 3 and 4, and insert: "PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE 40 INTENT; REPEALING SECTION 54-3405A, IDAHO CODE; AMENDING SECTION 54-3405, 41 IDAHO CODE, TO DELETE OUTDATED LANGUAGE, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CURRICULUM, 42 SUPERVISED COUNSELING EXPERIENCE, AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE NATIONAL 43 COUNSELOR EXAMINATION, IF REQUIRED, THAT WOULD RESULT IN LICENSURE UNTIL JULY 44 1, 2000 AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.".
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS08182
The purpose of this bill is to change Idaho Code 54-3405A to answer
the objections of an Attorney General's Opinion questioning the
constitutionality of part of that Code section. This change removes
that objection and removes unnecessary language which should be in
the rules and regulations.
FISCAL NOTE
No Fiscal Impact.
CONTACT: Sen. Bruce L. Sweeney 332-1351
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE
S 1537