HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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Therefore, for the above reasons, I have decided to veto
Senate Bill 922.

Sincerely,
Harry Hughes
Governor

Senate Bill No. 922

AN ACT concerning

Board of Public Accountancy - Continuing
Education Requirement

FOR the purpose of restating the continuing education requirement
for Certified Public Accountants to conform with the
registration renewal periods; specifying that continuing
education requirements do not apply until after the initial
registration period; and generally relating to continuing
education requirements for Certified Public Accountants.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 75A - Public Accountancy

Section 3(f)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1980 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 75A - Public Accountancy

3.

(f) (1) [The applicant must complete a minimum of 40 hours
of acceptable continuing education in each calendar year after
initial registration.] AFTER THE INITIAL BIENNIAL REGISTRATION
PERIOD, EACH CERTIFICATE HOLDER MUST COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF 80 70
HOURS OF ACCEPTABLE CONTINUING EDUCATION PRIOR TO RENEWAL OF
REGISTRATION. All hours in excess of the [40] 80 70 hours
required for [one year] RENEWAL can be carried forward to apply
as credit to the [40-hour requirements] 80-HOUR 70-HOUR
REQUIREMENT of the following two years.

(2) [(i) The Board may approve for satisfying the
attendance requirement] ACCEPTABLE CONTINUING EDUCATION SHALL BE
DETERMINED BY THE BOARD AND MAY INCLUDE:

(I) PARTICIPATION in professional development
programs[,];