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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE BILL NO. 428
BY SENATOR BUFFINGTON
OPTOMETRISTS. Provides relative to the practice of optometry and the regulation of such
profession. (gov sig)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 37:1041(A), relative to the practice of optometry and the2
regulations of such profession; to provide relative to the legislative declaration; and3
to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 37:1041(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง1041. Legislative declaration; statement of purpose; definitions7
A. The practice of optometry in the state of Louisiana is declared a8
professional practice affecting the public health, safety, and welfare and is subject9
to regulation and control in the public interest. It is further declared to be a matter of10
public interest and concern that the practice of optometry, as defined in this Chapter,11
merit and receive the confidence of the public and that only qualified persons be12
permitted to engage in the practice of optometry in the state of Louisiana. This13
Chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out these objectives and purposes.14
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not16
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature17 SB NO. 428
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by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If1
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become2
effective on the day following such approval.3
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Christopher D. Adams.
DIGEST
Buffington (SB 428)
Present law provides a legislative declaration.
Proposed law makes technical changes.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 37:1041(A))