Adopted

AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No. 1176

BY: Representatives McCarty, Bell (21st)

Amend after line 169 by inserting the following as a new subparagraph:

              "(vi)  Any licensed school psychologist who has met the requirements and acquired certification as a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), and who is employed by a local school board or the State Board of Education as a school psychologist.  The licensed school psychologist shall submit documentation to the State Department of Education that the certificate was received before October 15 in order to be eligible for the full salary supplement in the current school year, or the licensed school psychologist shall submit the documentation to the State Department of Education before February 15 in order to be eligible for a prorated salary supplement beginning with the second term of the school year.  The supplement authorized in this subsection (2)(a) for licensed school psychologists under this subparagraph (vi) shall be retroactive to July 1, 2022, for any such eligible individuals employed by a local school board in such capacity during the 2021-2022 school year."

Further, amend on line 146 by inserting after the word "audiologist" the following: ", licensed school psychologist".

     Further, amend the title to conform.