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
- 2023-02-02Assembly: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
- 2023-03-31Assembly: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
- 2023-03-31Assembly: PRINT NUMBER 3158A
- 2023-04-18Assembly: REPORTED
- 2023-04-20Assembly: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.132
- 2023-04-26Assembly: PASSED ASSEMBLY
- 2023-04-26Assembly: DELIVERED TO SENATE
- 2023-04-26Senate: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
- 2023-05-03Senate: SUBSTITUTED FOR S131A
- 2023-05-03Senate: 3RD READING CAL.147
- 2023-05-03Senate: PASSED SENATE
- 2023-05-03Senate: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- 2023-10-13Assembly: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- 2023-10-25Assembly: SIGNED CHAP.546
Recorded votes
- 2023-05-03FLOOR: EXC 1, ABS 1, NAY 1, AYE 60