Assembly Bill A3158A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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2023-A3158 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S131
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
2019-2020: S5066
2021-2022: S487

2023-A3158 - Summary

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

2023-A3158 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3158
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BORES, GALLAGHER, LEVENBERG, PAULIN, RAGA, SHIM-
   SKY, ZINERMAN, BEEPHAN, STIRPE  --  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.
                                                            LBD01060-01-3

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2023-A3158A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S131
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
2019-2020: S5066
2021-2022: S487

2023-A3158A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-A3158A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3158--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BORES, GALLAGHER, LEVENBERG, PAULIN, RAGA, SHIM-
   SKY, ZINERMAN, BEEPHAN, STIRPE, GUNTHER, AUBRY,  GIBBS,  SIMON,  McDO-
   NALD,  BURGOS,  TAPIA,  BUTTENSCHON  --  read once and referred 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 ACTIVELY ENROLLED IN A SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY WITH  ACCREDI-
 TATION  ACCEPTABLE  TO THE DEPARTMENT from engaging in clinical practice
 under THE supervision of a licensed AND CURRENTLY REGISTERED 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.
                                                            LBD01060-02-3

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