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HOUSE BILL NO. 1892 House Amendments in [ ] -- January 27, 1999 A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-1703 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board appointments. ---------- Patron-- Diamonstein ---------- Referred to Committee on General Laws ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 54.1-1703 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 54.1-1703. Nominations for Board appointments.

Appointments to the Board may be made from a list of at least three names for each vacancy submitted to the Governor by the Virginia Society of Prescription Opticians Association of Virginia for each appointee who is an optician, and by the Medical Society of Virginia for each appointee who is a physician. Nominations for appointments to regular terms shall be submitted to the Governor on or before June 1 of each year. The Governor may notify the above societies of any vacancy other than by expiration and like nominations may be made for the filling of the vacancy. In no case shall the Governor be bound to make any appointment from among the nominees.

[ 2. That the provisions of this act shall not affect current members of the Board for Opticians whose terms have not expired on July 1, 1999. ]