| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to higher education |
| Jan 31, 2013 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S3279
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
Actions
2013-S3279 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S3279 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3279
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to
clarifying the status of certain persons exempt from optometrist
license requirements
PURPOSE: This hill amends Section 7105 of the Education law to allow
an optometry student to engage in clinical practice under supervision
of a licensed optometrist or physician who attended an approved school
of optometry.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill amends subdivision a of section 7105
of the education law to allow a student of optometry to do clinical
work under the supervision of a licensed optometrist or physician
contingent upon the student being trained in an approved school of
optometry.
JUSTIFICATION: Currently, optometry students are only permitted to do
supervised clinical work in New York if they have attended a school of
optometry registered in the State of New York by the Department of
Education. This requirement precludes any student who attended an
accredited school of optometry outside of New York from participating
in any clinical programs located in New York State. if the student has
completed the required curriculum they should not be prevented from a
position in New York based upon the location of the educational
facility they attended. This is particularly difficult for those
2013-S3279 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3279
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 31, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to clarifying the status
of certain persons exempt from optometrist license requirements
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision a of section 7105 of the education law, as
added by chapter 987 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
a. A student from engaging in clinical practice under supervision of a
licensed optometrist or physician in [a] AN APPROVED school of optometry
[in this state registered by the department]; or
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00948-01-3
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