NY State Senate Bill 2023-S131

Senate Bill S131

Signed By Governor

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status Via A3158 - Signed by Governor

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Oct 25, 2023	signed chap.546
Oct 13, 2023	delivered to governor
May 03, 2023	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.147 substituted for s131a
May 03, 2023	substituted by a3158a
Apr 10, 2023	amended on third reading 131a
Apr 10, 2023	vote reconsidered - restored to third reading returned to senate recalled from assembly
Jan 25, 2023	referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate
Jan 23, 2023	advanced to third reading
Jan 18, 2023	2nd report cal.
Jan 17, 2023	1st report cal.147
Jan 04, 2023	referred to higher education

Votes

- May 3, 2023 - Floor Vote
  A3158
  
  60
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 3, 2023
      
      aye (60)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Walczyk
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      Weik
      
      nay (1)
      
      Skoufis
      
      absent (1)
      
      Felder
      
      excused (1)
      
      Cooney
  Jan 25, 2023 - Floor Vote
  S131
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jan 25, 2023
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thomas
      
      Walczyk
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      Weik
      
      excused (1)
      
      Tedisco
  Jan 17, 2023 - Higher Education Committee Vote
  S131
  
  11
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Higher Education Committee Vote: Jan 17, 2023
      
      aye (11)
      
      Breslin
      
      Chu
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Jackson
      
      Liu
      
      Murray
      
      Oberacker
      
      Rivera
      
      Stavisky
      
      Webb

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2023-S131 - Details

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-S131 - Summary

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

2023-S131 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S131

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 supervision
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 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 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:

2021-22: S.487 died in Higher Ed.Comm

2019-20: S.5066A passed senate/A8115-referred to higher education

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.

2023-S131 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    131
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 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 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

2023-S131A (ACTIVE) - Details

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-S131A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-S131A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S131A

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 would allow certain out-of-state optometry students to engage
in supervised clinical practice in New York.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill amends Section 7105 of the Education Law to allow a student
actively enrolled in an optometry school with accreditation acceptable
to the State Education Department to engage in clinical practice under
the supervision of a registered and licensed optometrist or physician.

 
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 State Education Department (SED). 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 is actively enrolled in an optometry school with
accreditation acceptable to SED, 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 resi-
dents from returning to their home state to perfect and hone their opto-
metric abilities, making it more likely that they will take their skills
to another state. This bill does not change where optometry students can
engage in supervised clinical practice within NY. It simply extends the
opportunity to out-of-state students enrolled in accredited optometry
schools.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019-2020: A.8115 (Lifton)-Referred to the Committee on Higher Education

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The bill takes effect immediately.

2023-S131A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  131--A
     Cal. No. 147
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --
   reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
   report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered  to
   the  Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading,
   amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
   third reading
 
 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.
                                                            LBD01060-03-3

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