Board of Optometry cites management changes and new licensing system while asking for level funding
The Mississippi Board of Optometry told the appropriations panel it has consolidated operations, hired a management contractor and installed a back‑end licensing system; it requested level funding and a small $2,750 equipment purchase to use the new system.
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Dr. Reagan, identified herself as president of the Mississippi Board of Optometry, told the Senate appropriations subcommittee the newly constituted board contracted JBAR to manage operations, moved agency files out of a former executive director’s home and implemented a back‑end licensing system. Dr. Reagan said those changes produced operating savings she estimated at about $43,000 and improved service for licensees.
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