senate Bill S6379

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to clarifying the status of certain persons exempt from optometrist license requirements

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 14, 2018 referred to higher education
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jun 12, 2018 ordered to third reading cal.1718
committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 03, 2018 referred to higher education
May 11, 2017 referred to higher education

Votes

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Jun 14, 2018 - floor Vote

S6379
59
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floor
59
Aye
0
Nay
0
Absent
4
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Jun 14, 2018

aye (59)
excused (4)

Jun 12, 2018 - Rules committee Vote

S6379
22
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committee
22
Aye
0
Nay
3
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Rules Committee Vote: Jun 12, 2018

aye (22)
aye wr (3)

S6379 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7105, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7820
2013-2014: S3279
2015-2016: S2624
2019-2020: S5066
2021-2022: S487

S6379 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Clarifies the status of certain persons exempt from optometrist license requirements.

S6379 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S6379 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6379

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 11, 2017
                               ___________

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
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05560-01-7

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