IL OPTOMETRIC PRACTICE ACT Senate SponsorsSen. M. Maggie Crotty and Carole Pankau-Kwame Raoul-Jacqueline Y. Collins House Sponsors(Rep. Robert W. Pritchard) 1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die 225 ILCS 80/7from Ch. 111, par. 3907225 ILCS 80/11from Ch. 111, par. 3911225 ILCS 80/16from Ch. 111, par. 3916225 ILCS 80/24.1 new225 ILCS 80/15.2 rep.Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. Replaces the requirement for licensees to apply for additional licenses in order to practice optometry at more than one address with the new requirement that licensees report to the Department every additional location where the licensee engages in the practice of optometry. Provides that failure to report a practice location or registering a location where a licensee does not practice constitutes a violation of the Act. In a provision concerning license renewal, provides that all licensees on March 31, 2010 without a certification of completion of an oral pharmaceutical course as required by the Act shall be placed on non-renewed status and may only be renewed after the licensee meets those requirements established by the Department. Provides that licensees may apply for expungement from their disciplinary record any offense relating to the failure to complete continuing education requirements, the failure to have an ancillary license, or the failure to report a practice location if they meet certain conditions. Repeals a Section concerning limited optometry licenses. Makes other changes. 2/18/2009SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty 2/18/2009SenateFirst Reading 2/18/2009SenateReferred to Assignments 2/25/2009SenateAssigned to Consumer Protection 3/4/2009SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau 3/5/2009SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty 3/5/2009SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/6/2009SenateDo Pass Consumer Protection; 008-000-000 3/6/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2009 3/6/2009SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul 3/30/2009SenateSecond Reading 3/30/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009 4/2/2009SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 4/2/2009SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 4/2/2009SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) 4/3/2009HouseArrived in House 4/3/2009HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/3/2009HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard 4/6/2009HouseFirst Reading 4/6/2009HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/20/2009HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 5/8/2009HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die