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GuamBill No. 295-38 (LS)38th Guam Legislature (2025-2026)legislatureWALLET
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 12 TO CHAPTER 12, TITLE 10, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, §121201, §121202, AND §121203, RELATIVE TO SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY LICENSURE; AND TO AMEND §12101(b) AND §12802(a) OF CHAPTER 12, TITLE 10, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO INCLUDING SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY IN THE HEALING ARTS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEFINITIONS.
Sponsored By: Sabrina Salas Matanane (Republican)
Signed by Governor
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Students with severe needs get required referrals
School psychologists must refer students whose severe psychiatric, psychological, emotional, or behavioral health needs exceed their school-based scope. Referrals must go to a qualified, licensed healthcare or behavioral health professional. School-based crisis response, interventions, consultation, behavioral supports, and service coordination can continue while care is arranged.
Existing Guam school psychologists get automatic licenses
Covered Guam Department of Education school psychologists automatically hold valid licenses under the new law. This covers people holding district school psychologist, school psychologist, or lead school psychologist jobs when the law took effect. They do not need to qualify through the standard applicant pathway. The Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners must issue their physical licenses within 90 days of enactment.
New licensing rules for Guam school psychologists
Guam adds school psychology to its healing arts and allied health professions, licensed by the Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners. Applicants need a master’s or doctoral degree in School, Educational, Clinical, or Counseling Psychology, or an Education Specialist degree in School Psychology, from a regionally accredited U.S. institution. They must complete a 1,200-hour practicum, including at least 600 hours in a public school system or equivalent supervised experience under a licensed school, educational, clinical, or counseling psychologist. An American Psychological Association-accredited Health Services Psychology internship can satisfy the experience requirement instead. Applicants must pass the Praxis II School Psychology Examination and show graduate coursework in psychological foundations, research and statistics, applied psychology, assessment, interventions, and professional, legal, and ethical issues.
School psychologists gain titles with practice limits
Licensed school psychologists can provide psychological services in school and educational settings that support student learning and well-being. These include assessments, consultation, behavioral interventions, counseling tied to school performance, crisis response, and prevention. Only licensed people can use “School Psychologist” or “Licensed School Psychologist.” A school-only license does not allow clinical psychology practice outside that scope; a separate clinical psychology license is required. School-only license holders also cannot present themselves as clinical psychologists or use titles reserved for those separately licensed practitioners.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Sabrina Salas Matanane
Republican • legislature
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
legislature vote • 5/21/2026
Floor Vote
Yes: 14 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Public Law 38-131 — signed
6/3/2026GovernorCommittee report filed
4/30/2026legislaturePublic hearing held
4/8/2026legislatureFiscal note filed
4/6/2026legislatureFiscal note requested
4/1/2026legislatureReferred to committee
4/1/2026legislatureIntroduced as Bill No. 295-38 (LS)
3/27/2026legislatureTransmitted to Governor
legislature
Bill Text
Introduced
3/27/2026
Committee Report
Enrolled (Public Law)
Transmittal
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