Form LA, revised August 2021, page 3
This Section Must Be Completed by Applicants for Licensure in the Areas of Psychometry and/or
School Psychologist Only:
The undersigned applicant for licensure in the area(s) of psychometrist and/or school psychologist hereby
affirms that the aforementioned titles shall only be used when they are employed by or under contract with a
school district and practicing in school or educational settings" (emphasis added). Explicitly, Mississippi Code
Annotated § 73-31-27, paragraph two (2), states, "Individuals certified by the Mississippi State Department of
Education may use appropriate titles such as "school psychologist," "certified school psychologist," "educational
psychologist" or "psychometrist" only when they are employed by or under contract with a school district and
practicing in school or educational settings" (emphasis added). Furthermore, your signature serves as
confirmation of your understanding that your scope of practice as a psychometrist and/or school psychologist is
limited to these settings when holding only a license granted and issued by the Mississippi Department of
Education, which does not include work in a private practice type setting, by this statute.
Signature of Applicant: _____________________________________________________
CHARACTER DETERMINATION
Check “yes” or “no” to the left of each question
☐Yes ☐No Are you currently addicted to or dependent on alcohol?
☐Yes ☐No Are you currently addicted to or dependent on habit forming drugs?
☐Yes ☐No Are you a habitual user of narcotics, barbiturates, amphetamines, hallucinogens, or other
. drugs having similar effects?
☐Yes ☐No Have you been convicted of, or pled guilty to, a felony as defined by federal or state law?*
. (For the purpose of this question, a “guilty plea” includes a please of guilty, entry of a plea of .
nolo contendere, or entry of any order granting pretrial or judicial diversion.)
☐Yes ☐No Have you been convicted of, or pled guilty to, a sex offense as defined by federal or state law?* .
(For the purpose of this question, a “guilty plea” includes a please of guilty, entry of a plea of .
nolo contendere, or entry of any order granting pretrial or judicial diversion.)
☐Yes ☐No Are you currently on probation or post-release supervision for a felony or sex offense as .
defined by federal or state law?*
☐Yes ☐No Have you had a certificate/license denied, suspended, and/or revoked by MS or another state
. or have you voluntarily surrendered a certificate/license?
If you answered “yes” to any of the above provide, on a separate sheet of paper, the
specifics or an explanation for the response. If you elect not to provide specifics or if such
an explanation is insufficient, a confidential investigation will be initiated.
*If you answered “yes” submit official copies of court records including disposition of case.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I acknowledge that securing or attempting to secure a license by fraud or deceit will result in denial of this
application or suspension of the license.
Signature: _________________________________ Date: ____________________
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