- Hill Day
TDOA's grassroots campaign was a success
Volunteers, emails and phone calls delayed the vote, then carried it. The bill saving the Tennessee Board of Dispensing Opticians was signed by Governor Bill Lee on May 21, 2026.
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Committee recommends extending the licensing board five years
The Joint Government Operations Committee passed a non-binding recommendation to extend the TN Board of Dispensing Opticians for five years, while raising questions about the reserve balance and a long-vacant consumer seat.
Read update → - Deregulation
Protecting your optical license
The burden to prove a license protects the public falls on licensed opticians. A look at license mobility, the NAOO's petition to the FTC, and what opticians can do about it.
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Legislative update: deregulation reaches the national level
Arizona faces deregulation of its optician license while the NAOO asks the FTC to investigate every state opticianry licensure law. Why involvement in your state organization matters.
Jay TaylorRead update → - Alert
Important legislative alert
A joint message from the NCOA and the State Board.
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Message from the NCOA: clarification of upcoming legislative actions
The Joint Legislative Administrative Procedures Oversight Committee hears testimony on consolidating the Board of Opticians into the Board of Optometry.
Jerry Garrett, President, NCOARead update → - Sunset review
Sunset review extended to 2021
HB340 and SB221 extended the Tennessee Board of Dispensing Opticians sunset review to June 30, 2021, passing most committees unanimously.
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