§ 2952. — 2952. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 787, Sec. 22.)

(a)
Each person to whom registration is granted under the provisions of this article shall pay into the Psychology Fund a fee to be fixed by the board at a sum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(b)
The registration shall expire after two years. The registration may be renewed biennially at a fee fixed by the board at a sum not in excess of seventy-five dollars ($75). Students seeking to renew their registration shall present to the board evidence of their continuing student status.
(c)
The fee for fingerprint hard card processing for out-of-state applicants shall be one hundred eighty-four dollars ($184). Applicants
shall also pay the actual cost to the board of processing the fingerprint hard card with the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(d)
The money in the Psychology Fund shall be used for the administration of this chapter. Any moneys within the Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California collected pursuant to Section 2529.5 as it read before the enactment of the statute that added this section shall be deposited in the Psychology Fund.
(e)
The board may employ, subject to civil service regulations, whatever additional clerical assistance is necessary for the administration of this article.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 787, Sec. 22. (SB 775) Effective January 1, 2026.