2007 California Business and Professions Code Article 2. Licensure

CA Codes (bpc:4989.20-4989.28)

4989.20.  (a) The board may issue a license as an educational
psychologist if the applicant satisfies, with proof satisfactory to
the board, the following requirements:
   (1) Possession of, at minimum, a master's degree in psychology,
educational psychology, school psychology, counseling and guidance,
or a degree deemed equivalent by the board. This degree shall be
obtained from an educational institution approved by the board
according to the regulations adopted under this chapter.
   (2) Attainment of 18 years of age.
   (3) No commission of an act or crime constituting grounds for
denial of licensure under Section 480.
   (4) Successful completion of 60 semester hours of postgraduate
work in pupil personnel services.
   (5) Two years of full-time, or the equivalent to full-time,
experience as a credentialed school psychologist in the public
schools.  The applicant shall not be credited with experience
obtained more than six years prior to filing the application for
licensure.
   (6) One of the following:
   (A) One year of supervised professional experience in an
accredited school psychology program.
   (B) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (5), one year of
full-time, or the equivalent to full-time, experience as a
credentialed school psychologist in the public schools obtained under
the direction of a licensed educational psychologist or a licensed
psychologist.
   (7) Passage of an examination specified by the board.



4989.22.  (a) Only persons who satisfy the requirements of Section
4989.20 are eligible to take the licensure examination.
   (b) An applicant who fails the written examination may, within one
year from the notification date of failure, retake the examination
as regularly scheduled without further application. Thereafter, the
applicant shall not be eligible for further examination until he or
she files a new application, meets all current requirements, and pays
all fees required.
   (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may
destroy all examination materials two years after the date of an
examination.


4989.24.  The board shall not issue a license to a person who has
been convicted of a crime in this or any other state or in a
territory of the United States that involves sexual abuse of children
or who is required to register pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal
Code or the equivalent in another state or territory.



4989.26.  The board may refuse to issue a license to an applicant if
it appears he or she may be unable to practice safely due to mental
illness or chemical dependency. The procedures set forth in Article
12.5 (commencing with Section 820) of Chapter 1 shall apply to a
denial of a license pursuant to this section.



4989.28.  The board may deny an application for licensure if the
applicant is or has been guilty of unprofessional conduct as
described in Section 4989.54.