Board Member Information:
The State Board of Accountancy shall consist of fifteen members, one of whom shall be the Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs in the Department of State or a designee, one of whom shall be the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General or his designee, and the remaining thirteen of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to the consent of the Senate, as follows:
Eight members shall be certified public accountants, all of whom are licensees and at least six of whom are actively engaged in the practice of public accounting as their principal occupation at the time of their appointment. Two of the members who are certified public accountants shall be appointed from the eastern part of the State, two from the western part, two from the central part, and two from any part of the State. At least two of the members who are certified public accountants shall be actively engaged at the time of their appointment in the practice of public accounting with firms that have five or fewer licensees participating in the firm’s practice.
Three members shall be persons who are not affiliated in any manner with the profession, who shall represent the public at large.
Two members shall be public accountants who are licensees engaged in the practice of public accounting as their principal occupation at the time of their appointment. The number of public accountant members shall be reduced by one and the number of certified public accountant members increased by one when the number of public accountants who are licensees falls below five hundred for the first time. The remaining public accountant member shall be eliminated and the number of certified public accountant members increased by one when the number of public accountants who are licensees falls below fifty for the first time. A decrease in the number of members of the board who are required to be public accountants as provided in this clause shall not have the effect of shortening the term of an incumbent members of the board. |
