Report Title:

Public Accountancy; Board

Description:

Defines the active practice requirement for member of the board of public accountancy to mean 1,000 hours of practice in the prior calendar year.

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2582
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 466-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  There shall be a board of public accountancy to be known as the state board of public accountancy, which shall consist of nine members.  All members of the board shall be citizens of the United States and residents of this State.  Seven members thereof shall hold current licenses issued under this chapter, of which six of the seven members shall hold current permits to practice public accountancy and be in active practice; and two shall be public members.  For the purposes of this subsection, "active practice" means engaging as a sole proprietor, employee, or member or partner in the practice of public accountancy for at least one thousand hours during the prior calendar year."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2009.

INTRODUCED BY:

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