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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session |
House: HHS DP 10-2-0-0 |
HB 2027: behavior analysts; regulatory board
Sponsor: Representative Bliss, LD 1
House Engrossed
Overview
Effective July 1, 2026, delegates to the Committee on Behavior Analysts the Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners (ABPE) authority to license and regulate behavior analysts.
History
The ABPE states its mission is "to protect the health, safety and welfare of Arizona citizens by licensing and regulating the professions of Psychology and Behavior Analysis." This 90/10 state agency licenses and regulates psychologists and behavior analysts. The 5-member Committee on Behavior Analysts makes recommendations to the ABPE regarding licensing and regulation of its profession. The Committee on Behavior Analysts may recommend regulatory changes to the ABPE after obtaining public input from other behavior analyst licensees (A.R.S. § 32-2091.15).
Provisions
1. Decreases ABPE membership from 10 to 8 members by removing the two appointed behavior analysts. (Sec. 1)
2. Delegates to the Committee on Behavior Analysts ABPE's authority to license and regulate behavior analysts. (Sec. 2)
3. Requires the ABPE to adopt substantive policy statements for each specific licensing and regulatory authority it delegates to the Committee on Behavior Analysts. (Sec. 2)
4. Removes the requirement that the Committee on Behavior Analysts make recommendations to the ABPE regarding the licensing and regulation of behavior analysts and that ABPE consider these recommendations before taking any action. (Sec. 3)
5. Contains an effective date of July 1, 2026. (Sec. 4)
6. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1-2)
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HB 2027
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