Oklahoma § 59-582 - Board of Examiners in Optometry - Re-creation - Vacancies
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§ 59-582. Board of Examiners in Optometry - Re-creation - Vacancies
- Qualifications - Term of members.
There is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2026, in
accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the Board
of Examiners in Optometry. This Board shall consist of five (5)
persons, four of whom shall possess sufficient knowledge of
theoretical and practical optics to practice optometry, be duly
licensed as optometrists, and who shall have been residents of this
state actually engaged in the practice of optometry for at least
five (5) years. The term of each licensed optometrist member of the
Board, one being appointed each year, shall be five (5) years, or
until a qualified successor is appointed. The lay member of the
Board shall serve a term coterminous with that of the Governor and
shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Governor is hereby
authorized to appoint a member of the Board of Examiners in
Optometry at the expiration of any term or whenever, for any reason,
a vacancy may occur on the Board. Vacancies shall be filled for the
unexpired term only.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations
Added by Laws 1927, c. 80, p. 119, § 2, emerg. eff. March 22, 1927.
Amended by Laws 1982, c. 225, § 1, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws
1988, c. 225, § 10; Laws 1994, c. 113, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws
2000, c. 98, § 1; Laws 2006, c. 53, § 1; Laws 2012, c. 65, § 1; Laws
2016, c. 158, § 1; Laws 2020, c. 116, § 11, eff. July 1, 2020; Laws
2023, c. 252, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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