of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, filed on December 4, 2014, by Sonia Garate. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 40, No. 239, of the December 11, 2014, Florida Administrative ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Board of Accountancy

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

61H1-28.0052Number of Sittings, and Granting of Credit, Release of Grades and Completion of Examination, Transition Rules

The Board of Accountancy hereby gives notice of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, filed on December 4, 2014, by Sonia Garate. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 40, No. 239, of the December 11, 2014, Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner sought a waiver or variance of paragraph 61H1-28.0052(1)(b), F.A.C., entitled “Number of Sittings, and Granting of Credit, Release of Grades and Completion of Examination, Transition Rules,” that requires candidates to pass all four test sections of the CPA Examination within a rolling eighteen-month period, which begins on the NASBA grade release date for the first test section(s) passed. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting, held January 16, 2015, in Tampa, Florida.

The Board’s Order, filed on February 11, 2015, granted the petition finding that Petitioner had established that the purpose of the underlying statute, Section 473.306, Florida Statutes, would be met by granting a variance from paragraph 61H1-28.0052(1)(b), 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.