Alex Bores’ Bills
A3158 · 2023–2024

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

Signed into law, Chapter 546 of 2023

Clarifies the Education Law exemption that lets optometry students practice without a license: a student actively enrolled in an accredited school of optometry may engage in clinical practice under the supervision of a licensed, currently registered optometrist or physician. (Auto-generated summary)

Official record

Official summary · NYS Open LegislationClarifies the status of certain persons exempt from optometrist license requirements.

What it does: AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to clarifying the status of certain persons exempt from optometrist license requirements

Legislative history

  1. 2023-02-02Assembly: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  2. 2023-03-31Assembly: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  3. 2023-03-31Assembly: PRINT NUMBER 3158A
  4. 2023-04-18Assembly: REPORTED
  5. 2023-04-20Assembly: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.132
  6. 2023-04-26Assembly: PASSED ASSEMBLY
  7. 2023-04-26Assembly: DELIVERED TO SENATE
  8. 2023-04-26Senate: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  9. 2023-05-03Senate: SUBSTITUTED FOR S131A
  10. 2023-05-03Senate: 3RD READING CAL.147
  11. 2023-05-03Senate: PASSED SENATE
  12. 2023-05-03Senate: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  13. 2023-10-13Assembly: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  14. 2023-10-25Assembly: SIGNED CHAP.546

Recorded votes

  1. 2023-05-03FLOOR: EXC 1, ABS 1, NAY 1, AYE 60