Tennessee Senate bill in Session 114.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 15, 2025.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to licensing requirements for professional counselors.
Present law requires that a n applicant for licensure as a professional counselor must pay a fee set by the board for professional counselors, marital and family therapists and clinical pastoral therapists ("board""), and satisfy certain criteria, including obtaining 60 graduate hours in counseling or a closely related field . This bill creates an exemption from the 60-graduate-hour requirement for an applicant that has a valid, u nencumbered license as a professional counselor issued by another state, territory, or federal district of the United State s and t he requirements for licensure as a professional counselor by that issuing body are judged to be acceptable by the board."
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-19 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-01-15 | Status | in_committee |
| 2025-01-15 | Latest Action | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee |