Senate Bill S4695

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides for the licensing of vision impairment specialists

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee


  • 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-S4695 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6875
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 169 §§8900 - 8909, amd §§6503-a, 6507 & 6505-b, Ed L; amd §413, Soc Serv L; amd §§1203, 1207 & 1301, Lim Lil L; amd §§121-1500 & 121-1502, Partn L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7936, A10457
2017-2018: S3381, A3968
2021-2022: S3763, A5740
2023-2024: S2907, A3060

2019-S4695 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the licensing of vision impairment specialists.

2019-S4695 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4695 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4695
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. PERSAUD, GRIFFO, FELDER, GALLIVAN, GAUGHRAN -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, the social services law, the limited
   liability company law and the partnership  law,  in  relation  to  the
   licensing  of  vision  impairment  specialists;  and providing for the
   repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 169 to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 169
                       VISION IMPAIRMENT SPECIALISTS
 SECTION 8900. INTRODUCTION.
         8901. DEFINITIONS.
         8902. USE OF TITLES.
         8903. STATE BOARD FOR VISION IMPAIRMENT SPECIALISTS.
         8904. REQUIREMENTS  FOR  A  LICENSE  WITH A SPECIALIZATION AS AN
                 ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY SPECIALIST.
         8905. REQUIREMENTS FOR A LICENSE  WITH  A  SPECIALIZATION  AS  A
                 VISION REHABILITATION THERAPIST.
         8906. LIMITED PERMITS.
         8907. EXEMPT PERSONS.
         8908. SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
         8909. SEPARABILITY.
   § 8900. INTRODUCTION. THIS ARTICLE APPLIES TO THE PROFESSION OF VISION
 IMPAIRMENT  SPECIALISTS,  AND  PROVIDES FOR THE LICENSING OF ORIENTATION
 AND MOBILITY  SPECIALISTS  AND  VISION  REHABILITATION  THERAPISTS.  THE
 GENERAL  PROVISIONS FOR ALL PROFESSIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED
 THIRTY OF THIS TITLE SHALL APPLY TO THIS ARTICLE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08052-01-9
              

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