Bill Text: CA SB824 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Opticians: regulation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-09-30 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 389, Statutes of 2011. [SB824 Detail]
Download: California-2011-SB824-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 824 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 389
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
PASSED THE SENATE SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 31, 2011
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 29, 2011
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 23, 2011
INTRODUCED BY Senator Negrete McLeod
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
An act to add Section 2553.1 to the Business and Professions Code,
relating to opticians.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 824, Negrete McLeod. Opticians: regulation.
Existing law requires that dispensing opticians register with the
Medical Board of California prior to engaging in the practice of a
dispensing optician. Under existing law, a registered dispensing
optician is required to obtain and display a separate certificate of
registration at each location where his or her business is conducted.
Existing law makes a violation of laws regulating a registered
dispensing optician a misdemeanor.
This bill would require a registered dispensing optician selling
or transferring ownership of his or her place of business to return
the certificate of registration to the board within 10 days of the
completion of the transfer of ownership. The bill would also require
the registered dispensing optician acquiring ownership of the
business to file a notice with the board within 10 days of the
completion of the transfer of ownership and would specify that until
receipt of that notice by the board, the registered dispensing
optician selling or transferring the interest remains responsible for
complying with all laws regulating the optical dispensing business.
Because a violation of laws regulating registered dispensing
opticians is a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local
program by creating a new crime.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 2553.1 is added to the Business and Professions
Code, to read:
2553.1. (a) If a registered dispensing optician sells or
transfers ownership of his or her place of business, both of the
following requirements shall be satisfied:
(1) The registered dispensing optician selling or transferring
ownership of the business shall return the certificate of
registration to the board no later than 10 calendar days after the
change of ownership is completed. This registered dispensing optician
shall be responsible for complying with all laws relating to the
optical dispensing business until the notice described in paragraph
(2) is received by the board.
(2) The registered dispensing optician assuming ownership of the
business shall record with the board a written notice of the change
of ownership, providing all information required by the board. This
notice shall be filed with the board no later than 10 calendar days
after the change of ownership is completed.
(b) This section does not apply to a change of location of
business by a registered dispensing optician.
SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.
