Texas § OC.503.002 - GENERAL DEFINITIONS
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§ OC.503.002. GENERAL DEFINITIONS
GENERAL DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. (1-a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 5.318(6), eff. April 2, 2015. (2) "Executive council" means the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council. (3) "Graduate semester hour" means a semester hour or the quarter hour equivalent as defined by regional accrediting educational associations when applied only to domestic training programs. (4) "Licensed professional counselor" means a person who holds a license issued under this chapter and who: (A) represents the person to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the words "licensed counselor" and offers to provide professional counseling services to any individual, couple, family, group, or other entity for compensation, implying that the person offering the services is licensed and trained, experienced, or expert in counseling; or (B) engages in any practice of counseling. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 561 (H.B. 1283 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 5.318(6), eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501 ), Sec. 2.055, eff. September 1, 2019.
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Section OC.503.002 ("GENERAL DEFINITIONS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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