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The memo details proposed amendments to the California Law and Ethics exam timing and a seven-year age limit for acceptable scores, plus changes to registration-number validity and supervised-experience hour timelines from 6 to 7 years. 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At the last meeting, staff recommended a phased approach where changes are completed in three phases. In the first phase, general changes to the licensing and exam process would be made. The second phase would be the transition to the AMFTRB national exam as the LMFT clinical exam. In the third and final phase, the Board would change the timing of its clinical examinations to allow them to be taken earlier. To summarize:  \n• Phase I: General Licensing Process Changes  \n• Phase II: Adoption of the AMFTRB National Exam as the LMFT Clinical Exam  \n• Phase III: Allow Clinical Exams to be Taken Earlier  \nThe focus of today’s discussion will be the Phase I changes, with a goal of having them approved by the Board to run as a legislative proposal in the next legislative cycle, which begins in January 2026.  \nAttachment B shows a visual summary and description each phase.  \nAttachment C summarizes the estimated timeline of each phase.  \nAttachment D summarizes what the licensure process would look like once all three phases are implemented.  \nPhase I: General Licensing Process Changes  \nThe following changes (shown in Attachment A) are proposed as Phase I. Since the last Committee meeting, staff met with the Board’s Legal Counsel, as well as its Licensing and Exam Unit managers to discuss the feasibility and implementation of the proposed changes. Based on this, changes to the text have been made. Changes to the text since the last Committee meeting are shown in green underline and strikeout.  \nThe proposed amendments are as follows:  \na. Timing of the California Law and Ethics Exam: Allow associates to choose when they take the California law and ethics exam. Currently, associates must attempt the California law and ethics exam every year as a condition of their registration renewal, until the exam is passed. Additionally, this exam must be passed before a subsequent number (or licensure) is obtained. Under the proposal, associates would take the exam when they are ready. It would not be required to be attempted every year. (However, it still must be passed before a subsequent registration number is issued , and also before eligibility to take the clinical exam is granted. ) Making this change would prevent delays with registration renewal if the associate forgot or was unable to take the exam that year. Given the relatively new requirement that associates must now complete 3 hours of continuing education covering California law and ethics each year (which became effective in 2023), staff believes public protection is maintained.  \nb. Age Limit for the California Law and Ethics Exam: This proposal places an age limit of 7 years on a passing score for the California Law and Ethics Exam. Currently there is no age limit on the California law and ethics exam score the Board will accept, although current law specifies a 7-year age limit on the clinical exam passing score. Not having an age limit on this exam score will have public protection implications the longer the California law and ethics exam has been offered (it has been offered since 2016), as the Board currently must accept all scores regardless of age. Placing a limit on the age of the California law and ethics exam score has the following implications:  \n• To obtain a subsequent registration number, the applicant must have a passing score on the California law and ethics exam dated no more than seven years prior to the Board’s receipt of the applicati","cbCaikFEXIvFXsFR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikFEXIvFXsFR","pdf",1119045,23,"English","# Background\n# Phase I: General Licensing Process Changes\n## Timing of the California Law and Ethics Exam\n## Age Limit for the California Law and Ethics Exam\n## Change in Registration Number Length and Supervised Experience Hours Valid","[{\"question\":\"What is the overall three-phase restructuring plan described in the memo?\",\"answer\":\"Phase I covers general licensing and exam process changes, Phase II adopts the AMFTRB national exam as the LMFT clinical exam, and Phase III changes the timing so clinical exams can be taken earlier.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Phase I change when associates can take the California Law and Ethics exam?\",\"answer\":\"Associates would be able to choose when they take the exam instead of attempting it every year for renewal, while still requiring a pass before a subsequent registration number is issued and before eligibility for the clinical exam.\"},{\"question\":\"What validity period changes are proposed under Phase I for registration numbers and supervised experience hours?\",\"answer\":\"The allowable validity would extend from 6 years to 7 years for both the registration number and the supervised experience hours, aligning these timelines with the proposed 7-year exam score age limit.\"}]","Discussion of Potential Restructuring of the Pathway to LCSW, LMFT and LPCC Licensure - Phase I | PDF",1789981351,58]