PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 36

(b) The Board may grant a waiver under this section only if the applicant:

(1)     is of good character and reputation;

(2)     is at least 18 years of age;

(3)     pays to the Board an application fee of $50; and

(4)     (I) provides adequate evidence that, at the time the applicant was
licensed by the other state or country, the applicant met educational, EXAMINATION, and
experience requirements that were substantially equivalent to those then required by the
laws of this State; OR

(II) HAS PASSED THE UNIFORM PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY
EXAMINATION AND HAS PRACTICED FULL-TIME AS A CERTIFIED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTANT, PURSUANT TO (A)(1) OR (A)(2) OF THIS SECTION, 5 OUT OF THE LAST
10 YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION HAS
PRACTICED FULL TIME AS A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT IN ACCORDANCE
WITH SUBSECTION (A)(1) OR (2) OF THIS SECTION FOR 5 OUT OF THE LAST 10 YEARS
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION AND HAS PASSED THE
UNIFORM PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY EXAMINATION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

Approved April 9, 1996.

CHAPTER 36
(House Bill 113)

AN ACT concerning

City of Taneytown (Carroll County)
Urban Renewal Authority for Slum Clearance

FOR the purpose of authorizing the City of Taneytown, Carroll County, to undertake and
carry out certain urban renewal projects for slum clearance and redevelopment;
prohibiting any land or property from being taken under this Act without just
compensation being first paid to the party entitled to the compensation; declaring
that all land or property taken under this Act is needed for public uses or purposes;
authorizing the legislative body of the City of Taneytown by ordinance to elect to
have the powers granted by this Act exercised by a certain public body; imposing
certain requirements for the initiation and approval of an urban renewal project;
providing for the disposal of property in an urban renewal area; authorizing the
municipal corporation to issue certain bonds under certain circumstances; clarifying
that this Act may be amended or repealed only by the General Assembly of
Maryland; defining certain terms; and generally relating to urban renewal authority
for slum clearance for the City of Taneytown in Carroll County.

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