CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1498Introduced by Senator AshbyFebruary 16, 2024 An act to amend Section 3026 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1498, as introduced, Ashby. State Board of Optometry.Existing law, the Optometry Practice Act, establishes the State Board of Optometry in the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure and regulation of the practice of optometry. Existing law authorizes the board to adopt a common seal and establish a permanent office or offices.This bill would, for each additional office established, require the board to notify the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and update the committees biannually on the continued need for each additional office.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 3026 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:3026. (a) The board may adopt and use a common seal and establish a permanent office or offices.(b) For each additional office established, the board shall notify the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and update the committees biannually on the continued need for each additional office.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1498Introduced by Senator AshbyFebruary 16, 2024 An act to amend Section 3026 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1498, as introduced, Ashby. State Board of Optometry.Existing law, the Optometry Practice Act, establishes the State Board of Optometry in the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure and regulation of the practice of optometry. Existing law authorizes the board to adopt a common seal and establish a permanent office or offices.This bill would, for each additional office established, require the board to notify the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and update the committees biannually on the continued need for each additional office.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1498
Introduced by Senator AshbyFebruary 16, 2024
Introduced by Senator Ashby
February 16, 2024
An act to amend Section 3026 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1498, as introduced, Ashby. State Board of Optometry.
Existing law, the Optometry Practice Act, establishes the State Board of Optometry in the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure and regulation of the practice of optometry. Existing law authorizes the board to adopt a common seal and establish a permanent office or offices.This bill would, for each additional office established, require the board to notify the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and update the committees biannually on the continued need for each additional office.
Existing law, the Optometry Practice Act, establishes the State Board of Optometry in the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure and regulation of the practice of optometry. Existing law authorizes the board to adopt a common seal and establish a permanent office or offices.
This bill would, for each additional office established, require the board to notify the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and update the committees biannually on the continued need for each additional office.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 3026 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:3026. (a) The board may adopt and use a common seal and establish a permanent office or offices.(b) For each additional office established, the board shall notify the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and update the committees biannually on the continued need for each additional office.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 3026 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:3026. (a) The board may adopt and use a common seal and establish a permanent office or offices.(b) For each additional office established, the board shall notify the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and update the committees biannually on the continued need for each additional office.
SECTION 1. Section 3026 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
3026. (a) The board may adopt and use a common seal and establish a permanent office or offices.(b) For each additional office established, the board shall notify the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and update the committees biannually on the continued need for each additional office.
3026. (a) The board may adopt and use a common seal and establish a permanent office or offices.(b) For each additional office established, the board shall notify the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and update the committees biannually on the continued need for each additional office.
3026. (a) The board may adopt and use a common seal and establish a permanent office or offices.(b) For each additional office established, the board shall notify the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and update the committees biannually on the continued need for each additional office.
3026. (a) The board may adopt and use a common seal and establish a permanent office or offices.
(b) For each additional office established, the board shall notify the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and update the committees biannually on the continued need for each additional office.