Senate Bill S5066A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S5066 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8115
Current Committee:
Senate 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
2017-2018: S6379
2021-2022: S487
2023-2024: S131

2019-S5066 - Summary

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

2019-S5066 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5066 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5066
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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 ACCREDITED school of optome-
 try [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.
                                                            LBD08877-02-9



              

2019-S5066A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8115
Current Committee:
Senate 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
2017-2018: S6379
2021-2022: S487
2023-2024: S131

2019-S5066A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-S5066A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5066A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5066--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 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 IN A SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY WITH ACCREDITATION ACCEPTABLE TO
 THE  DEPARTMENT from engaging in clinical practice under THE supervision
 of a licensed optometrist or physician [in a 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.
                                                            LBD08877-05-9



              

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