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Committee approves Board of Examiners and Optometry budget, allows higher hospitality cap
Summary
The Committee on General Government Budget approved the Board of Examiners and Optometry’s biennial budget and a request to raise the agency’s official hospitality limit from $650 to $1,000; agency staff said the change would be paid from licensing fees and may support recruiting an executive director.
The Committee on General Government Budget voted to accept the Legislative Research recommendations for the Board of Examiners and Optometry’s biennial budget and to raise the agency’s official hospitality spending limit to $1,000.
The move, made by Representative Riley and approved by voice vote, covers the agency’s current fiscal year and the two budget years 2026 and 2027. Amanda, a Legislative Research presenter, told the committee the optometry board is a fee-funded, biennial agency and has no State General Fund appropriation. "This is a biennial agency completely funded with licensing fees," she said.
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