| Chapter 343 |
| 2024 -- S 2624 Enacted 06/25/2024 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- OPTICIANS -- QUALIFICATIONS |
Introduced By: Senators F. Lombardi, Ciccone, Quezada, Burke, and Tikoian |
| Date Introduced: March 01, 2024 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 5-35.2-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-35.2 entitled "Opticians" |
| is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 5-35.2-2. Qualification of optician applicants. |
| (a) Every applicant for licensure shall present satisfactory evidence, in the form of |
| affidavits properly sworn to, that he or she the applicant: |
| (1) Is of good moral character; and |
| (2) Has graduated from a two-year (2) school of opticianry approved by the New England |
| Association of Schools and Colleges or an equivalent regional accrediting authority or other |
| accrediting authority as may be approved by the department with consultation from the advisory |
| committee; and or has successfully completed an apprenticeship program registered in accordance |
| with chapter 45 of title 28, of not less than four thousand one hundred (4,100) hours in not less than |
| two (2) years pursuant to meeting the approval of the applicable requirements of this section; and |
| (3) Has successfully passed the national opticianry competency examination or any other |
| written examination approved by the department with consultation from the advisory committee; |
| and |
| (4) Has successfully passed a practical examination approved by the department with |
| consultation from the advisory committee. |
| (b) Every applicant for licensure who is or has been licensed in an alternate jurisdiction |
| shall present satisfactory evidence in the form of affidavits properly sworn to that he or she the |
| applicant: |
| (1) Is of good moral character; and |
| (2) Has graduated from high school; and |
| (3) Has graduated from a two-year (2) school of opticianry approved by the New England |
| Association of Schools and Colleges or an equivalent regional accrediting authority or other |
| accrediting authority as may be approved by the department with consultation from the advisory |
| committee; or has successfully completed a two-year (2) opticianry apprenticeship program; and |
| (4) Has held a valid license to practice opticianry in another state for at least one year and |
| was in good standing during that time; and |
| (5) Has practiced opticianry in this or any other state for a period of not less than one year; |
| and |
| (6) Has successfully passed the national opticianry competency examination or any other |
| written examination approved by the department with consultation from the advisory committee; |
| and |
| (7) Has successfully passed a practical exam approved by the department with consultation |
| from the advisory committee. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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