71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
SA to SB 648
LC 1433/SB 648-3
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
SENATE BILL 648
By COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
May 8
On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, after 'ORS' delete the
rest of the line and insert '430.180;'.
In line 3, delete '750.333;' and insert 'appropriating money;'.
Delete lines 4 through 21.
On page 2, delete lines 1 through 4.
Delete lines 6 through 45 and delete pages 3 through 12 and
insert:
' { + SECTION 1. + } { + Section 2 of this 2001 Act is added
to and made a part of ORS chapter 351. + }
' { + SECTION 2. + } { + (1) The State Board of Higher
Education shall establish a graduate level program described in
this section at one or more institutions of higher education
listed in ORS 352.002. In setting the curriculum of the program,
the State Board of Higher Education shall follow accreditation
requirements established by the Association for Behavior Analysis
and meet course requirements for certification established by the
Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Incorporated. The graduate
level program shall be designed to:
' (a) Train individuals to supervise the design and
implementation of intensive behavior intervention programs based
on principles of applied behavior analysis for persons with
autism spectrum disorder; and
' (b) Allow individuals to satisfy applied behavior analysis
registration qualifications described in section 4 of this 2001
Act.
' (2) The senior supervising faculty of the graduate level
program and practicum sites described in subsection (3) of this
section must be individuals who meet standards for certification
by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Incorporated, and
who satisfy any combination of three of the following:
' (a) The individuals are recognized by professionals and
scientists in the field of behavior analysis;
' (b) The individuals have a professional record of research
and practice in the field of behavior analysis;
' (c) The individuals have published peer-reviewed articles in
journals of the profession of applied behavior analysis;
' (d) The individuals have taught courses in applied behavior
analysis;
' (e) The individuals have written textbooks relating to
applied behavior analysis; or
' (f) The individuals have graduated with an appropriate degree
from a college or university that has a strong educational
program in applied behavior analysis.
' (3) The graduate level program described in this section
shall include concurrent practicums and internships in private
intensive autism treatment centers, including the Child
Development School of Oregon and schools in this state affiliated
with Research and Education for Autistic Children's
Treatment. + }
' { + SECTION 3. + } { + Section 4 of this 2001 Act is added
to and made a part of ORS chapter 430. + }
' { + SECTION 4. + } { + (1) The Mental Health and
Developmental Disability Services Division shall establish a
system for the voluntary registration of individuals within this
state who:
' (a) Supervise the design and implementation of intensive
behavior intervention programs based on principles of applied
behavior analysis for persons with autism spectrum disorder; or
' (b) Provide intensive behavior intervention based on
principles of applied behavior analysis for persons with autism
spectrum disorder.
' (2) Upon receipt of an application for registration
accompanied by payment of a registration fee and evidence of
minimum qualifications, the division shall issue a certificate of
registration to an individual registering with the division.
' (3) In determining minimum qualifications for issuance of a
certificate of registration, the division shall follow
established standards within the profession of applied behavior
analysis, such as applied behavior analysis certification
requirements adopted in other states and certification
requirements adopted by private professional organizations of
providers of applied behavior analysis services, including the
Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Incorporated, and the
Association for Behavior Analysis. The division shall consider
whether the applicant is currently certified by the Behavior
Analyst Certification Board, Incorporated, the Association for
Behavior Analysis or by an equivalent organization recognized by
the division.
' (4) A certificate of registration issued by the division
shall expire annually and may be renewed upon application to the
division, payment of the renewal fee and compliance with rules
adopted by the division.
' (5) The division shall charge fees for the following in
amounts not to exceed:
' (a) Initial certificate of registration, $50.
' (b) Annual renewal of certificate of registration, $50.
' (c) Replacement or duplicate certificate of registration,
$25.
' (d) Delinquency or late fee, $15.
' (6) All moneys received by the division under this section
shall be paid into the State Treasury and deposited in the
General Fund to the credit of the Mental Health and Developmental
Disability Services Account established under ORS 430.180. Such
moneys are appropriated continuously to the Mental Health and
Developmental Disability Services Division for the purposes of
this section.
' (7) The division may adopt rules necessary to carry out the
registration system described in subsection (1) of this section.
When developing the registration system, the division may consult
with a state or national organization recognized as having
expertise in the design and implementation of intensive behavior
intervention programs based on principles of applied behavior
analysis for persons with autism spectrum disorder. + }
' { + SECTION 5. + } ORS 430.180 is amended to read:
' 430.180. (1) There is established in the General Fund of the
State Treasury an account to be known as the Mental Health and
Developmental Disability Services Account, to which all
reimbursements for cost and care of persons in state programs
collected pursuant to ORS 179.610 to 179.770, 426.241, 427.108
and 430.165 { + , and to which fees received under section 4 of
this 2001 Act, + } shall be deposited.
' (2) The moneys in the Mental Health and Developmental
Disability Services Account are hereby continuously appropriated
to the Mental Health and Developmental Disability Services
Division of the Department of Human Services for the purposes of
paying the expenses of those state programs and associated
administrative costs for which revenues are collected pursuant to
ORS 179.770, 426.241 and 430.165 { + and section 4 of this 2001
Act + } and revenues collected for those programs established
pursuant to ORS 427.104, 427.106 (1977 Replacement Part) and
427.108.
' (3) The Mental Health and Developmental Disability Services
Division shall keep a record of all moneys credited to and
deposited in the Mental Health and Developmental Disability
Services Account. The record shall indicate by separate
cumulative accounts the source from which the moneys are derived.
' (4) In order to facilitate financing the costs advanced as
set forth in subsection (2) of this section, the division may at
any time during the biennium transfer to the Mental Health and
Developmental Disability Services Account, with the approval of
the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services,
such funds as it deems necessary, not to exceed $4 million, from
funds duly appropriated to the division for a biennial period.
Such funds so transferred shall be retransferred from the Mental
Health and Developmental Disability Services Account by the
division to the appropriation from which the original transfer
was made. The retransfers shall be accomplished prior to the last
day of each biennial period.
' { + SECTION 6. + } { + (1) The Mental Health and
Developmental Disability Services Division shall establish the
registration system described in section 4 of this 2001 Act not
later than January 1, 2002.
' (2) The State Board of Higher Education shall establish one
or more graduate level programs described in section 2 of this
2001 Act not later than January 1, 2003. + }
' { + SECTION 7. + } { + This 2001 Act being necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and
safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act
takes effect on its passage. + } ' .
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