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Senate Bill S2194

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Increase the state board of acupuncture from a minimum of eleven members to a minimum of thirteen members, increasing the number of licensed acupuncturists from four

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2009-S2194 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8213, Ed L

2009-S2194 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the state board of acupuncture from a minimum of eleven members to a minimum of thirteen members, increasing the number of required licensed acupuncturists from four to six on such board.

2009-S2194 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2194 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2194

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- 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 increasing the member-
  ship on the state board of acupuncture

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 8213 of the education law, as added by chapter 772
of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
  S 8213. State board for acupuncture.  (1) There is hereby  established
within  the  department  a  state board for acupuncture. The board shall
consist of not less than [eleven] THIRTEEN members to  be  appointed  by
the  board  of regents on the recommendation of the commissioner for the
purpose of assisting the board of regents and the department on  matters
of  professional  licensing  and professional conduct in accordance with
section sixty-five hundred eight of this chapter,  [four]  SIX  of  whom
shall  be licensed acupuncturists, four of whom shall be licensed physi-
cians certified to use acupuncture and three of  whom  shall  be  public
members  representing  the consumer and community. Of the acupuncturists
first appointed to the board,  one  may  be  a  registered  specialist's
assistant-acupuncture provided that the term of such registered special-
ist's  assistant-acupuncture  shall  not be more than four years. Of the
members first appointed, three shall be appointed for a one  year  term,
three  shall  be  appointed  for  a  two  year  term  and three shall be
appointed for a three year term, and two shall be appointed for  a  four
year  term.  Thereafter  all members shall serve for five year terms. In
the event that more than eleven members are appointed, a majority of the
additional members shall be licensed acupuncturists. The members of  the
board shall select one of themselves as chairman to serve for a one year
term.
  (2)  An  executive  secretary  to  the board shall be appointed by the
board of regents on recommendation of the commissioner.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07644-01-9

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