The February meeting of the Board was convened in accordance with its notice to the Secretary of State, the Bergen Record, the Record of Hackensack, the Trenton Times, the Courier Post and the Star-Ledger and was conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act.

President Cohen convened the meeting at 9:00 a.m. A roll call was taken and the following attendance was recorded for these minutes:

PRESENT: Linda Cohen, Joseph Grodman, Michael Higgins, and John Valeri Esq.

EXCUSED OR ABSENT: Gary Iavarone, Jerry mcMullian, and Jane Kenny

PUBLIC ATTENDEES: NONE

Also in attendance: Dorcas K. O=Neal, Executive Director, Susan Berger, Deputy Attorney General, and Monica Carrington, staff.

I. APPROVAL OF PUBLIC MINUTES

The Board reviewed the Public Session Minutes for January 9, 2008. On a motion by Michael Higgins, seconded by John Valeri, the minutes were unanimously approved as submitted.

II. OLD BUSINESS

a. NONE

III. APPRENTICE MATTERS

a. The Board reviewed a letter from Brent Hurevitch a current apprentice who attended the examination review for the September 25-26, 2007 examination and requested a detailed explanation of how he failed the dispensing portion of the Ophthalmic Dispenser Exam. On a motion by Joseph Grodman, seconded by John Valeri, the Board unanimously determined to offer him a second opportunity to review the failed portion of this examination. Mr. Hurevitch will be so advised.

IV. STATUTES AND REGULATIONS

a. The Board reviewed the Summary of Assembly and Senate Bills as informational. b. The Board reviewed Assembly, No. 734 - An act concerning the disclosure of certain information regarding applicants for or holders of certain licenses and supplementing P.L. 1978, c.73 as informational. c. The Board reviewed Assembly, No. 3623 - An act concerning certificates suspending certain employment or occupational disabilities related to criminal conviction and supplementing Chapter 168A of Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes as informational.

V. NEW BUSINESS

a. The Board reviewed the Revenues for December 2007 as informational. b. The Board reviewed the Board of Optometry Agenda for January 16, 2008 as informational. c. The Board reviewed the Board of Optometry Minutes for October 17, 2007 as informational.

VI. OTHER BUSINESS

NONE

There being no other business to come before the Board, on a motion by Joseph Grodman seconded by Michael Higgins the Public Session was adjourned and the Board convened in Executive Session for the purpose of receiving counsel, to conduct one investigative inquiry, to review one consumer complaint, one matter of old business and two matters of new business.

The Board reconvened in Public Session. The next scheduled meeting is April 9, 2008. There being no other business to come before the Board, on a motion made and seconded the meeting was adjourned at 2:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Dorcas K. O'Neal
Executive Director

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