Section 3010.5 - [Effective until 1/1/2026] California State Board of Optometry(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a California State Board of Optometry in which the enforcement of this chapter is vested. The board consists of 11 members, five of whom shall be public members and one of the nonpublic members shall be an individual registered as a dispensing optician, spectacle lens dispenser, or contact lens dispenser. The registered dispensing member shall be registered pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 2550) and in good standing with the board. Six members of the board shall constitute a quorum.(b) The board shall, with respect to conducting investigations, inquiries, and disciplinary actions and proceedings, have the authority previously vested in the board as created pursuant to former Section 3010. The board may enforce any disciplinary actions undertaken by that board.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed. Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of this section renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.Ca. Bus. and Prof. Code § 3010.5
Amended by Stats 2021 ch 630 (AB 1534),s 78, eff. 1/1/2022.Amended by Stats 2017 ch 564 (AB 1708),s 3, eff. 1/1/2018.Amended by Stats 2016 ch 31 (SB 836),s 4, eff. 6/27/2016.Amended by Stats 2015 ch 405 (AB 684),s 11, eff. 1/1/2016.Amended by Stats 2014 ch 71 (SB 1304),s 6, eff. 1/1/2015.Amended by Stats 2013 ch 516 (SB 305),s 12, eff. 1/1/2014.Amended by Stats 2010 ch 695 (SB 294),s 12, eff. 1/1/2011.Amended by Stats 2009 ch 270 (AB 1071),s 6, eff. 1/1/2010.Amended by Stats 2006 ch 658 (SB 1476),s 52, eff. 1/1/2007.Renumbered from Ca. Bus. & Prof. Code § 3010.1 and amended by Stats 2004 ch 909 (SB 136), s 6, eff. 9/30/2004.Amended by Stats 2003 ch 789 (SB 364), s 13, eff. 1/1/2004.Repealed by Stats 2003 ch 789 (SB 364), s 13, eff. 1/1/2007.Added by Stats 2002 ch 1150 (SB 1955), s 16, eff. 1/1/2003.