The Order is regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, filed on March 31, 2008, by Monica Salomon. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 34, No. 15, of the April 11, 2008, Florida Administrative Weekly. Petitioner ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Board of Accountancy

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61H1-33.001: Certified Public Accountants Required to Comply with this Chapter

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 31, 2008, by Monica Salomon. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 34, No. 15, of the April 11, 2008, Florida Administrative Weekly. Petitioner sought a waiver or variance of subsection 61H1-33.001(3), F.A.C., entitled “Certified Public Accountants Required to Comply with this Chapter” which requires that the scan sheet for the Laws and Rules Examination be postmarked or completed on-line by or on December 31 and will not be accepted if it is postmarked or completed on-line after that date. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting, held April 30, 2008, in Tampa, Florida.

The Board’s Order granted the petition finding that Petitioner had established that the purpose of the underlying statute, Section 473.311, Florida Statutes, would be met by granting a variance or waiver from subsection 61H1-33.001(3), 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 may be obtained by contacting: Veloria Kelly, Division Director, Board of Accountancy, 240 N. W. 76th Dr., Suite A, Gainesville, Florida 32607.