00                            SENATE BILL NO. 41                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to criminal history record checks for psychologists and psychological                                  
02 associates; and providing for an effective date."                                                                       
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 08.86.070 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                            
05            (b)  The board shall require applicants for a license under this chapter to                                  
06       submit to the department the applicant's fingerprints and the fees required by the                                
07       Department of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and                               
08       a national criminal history record check. The board may, by regulation, require an                                
09       applicant for renewal of a license to submit fingerprints and pay the fees as required                            
10       by this subsection.                                                                                               
11            (c)  The department shall submit the fingerprints and fees to the Department of                              
12       Public Safety to obtain a report of criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a                             
13       national criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400.                                                        
14    * Sec. 2. AS 12.62.400(a) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:                                            

01                 (18)  licensure as a psychologist or psychological associate under                                      
02       AS 08.86.                                                                                                         
03    * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
04 read:                                                                                                                   
05       APPLICABILITY. Section 1 of this Act applies to applications for a license or                                     
06 renewal of a license as a psychologist or psychological associate under AS 08.86 filed on or                            
07 after the effective date of this Act.                                                                                   
08    * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect July 1, 2015.