STUDY ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW OPTOMETRY SCHOOLS.

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View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
House Bill 1066 (Public) Filed Wednesday, May 14, 2014
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT REQUIRING THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, AND ENCOURAGING THE NORTH CAROLINA INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, INC., TO STUDY AND REPORT TO THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ON THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING AN AFFILIATED SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION STUDY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PRACTICE SUSTAINABILITY AND TRAINING/ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY IN HEALTH CARE.
Intro. by Hollo.

Status: Ref to the Com on Health and Human Services, if favorable, Education (House Action) (May 15 2014)

SOG comments (1):

Identical bill

Bill, as filed, is identical to S 805, filed 5/19/14.

H 1066

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: May 14 2014 - View Summary

    Requires the UNC Board of Governors to study and report on the feasibility of establishing a school of optometry at one or more the following institutions:

    (1) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

    (2) East Carolina University

    (3) Elizabeth City State University

    (4) Fayetteville State University 

    (5) North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

    (6) North Carolina Central University

    (7) Winston-Salem State University

    The report is to be submitted, by December 1, 2014, to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services and the Fiscal Research Division. The report must include (1) a breakdown of expenditures for establishing and operating a school of optometry, (2) a breakdown of all funds available to assist the institution with these expenses, and (3) the projected number of applicants for the affiliated school of optometry.

    Encourages  the NC Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. to make the same report.