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HOUSE BILL NO. 42 – Optometrists, license renewal

HOUSE BILL NO. 42

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H0042.................................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE
OPTOMETRISTS - Amends existing law relating to the Board of Optometry to
provide that licensees shall pay fees annually at the time of renewal.
                                                                        
01/25    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/26    Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
02/15    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/16    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/18    3rd rdg - PASSED - 70-0-0
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer,
      Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon,
      Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth,
      Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest,
      Henderson, Jaquet, Jones, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez,
      Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen,
      Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche,
      Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley,
      Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie(Telleria), Snodgrass,
      Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Ring
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/21    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
03/01    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/02    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/03    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
      Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
      Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
      Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McKenzie, Noble, Pearce, Richardson,
      Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- McGee
    Floor Sponsor - Werk
    Title apvd - to House
03/04    To enrol
03/07    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/08    Pres signed
03/09    To Governor
03/11    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 37
         Effective: 07/01/05

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2005
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 42
                                                                        
                              BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY; AMENDING SECTION 54-1507, IDAHO  CODE,  TO
  3        DELETE  OBSOLETE  LANGUAGE  AND  TO  PROVIDE THAT LICENSEES SHALL PAY FEES
  4        ANNUALLY AT THE TIME OF RENEWAL.
                                                                        
  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        SECTION 1.  That Section 54-1507, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  8        54-1507.  ADDITIONAL  LICENSE  FEES.  In  addition to the fees required by
  9    section 54-1506(2), Idaho Code, each person licensed to practice optometry  in
 10    the state of Idaho and each person who has been licensed to practice optometry
 11    in  the  state  of  Idaho within a period of five (5) years prior to July 1 of
 12    each year following June 30, 1972, shall pay annually at the time  of  renewal
 13    to  the  treasurer of the state of Idaho a sum not to exceed seventy-five dol-
 14    lars ($75.00), as established by board rule, on July 1 of each  year.  Failure
 15    to  pay  the  fees  required  by  this act shall result in cancellation of the
 16    person's license by the board. Upon application for  reinstatement,  all  fees
 17    due and not paid after the effective date of this act must be paid by the per-
 18    son making such application for reinstatement.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                     STATEMENT  OF  PURPOSE
                            RS 14401

Amends section 54-1507, Idaho Code, to omit old language and omit
reference to July 1st renewal to be consistent with Idaho Code 67-
2614. 


                           FISCAL NOTE

There is no fiscal impact on general or dedicated funds.



CONTACT   
Name:     Cherie Simpson
Agency:   Occupational License, Bureau
Phone:    334-3233

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note                      H 42