NY State Senate Bill 2019-S5066A

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020	referred to higher education returned to senate died in assembly
May 30, 2019	referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1015 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 16, 2019	print number 5066a
May 16, 2019	amend and recommit to higher education
Apr 05, 2019	referred to higher education

Votes

- May 30, 2019 - Floor Vote
  S5066A
  
  58
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  4
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 30, 2019
      
      aye (58)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Antonacci
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jacobs
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      excused (4)
      
      Funke
      
      Kavanagh
      
      LaValle
      
      Sepúlveda
  May 30, 2019 - Rules Committee Vote
  S5066A
  
  17
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: May 30, 2019
      
      aye (17)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      Parker
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Lanza
      
      excused (1)
      
      LaValle

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

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

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5066

SPONSOR: KRUEGER
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
clarifying the status of certain persons exempt from optometrist license
requirements

 
PURPOSE:

This bill amends Section 7105 of the Education law to allow an optometry
student to engage in clinical practice under supervision of a licensed
optometrist in pursuance of an accredited program for the training of
optometry.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill amends subdivision a of section 7105 of the education law to
allow a student of optometry to do clinical work under the supervision
of a licensed optometrist for the completion of an accredited program of
optometry training.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Currently, optometry students are only permitted to be exempted from
licensure laws to do supervised clinical work in New York if they have
attended a school of optometry registered in the State of New York by
the Department of Education. This requirement precludes any student who
attended an accredited school of optometry outside of New York from
participating in any clinical programs located in New York State. If the
student has completed the required curriculum they should not be
precluded from a clinical rotation position in New York based upon the
location of the educational facility they attended. This is particularly
difficult for those students who are residents of New York State and
attended an out of state optometric school. The current statute would
discourage residents from returning to their home state to perfect and
hone their optometric abilities, making it more likely that they will
take their skills to another state.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-18: S.6379 passed senate died in assembly
2015-16: S.2624 died in Higher Ed. Comm.
2013-14: S.7820 died in Higher Ed. Comm.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The bill takes effect immediately.

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

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5066A

SPONSOR: KRUEGER
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
clarifying the status of certain persons exempt from optometrist license
requirements

 
PURPOSE:

This bill amends Section 7105 of the Education law to allow an optometry
student to engage in clinical practice under the supervision of a
licensed optometrist in pursuance of a program for the training of opto-
metry, provided that the school of optometry has accreditation accepta-
ble to the department.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill amends subdivision a of section 7105 of the education law to
allow a student of optometry to do clinical work under the super.:Eion
of a licensed optometrist for the completion of an accredited of optome-
try training, provided that the school of optometry has accreditation

acceptable to the department.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Currently, optometry students are only permitted to be exempted from
licensure laws to do supervised clinical work in New York if they have
attended a school of optometry registered in the State ofYork by the
Department of Education. This requirement precludes any student who
attended an accredited school of optometry outside of New York from
participating in any clinical programs located in New York State. If the
student has completed the required curriculum they should not be
precluded from a clinical rotation position in New York based upon the
location of the educational facility they attended.  This is particular-
ly difficult for those students who are residents of New York State and
attended an out of state optometric school. The current statute would
discourage residents from returning to their home state to perfect and
hone their optometric abilities, making it more likely that they will
take their skills to another state.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-18: S.6379 passed senate died in assembly
2015-16: S.2624 died in Higher Ed.Comm.
2013-14: S.7820 died in Higher Ed.Comm.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The bill takes effect immediately.

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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