assembly Bill A8115

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to higher education
Jun 03, 2019 referred to higher education

A8115 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5066
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
2017-2018: S6379
2021-2022: S487

A8115 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

A8115 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  8115

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 3, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LIFTON -- read once and referred 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 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.
                                                           LBD08877-06-9