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H0564.................................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE
OPTOMETRISTS - Amends and repeals existing law relating to optometrists to
provide for the deposit and distribution of fees; to increase the annual
fee for license renewal; to repeal language applicable to additional
license fees; and to remove language referencing the compensation of Board
of Optometry members from certain moneys.
02/07 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/08 Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
02/17 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/20 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/23 3rd rdg - PASSED - 65-1-4
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), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson,
Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, 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(Luker), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills
NAYS -- Loertscher
Absent and excused -- Brackett, Field(23), Wood, Mr. Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Nielsen
Title apvd - to Senate
02/24 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
02/28 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/01 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/07 3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2
AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett, Cameron,
Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes,
Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge,
Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner,
Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Burtenshaw, Pearce
Floor Sponsor - Werk
Title apvd - to House
03/08 To enrol
03/09 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/10 Pres signed
03/13 To Governor
03/14 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 54
Effective: 07/01/06
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 564
BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO OPTOMETRISTS; AMENDING SECTION 54-1506, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE
3 DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEPOSIT AND DISTRIBUTION OF FEES
4 AND TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL FEE FOR LICENSE RENEWAL; REPEALING SECTION
5 54-1507, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO ADDITIONAL LICENSE FEES; AND AMENDING
6 SECTION 54-1508, IDAHO CODE, TO REMOVE LANGUAGE REFERENCING THE COMPENSA-
7 TION OF BOARD MEMBERS FROM CERTAIN MONEYS.
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
9 SECTION 1. That Section 54-1506, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
10 amended to read as follows:
11 54-1506. STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY FUND -- CREATION LICENSE FEES. (1) All
12 fees of any kind collected under the provisions of this act and all fees col-
13 lected from optometrists in or out of the state of Idaho by law, except those
14 fees required by subsection (2) of this section and section 54-1523, Idaho
15 Code, shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of a separate
16 fund to be known as the state board of optometry fund and all such moneys
17 deposited into such fund are hereby appropriated to carrying out the purpose
18 and objects of this act and to pay salaries, fees, costs and expenses incurred
19 in connection with the purpose and objects of this act. The funds collected
20 shall remain perpetually in the state board of optometry fund from one bien-
21 nium to the next. The moneys and funds in the state board of optometry fund
22 shall be paid out upon warrants drawn by the state controller upon presenta-
23 tion of proper vouchers approved by the state board of optometry or its execu-
24 tive secretary acting within his delegated authority. Moneys paid from this
25 fund are expressly exempted from the provisions of sections 67-2007 and
26 67-2008, Idaho Code (Standard Travel Pay and Allowance Act of 1949) chapter
27 shall be paid to the bureau of occupational licenses and deposited in the
28 state treasury to the credit of the occupational licenses fund and all costs
29 and expenses incurred under the provisions of this chapter shall be a charge
30 against and paid from said fund.
31 (2) The annual fee for renewal of a license shall be established by board
32 rule, not to exceed one hundred seventy-five dollars ($10075), which shall be
33 paid to the bureau of occupational licenses, and to pay salaries, fees, costs
34 and expenses incurred in connection with the purposes and objects of this act.
35 SECTION 2. That Section 54-1507, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
36 repealed.
37 SECTION 3. That Section 54-1508, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
38 amended to read as follows:
39 54-1508. STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY -- ORGANIZATION -- MEETINGS --
40 EXPENSES. The board of optometry shall meet on or before September 15 of each
2
1 year and select from its members a chairman and a secretary who shall serve at
2 the pleasure of the board. The secretary shall keep the minutes of the meet-
3 ings of the board, maintain the files and records of the board, maintain a
4 roster of all persons licensed as optometrists under this act and on or before
5 October 1 of each year, forward to the bureau of occupational licenses a cer-
6 tified list of those persons who have paid the fees required by this act.
7 The board of optometry may meet at stated times and places and shall meet
8 upon the call of its chairman or upon written request of a majority of its
9 members. Three (3) members shall constitute a quorum and a majority of the
10 members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall determine the
11 action of the board. Each member of the board shall be notified of any meeting
12 called for any purpose.
13 Out of the moneys appropriated to the bureau from fees paid under section
14 54-1506(2), Idaho Code, or otherwise appropriated from fees paid under section
15 54-1506(2), Idaho Code, and deposited in the occupational license account
16 established by section 67-2605, Idaho Code, the members of the board of optom-
17 etry shall be compensated as provided by section 59-509(h), Idaho Code.
18 Out of moneys appropriated from fees paid under section 54-1507, Idaho
19 Code, tThe members of the board of optometry shall be compensated as provided
20 by section 59-509(h), Idaho Code, not otherwise paid from moneys appropriated
21 by the legislature.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 15377
Amend sections 54-1506 and 54-1508, Idaho Code, to delete
the state board of optometry fund. Repeal section 54-1507, Idaho
Code, and incorporate the license fee into 54-1506. The change
would allow funds to be paid directly into the account for the
Bureau of Occupational Licenses as requested by the Idaho State
Treasurers office as are the other boards administered under the
Bureau.
These amendments would provide that all fees received by the
Board would be deposited into one account. This is not an
increase in fees or the cap.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no fiscal impact on general funds. There would be
a benefit to dedicated funds by eliminating fees for transferring
amounts from the special account to the bureau account. The
benefit to the boards dedicated fund would be approximately
$2000.00 per year.
CONTACT
Name: Rayola Jacobsen
Agency: Occupational License, Bureau
Phone: 334-3233
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 564