Article archive / March 1, 2014
Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 7. Source pages: 6.
Senator J. P Morrell is putting forth revisions to the Behavior Analyst law that passed last year, in the current legislative session, Senate Bill 71. The bill changes provisions for the line technician.
Proposed law amends present law to provide a registered line technician shall be at least 18 years of age and possess a minimum of a high school diploma or its equivalent. Proposed law provides a line technician shall be registered by his supervising licensed behavior analyst with the board. Proposed law provides within 14 days from the date of application for registration, the line technician shall initiate a criminal background report from the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information of the office of state police within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
The proposed law provides the board has the authority to deny or revoke a registration in the best interest of public safety and welfare, and that the registration provided shall be renewed annually by the supervising licensed behavior analyst.
The proposed law also removes “supervised independent fieldwork” from exemptions for people not affected by the chapter.
Attending last Gulf Coast Applied Behavior Analysis Conference are (L) Dr. Dolleen Day-Keohane, BCBA-D, Paula White, CABAS, from Terrebonne Parish School System, and Mary Johnson, M.A, Acension Parish School System. A number of Rules and at least one proposed bill about issues for those in applied behavior analysis are in the news.
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