NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1981 SESSION

CHAPTER 654
SENATE BILL 611

AN ACT TO EXEMPT CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES FROM CERTAIN OF THE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED FOR PRACTICING PSYCHOLOGISTS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. G.S. 90-270.4(a) is amended in the second paragraph by deleting the first and second sentences and substituting:
"Nothing in this Article shall be construed as limiting the activities, services, and use of official titles on part of any person in the regular employ of the State of North Carolina or whose employment is included under the State Personnel Act who has served in a position of employment involving the practice of psychology as defined in this Article, provided that the person has served in this capacity prior to July 1, 1979."
Sec. 2. G.S. 90‑270.4 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(a1) Nothing in this Article shall be construed as limiting State or local governmental programs from hiring nonlicensed applicants qualified for psychology positions, provided that the person hired makes application for a license in North Carolina within six months of being employed by the governmental program. After making application for a license, employees hired under this provision must take the first examination for a license to which they are admitted by the Board, and if the employee fails the examination, the employee must pass the examination the next time it is given to remain employed in a psychology position."
Sec. 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 1981.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 22nd day of June, 1981.