1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to health occupations and professions; board 
  1.3             of psychology; eliminating the written declaration of 
  1.4             intent filing requirement for persons with a master's 
  1.5             degree who are seeking licensure as a licensed 
  1.6             psychologist; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, 
  1.7             section 148.921, subdivision 2. 
  1.8   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.9      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 148.921, 
  1.10  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.11     Subd. 2.  [PERSONS PREVIOUSLY QUALIFIED.] (a) The board 
  1.12  shall grant a license for a licensed psychologist to a person 
  1.13  who: 
  1.14     (1) before November 1, 1991, entered a graduate program 
  1.15  granting a master's degree with a major in psychology at an 
  1.16  educational institution meeting the standards the board has 
  1.17  established by rule and earned a master's degree or a master's 
  1.18  equivalent in a doctoral program; 
  1.19     (2) before December 31, 1993, filed with the board a 
  1.20  written declaration of intent to seek licensure under this 
  1.21  subdivision; 
  1.22     (3) (2) complied with all requirements of section 148.91, 
  1.23  subdivisions 2 to 4, before December 31, 1997; and 
  1.24     (4) (3) completed at least two full years or their 
  1.25  equivalent of post-master's supervised psychological employment, 
  1.26  including predoctoral internship, before December 31, 1998. 
  2.1      (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the board shall not 
  2.2   grant a license for a licensed psychologist under this 
  2.3   subdivision to a person who files a written declaration of 
  2.4   licensure after October 31, 1992, unless the applicant 
  2.5   demonstrates that the applicant was a resident of Minnesota on 
  2.6   October 31, 1992, and meets all other the requirements for 
  2.7   licensure under this subdivision.