Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB1504

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. Removes provisions allowing for a limited one year optometry practice license for applicants in a residency program. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to audit applicants within 12 months of renewal of license to ensure compliance with continuing education requirements, unless other means are used to verify total compliance. Allows the use of testimonials in advertisements of optometric services. Allows licensees to use the words "hospital", "school", and "university" in connection with the place where optometry may be practiced or demonstrated if the licensee is employed by and practicing at a location that is licensed as a hospital or accredited as a school or university. Makes other changes.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	225 ILCS 80/16	from Ch. 111, par. 3916

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the introduced bill with the following changes: Removes provisions requiring the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to, in certain circumstances, conduct an audit within 12 months of each renewal period to ensure compliance with all continuing education requirements. Removes provisions requiring prosecution for violations of continuing education requirements within 18 months.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/20/2015	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
2/20/2015	Senate	First Reading
2/20/2015	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/3/2015	Senate	Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions
3/17/2015	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
3/17/2015	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/18/2015	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
3/18/2015	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/19/2015	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities and Pensions; 010-000-000
3/19/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 24, 2015
3/24/2015	Senate	Second Reading
3/24/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2015
4/14/2015	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
4/14/2015	House	Arrived in House
4/16/2015	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
4/16/2015	House	First Reading
4/16/2015	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/20/2015	House	Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
4/21/2015	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
4/21/2015	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
4/22/2015	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
4/22/2015	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
4/22/2015	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
4/29/2015	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-000-000
4/29/2015	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/6/2015	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/6/2015	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/13/2015	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
5/13/2015	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/11/2015	Senate	Sent to the Governor
7/14/2015	Senate	Governor Approved
7/14/2015	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2016
7/14/2015	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0043

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