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LICENSURE COMMITTEE MEETING
NOTICE AND AGENDA

Department of Consumer Affairs
1625 N. Market Blvd., Hearing Room #102
Sacramento, CA 95834
(916) 574-7720

 

 

The Committee plans to webcast this meeting on its website. Webcast availability cannot, however, be guaranteed due to limitations on resources or technical difficulties that may arise. If you wish to participate or to have a guaranteed opportunity to observe, please plan to attend at the physical location. Adjournment, if it is the only item that occurs after a closed session, may not be webcast. A link to the webcast will be available on the Board's Website at 9:30 a.m. on September 12, 2019, or you may access it at: https://thedcapage.wordpress.com/webcasts/. A link to agenda items with attachments is available at www.psychology.ca.gov prior to the meeting date.

The Committee welcomes and encourages public participation at its meetings. The public may take appropriate opportunities to comment on any issue before the Committee at the time the item is heard. If public comment is not specifically requested, members of the public should feel free to request an opportunity to comment.

Thursday, September 12, 2019

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or until completion of business

1. Call to Order/Roll Call/Establishment of a Quorum
2. Public Comment(s) for Items not on the Agenda. Note: The Committee may not discuss or take action on any matter raised during this public comment section, except to decide whether to place the matter on the agenda of a future meeting [Government Code Sections 11125 and 11125.7(a)]
3. Informational Video for Supervisors: Stakeholders’ Discussion and Recommendations for Content to be Included in the Video (Department of Consumer Affairs - SOLID)
1. Laws and Regulations
2. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
3. Best Practices
4. Informational Video for Supervisors: Recommendations for Content to be Included (this item will continue to Friday if necessary)
1. Laws and Regulations
2. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
3. Best Practices

 

Friday, September 13, 2019

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or until completion of business

5. Call to Order/Roll Call/Establishment of a Quorum
6. Public Comment(s) for Items not on the Agenda. Note: The Committee may not discuss or take action on any matter raised during this public comment section, except to decide whether to place the matter on the agenda of a future meeting [Government Code Sections 11125 and 11125.7(a)]
7. Approval of the Licensure Committee Meeting Minutes: June 13, 2019
8. Pupil Personnel Services Credential: Presentation and Discussion by Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) for a Credential with a Specialization in School Psychology
9. Update on the California Association of School Psychologists Regarding Written Statement to Clarify the Role of Licensed Educational Psychologists
10. Discussion and Consideration of  How to Inform Consumers Regarding the Respective Roles of a Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Educational Psychologist, and Individuals Holding a Credential with a Specialization in School Psychology
11. Informational Video for Supervisors: Recommendations for Content to be Included (This item will only be discussed if it is being carried over from Thursday)
1. Laws and Regulations
2. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
3. Best Practices
12. Consideration of Renaming Registered Psychological Assistant
13. Discussion and Consideration for Grievance Process: Options in Resolving a Discrepancy between Weekly Log and Verification of Experience
14. Consideration of Seeking Statutory Change to Allow the Licensure Committee to Meet in Closed Session to Make Final Licensure Determinations
15. Licensing Report
16. Discussion and Consideration of Revisions to the Guidelines for the Review of Requests for Extension to the California Code of Regulations Sections 1391.1(b) and 1387(a)
17. Continuing Education and Renewals Report
18. Recommendations for Agenda Items for Future Licensure Committee Meetings. Note: The Committee may not discuss or take action on any matter raised during this public comment section, except to decide whether to place the matter on the agenda of a future meeting [Government Code Sections 11125 and 11125.7(a)]

CLOSED SESSION 

19. Closed Session – The Licensure Committee will meet in Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(c)(2) to discuss and consider qualifications for licensure

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

ADJOURNMENT

All times are approximate and subject to change. The meeting may be canceled or changed without notice. For verification, please check the Board’s Web site at www.psychology.ca.gov, or call (916) 574-7720. Action may be taken on any item on the agenda. Items may be taken out of order, tabled or held over to a subsequent meeting, for convenience, to accommodate speakers, or to maintain a quorum.

In the event a quorum of the committee is unable to attend the meeting, or the committee is unable to maintain a quorum once the meeting is called to order, the President or Chair of the meeting may, at his or her discretion, continue to discuss items from the agenda and to vote to make recommendations to the full board at a future meeting.

Meetings of the Board of Psychology are open to the public except when specifically noticed otherwise in accordance with the Open Meeting Act. The public may take appropriate opportunities to comment on any issue before the Board or its committees, at the time the item is heard, but the President or Committee Chair may, at his or her discretion, apportion available time among those who wish to speak. Board members who are present who are not members of the Committee may observe, but may not participate or vote.

The meeting is accessible to the physically disabled. A person who needs a disability-related accommodation or modification in order to participate in the meeting may make a request by contacting Antonette Sorrick, Executive Officer, at (916) 574-7720 or email bopmail@dca.ca.gov or send a written request addressed to 1625 N. Market Boulevard, Suite N-215, Sacramento, CA 95834. Providing your request at least five (5) business days before the meeting will help ensure availability of the requested accommodation. Links to agenda items, with exhibits are available at www.psychology.ca.gov, prior to the meeting date.

The goal of this committee is to create and maintain a clear and efficient framework for licensure, examination processes, and continuing professional development through the Board’s statutes and regulations to ensure licensees meet the qualifications necessary to practice safely and ethically. The Committee communicates relevant information to its affected stakeholders.