of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, filed on May 10, 2012, by Jacquelyn Kay Boehm. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 38, No. 24, of the June 15, 2012, Florida Administrative ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Board of Accountancy

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

61H1-27.002Concentrations in Accounting and Business

The Board of Accountancy hereby gives notice: of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, filed on May 10, 2012, by Jacquelyn Kay Boehm. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 38, No. 24, of the June 15, 2012, Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner sought a waiver or variance of paragraph 61H1-27.002(4)(a), F.A.C., entitled “Concentrations in Accounting and Business,” which requires that one year of work experience be held and understood to mean the rendition of services such as are customarily performed by full-time, regularly employed staff employees of a certified public accountant during the normal workweek as required by the employing certified public accountant, commencing after the completion of the educational requirements set forth in subsection 61H1-27.002(3), F.A.C. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting, held August 16, 2013, in Tampa, Florida.

The Board’s Order, filed on September 12, 2013, granted the petition finding that Petitioner had established that the purpose of the underlying statute, Section 473.308(3), Florida Statutes, would be met by granting a variance from paragraph 61H1-27.002(4)(a), F.A.C. The Board further found that Petitioner established that applying the requirements of the aforementioned rule to her circumstances would violate principles of fairness and impose substantial hardship.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Veloria Kelly, Division Director, Board of Accountancy, 240 NW 76th Dr., Suite A, Gainesville, Florida 32607.