Senate Sponsors: SIEBEN. Short description: OPTOMETRIC ED SCHOLARSHIP ACT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Optometric Education Scholarship Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish and administer a scholarship program in which 10 $5,000 scholarships are provided each year to qualified applicants who are enrolled in a college of optometry located in this State. Provides that a scholarship recipient must, during the 7-year period immediately following graduation, be employed in this State as a licensed optometrist for at least one year for each year of full-time scholarship assistance received. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status