§ 59-587. Examinations - Fees - Compensation and expenses - Optometry Board Revolving Fund.

The fee for such examinations shall be set by rules promulgated by the Board of Examiners in Optometry, not to be less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), and a yearly license fee set by rules promulgated by the Board of Examiners in Optometry, not to exceed Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), shall be paid each fiscal year by all persons holding a license to practice optometry in this state, and shall be paid not later than the 30th day of June of each year.  In the event of default of payment of such license fee by any person, his or her certificate shall be revoked by the Board of Examiners who shall take such action only after notifying the person in default by registered mail and allowing that person fifteen (15) days in which to comply with this requirement.  The Board shall be paid travel expenses as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.  The secretary-treasurer shall receive compensation fixed by the Board, not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per month.  All fees and charges collected by the secretary-treasurer of the Board shall be paid on the first day of each month into a revolving fund in the State Treasury to be designated as the "Optometry Board Revolving Fund".  This fund shall consist of all monies received by the Board of Optometry other than appropriated funds.  The revolving fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations and shall be under the control and management of the Board of Optometry.  Expenditures from this fund shall be made pursuant to the purposes of Sections 581 through 606 of this title and without legislative approval.  Warrants for expenditures shall be drawn by the State Treasurer based on claims signed by an authorized employee or employees of the Board of Optometry and approved for payment by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.

Added by Laws 1927, c. 80, p. 120, § 7, emerg. eff. March 22, 1927.  Amended by Laws 1965, c. 89, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 1965; Laws 1980, c. 8, § 1, emerg. eff. March 3, 1980; Laws 1982, c. 225, § 2, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1985, c. 178, § 35, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 1994, c. 113, § 2, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 2009, c. 321, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2010, c. 413, § 18, eff. July 1, 2010; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 265.