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House Bill 2217 |
House Author: Button et al. |
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Effective: 6-9-23 |
Senate Sponsor: Perry |
House Bill 2217 amends the Occupations Code and Penal Code to update and clarify provisions relating to the practice of public accountancy. The bill removes the specification that the scholarships the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (TSBPA) must establish for accounting students are limited to fifth-year accounting students. However, the bill specifies that the scholastic ability and performance of a scholarship applicant that TSBPA must consider pertains to the applicant's scholastic ability and performance in at least 15 hours of upper‑level accounting course work. Among other provisions, the bill also provides clarity with respect to the collection of fees, determining passage of the uniform CPA examination, methods of providing a license expiration notice, the registration of individuals who practice public accountancy in a foreign country, and accountant-client confidentiality.