Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 430 amends the Occupations Code to authorize the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy to contract for the administration of CPA examinations and to replace the requirement that a person attain a specific grade on each subject of an examination in order to pass with the requirement that the board by rule adopt methods for grading examinations and establish criteria for passing. The bill also substitutes the $250 limit on total examination fees with a provision requiring the board to collect a fee not to exceed the cost of administering an examination. Finally, the bill eliminates a provision that restricts the use of examination services available from certain national professional associations, and it limits the authority of a person to inspect examination questions and answers to one who fails a paper examination.