The Order is regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, filed on March 3, 2008, by Mark Senseman. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 34, No. 12, of the March 21, 2008, Florida Administrative Weekly. The ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Board of Accountancy

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61H1-33.0031: Continuing Professional Education/Ethics
61H1-33.006: Inactive Florida Certified Public Accountants Who Desire to Become Active Licensees

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on July 24, 2008, the Board of Accountancy has issued an order.

The Order is regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, filed on March 3, 2008, by Mark Senseman. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 34, No. 12, of the March 21, 2008, Florida Administrative Weekly. The Petitioner sought a waiver or variance of subsection 61H1-33.006(2), F.A.C., entitled “Inactive or Delinquent Florida Certified Public Accountants Who Desire to Become Active Licensees” regarding the penalty CPE requirements for licensure reactivation. Petitioner also sought a variance from Rule 61H1-33.0031, F.A.C., entitled “Continuing Professional Education/Ethics, which requires that a licensee complete four hours of Board-approved ethics CPE in a reestablishment period. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting, held April 30, 2008, in Tampa, Florida. The Board’s Order denied the petition finding that Petitioner had failed to establish that the purpose of the underlying statutes, Sections 473.312 and 473.313, F.S., would be met by granting a variance or waiver from Rule 61H1-33.0031 and subsection 61H1-33.006(2), F.A.C. The Board further found that Petitioner had failed to establish that applying the requirements of the aforementioned Rule 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.