The Order is regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, filed on October 25, 2007, by Stuart K. Furman. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 33, No. 46, of the November 16, 2007, Florida Administrative Weekly. The ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Board of Accountancy

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61H1-33.003: Continuing Professional Education

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on February 20, 2008, the Board of Accountancy has issued an order.

The Order is regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, filed on October 25, 2007, by Stuart K. Furman. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 33, No. 46, of the November 16, 2007, F.A.W. The Petitioner sought a waiver or variance of paragraph 61H1-33.003(1)(b), F.A.C., entitled “Continuing Professional Education” that requires that the licensee complete an additional 8 hours of CPE as penalty, if they do not timely meet the initial CPE requirements within their reestablishment period. Petitioner also sought a waiver or variance of subsection 61H1-33.003(6), F.A.C., which requires that licensees who complete the continuing professional education requirements timely but who are found to be deficient after December 31 of their renewal years must correct the error and pay a $50.00 fine within sixty days. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting, held December 7, 2007, in Tallahassee, Florida.

The Board’s Order granted the petition finding that Petitioner established that the purpose of the underlying statute, Section 473.312, Florida Statutes, would be met by granting a variance or waiver from paragraph 61H1-33.003(1)(b), and 61H1-33.003(6), F.A.C. The Board further found that Petitioner established that the Board’s full application of the aforementioned rules to his circumstances would violate principles of fairness and impose substantial hardship.

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