Sunsets; State Board of Examiners of Psychologists; Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board; repealer; effective date; emergency.

The creation of the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists and its associated sunset date were completely removed from the bill.

The name of the Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Council was changed to Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board.

The title page and header information were updated to reflect the House Floor version, including a change in the legislative session year from 2025 to 2026.

The bill now amends the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists instead of the Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board.

All references to the Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board and its related statutes were removed.

The sunset date for the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists was modified to continue until July 1, 2028.

The composition of the Psychology Board was clarified to consist of seven members: five psychologists and two lay persons appointed by the Governor.

The appointment process for psychologist members was updated to require selection from a list of ten licensed psychologists provided by the Oklahoma Psychological Association.

The bill title was updated to remove the word 'Proposed' from 'Proposed Committee Substitute' to simply 'Committee Substitute', indicating the bill has moved past the initial committee stage.

The internal tracking reference number at the bottom of the pages was updated from 17176 to 17218, reflecting a new administrative identifier for this version of the bill.

The entire text of the bill was deleted and replaced with a new version formatted as a 'Proposed Committee Substitute'.

Added standard legislative headers, including the session number (2nd Session of the 60th Legislature) and committee adoption details.

Added a specific effective date of July 1, 2026, and an emergency clause stating the law takes effect immediately upon passage and approval.

The subject matter was changed from the Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board to the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

The sunset date for the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists was changed from July 1, 2028 to July 1, 2027.

Section numbers were renumbered to correct the order of the repealer, effective date, and emergency declaration sections.

The creation and continuation of the Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Council was removed from the bill.

The bill was modified to amend 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1354, which relates to the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, instead of amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-1923.

A new provision was added to repeal 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-1923, which relates to the Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Council.

The sunset date for the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists was modified from July 1, 2027 to July 1, 2028.

The bill title was updated to reflect the repeal of the council and the amendment to the psychologists board, and the Senate author was changed from Thompson to Daniels.