Harry,
We have abandoned licensure/certification attempts as we have no money to persue an effort. The legislative climate is such that it would be a futile attempt as the opposition is mainly Republican with a Dem gov at this time. It was even worse with the three R controlled legislature.
If an issue arises we are willing to consider an attempt. We still maintain a vigalance on issues that are relavant to the practice and were successful in safegaurding opticianry last year. I am legislative chair and have a very good committee with expert legal council who helps to lobby as I do when needed.
So many opticians who are not members constantly ask why there is no licensure or we can do this by making the public aware of our plight. Our answer: are you a member of an organization? The answer is no over and over agin. You need an organization of many members to have a voice... but then again money talks. It is no different than what is occuring right now with national issues.
Bev
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