06 LC 33
1324
House
Bill 1390
By:
Representative Ehrhart of the
36th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 30 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to optometrists, so as to change certain provisions relating to creation of the
State Board of Optometry, its composition, and qualifications of its members; to
change certain provisions relating to the terms of office of board members; to
provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
30 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
optometrists, is amended by striking Code Section 43-30-2, relating to creation
of the State Board of Optometry, its composition, and qualifications of its
members, and inserting in its place:
"43-30-2.
(a)
It shall be the duty of the Governor to appoint a State Board of Optometry to
consist of
six
seven
members. This board shall be appointed by the Governor and styled the 'State
Board of Optometry.' All appointments to the board shall be subject to the
confirmation of the Senate. One of the members shall be appointed from the
public at large and shall have no connection whatsoever with the profession or
practice of optometry. The remaining
five
six
members shall be persons who have been actively engaged in the practice of
optometry in the state for five years immediately preceding such appointment,
shall be registered as optometrists under this chapter, and shall be qualified
to use pharmaceutical agents for diagnostic and treatment purposes as authorized
under this chapter.
(b)
No person shall be eligible for appointment to the board who is connected in any
way with a school teaching optometry or who sells optical goods at
wholesale."
SECTION
2.
Said
chapter is further amended by striking Code Section 43-30-3, relating to terms
of office for board members, and inserting in its place:
"43-30-3.
Two
members of the board shall be appointed for one year, two for two years, and one
for three
years;
provided, however, that effective July 1, 2006, a sixth board member shall be
appointed for an initial term commensurate with the term of the existing board
member whose term as of June 30, 2006, was not coterminous with the term of
another board member; and after the
expiration of the terms of office of the members so first appointed, subsequent
appointments shall be for a term of three years. Any vacancy that may occur from
any cause shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired
term."
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.