1.Inclusion of family
therapistsThe Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended—
(1)in section 4151
(20 U.S.C. 7161)—
(A)in paragraph (9),
by inserting family therapist,
after school social
worker,
; and
(B)in paragraph (10),
by inserting State licensed or State certified family
therapists,
after psychologists,
;
(2)in section 5421
(20 U.S.C. 7245)—
(A)in subsection
(a)(2)(A), by striking , and students to school psychologists
and inserting , students to school psychologists, and students to family
therapists
;
(B)in subsection
(c)(2)—
(i)in
subparagraph (D), by striking , or child and adolescent
psychiatrists
and inserting , child and adolescent
psychiatrists, or family therapists
;
(ii)in
subparagraph (G), by striking , and child and adolescent
psychiatrists
and inserting , child and adolescent
psychiatrists, and family therapists
; and
(iii)in
subparagraph (L), by striking , or child and adolescent
psychiatrists
and inserting , child and adolescent
psychiatrists, or family therapists
;
(C)in subsection
(e)—
(i)in
paragraph (4)(C), by striking and
after the semicolon at the
end;
(ii)in
paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ;
and
; and
(iii)by
adding at the end the following:
(6)the term
family therapist means an individual who—
(A)is licensed or
certified in marriage and family therapy by the State in which the individual
works; and
(B)practices in the
scope of the individual’s education, training, and experience with children in
school settings.
;
and
(D)in subsection
(f)(2)—
(i)in
subparagraph (B), by striking and
after the semicolon;
(ii)in
subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ;
and
; and
(iii)by
adding at the end the following:
(D)family
therapists.
;
and
(3)in section
9101(36)(A) (20 U.S.C. 7801(36)(A)), by inserting State licensed or
State certified family therapists,
after school
psychologists,
.