South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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S. 371

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Medical Affairs Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dbs\31374cz17.docx

Introduced in the Senate on February 7, 2017
Introduced in the House on February 15, 2017
Currently residing in the House Committee on Regulations and Administrative Procedures

Summary: Opticianry Board of Examiners

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/7/2017  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (Senate Journal-page 9)
    2/9/2017  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 16)
    2/9/2017  Senate  Roll call Ayes-38  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 16)
   2/14/2017  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 21)
   2/15/2017  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 22)
   2/15/2017  House   Referred to Committee on Regulations and Administrative 
                        Procedures (House Journal-page 22)
    5/3/2017  House   Committee report: Favorable Regulations and 
                        Administrative Procedures (House Journal-page 60)
    5/4/2017  House   Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-9-17 
                        (House Journal-page 91)
    5/9/2017  House   Recommitted to Committee on Regulations and 
                        Administrative Procedures (House Journal-page 197)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/7/2017
2/7/2017-A
5/3/2017

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COMMITTEE REPORT

May 3, 2017

S. 371

Introduced by Medical Affairs Committee

S. Printed 5/3/17--H.

Read the first time February 15, 2017.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

To whom was referred a Joint Resolution (S. 371) to approve regulations of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation - Board of Examiners in Opticianry, relating to Examinations; Apprenticeship; and Continuing Education Requirements, designated as Regulation, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

ERIC M. BEDINGFIELD for Committee.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION - BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTICIANRY, RELATING TO EXAMINATIONS; APPRENTICESHIP; AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4723, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation - Board of Examiners in Opticianry, relating to Examinations; Apprenticeship; and Continuing Education Requirements, designated as Regulation Document Number 4723, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

The South Carolina Board of Examiners in Opticianry proposes to amend its regulations to clarify the waiting period after unsuccessful examination attempts; to clarify that apprenticeship is a training period and not a subclass of practice; and to adjust continuing education requirements to comport with biennial licensure.

A Notice of Drafting was published in the State Register on September 23, 2016.

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