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The expressway is intended to let licensing staff rely on a recognized degree rather than reviewing multiple transcripts from transfer students. \"If a university applies for recognition and the board posts that degree, students will only need to submit the degree transcript, not prior community college transcripts,\" Michelle Center, chief of the Licensing Division, told the committee.

Committee members were asked to approve nine policy points that staff will incorporate into a future rulemaking package. Key elements approved by the committee include limiting initial university eligibility to California public universities and private universities with a main campus physically located in California; permitting recognized degrees to include minors, concentrations, or subplans provided they are designated on certified transcripts; allowing universities to request recognition for more than one degree; setting a six‑year recognition term; and giving staff authority to remove recognition for specified reasons. Staff also recommended an online self‑certification application, periodic staff reviews of recognized degrees, and a required phrase universities must use when advertising recognition.

Staff reiterated the board‑adopted definition of the accounting concentration (24 accounting units, 24 business units and 3 units of ethics) that AB 11 75 requires; Center noted that those unit totals \"are what the board approved in terms of policy direction\" and will be included in the regulatory drafting. Center also said the expressway is voluntary: \"Students are not required to earn a recognized accounting degree,\" and recognition only affects how the board reviews transcripts.

Members asked about online programs and accreditation. Representative questions included whether a university with heavy online instruction but a main campus outside California would qualify; Center replied the staff recommendation ties eligibility to the Education Code definition of a \"main campus\" and to whether the institution has a primary physical campus in California. On program‑level accreditation, Center said staff did not recommend requiring programmatic accreditation because it would sharply limit eligible institutions.

After discussion, the committee moved and approved the staff recommendation. The motion passed on a roll call with all members present voting yes: Doug Aguilera; Nancy Corrigan; Carrie Ann Ferrell Hines; Christian Latta; Tony Lin; and Pinyan Tu.

What happens next: staff will draft regulation text reflecting the nine policy recommendations and return with a formal regulatory package for board consideration in the fall, with staff noting they plan further legal review and outreach before publication.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","California Board of Accountancy - Committee On Professional Conduct Meeting- May 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Committee on Professional Conduct of the California Board of Accountancy on May 15 approved staff recommendations to create a board recognition process — described in staff materials as an \"expressway\" — that would let the board pre‑recognize specific degrees as meeting the educational requirements for CPA examination and licensing under AB 11 75.","taxTitle","Respiratory Care Board of California, Boards and Commissions, Executive, California","taxId",76751,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6544500,"CBA committee preserves broad general experience standard, clarifies attest job tasks and allows non‑employment qualifying settings",709,4403000,5112000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3642553-18b2d0be4ad29d9ab72682188fb9ce04&start=4403&end=5112","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3642553-18b2d0be4ad29d9ab72682188fb9ce04/thumbnail_4403000.jpg","/articles/6544500/California/CBA-committee-preserves-broad-general-experience-standard-clarifies-attest-job-tasks-and-allows-nonemployment-qualifying-settings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6544500-3e1c154028503ac5adaedbec7e80f415/orig.mp4?Expires=1770928612&Signature=M~~lqw2zbk6BDKdxnBFLRRLuGpQoX2kEAXAsB~PjiZcn4o4B38bsj5709W8k0S6KTqPxMNV38EP7nayoGh6w9ohvmMt97qQL-CLf2vnvqoIVubrmFFswpKdOWZgANjKQFqqG6Bu7v3f6-FZ4UlUpMAlwQ5-VCODlf5OWR5emXunis6fJq-MuW-MeJj9~nG~~0XTcQaMKAINeo4y~7CiPN4iLvIkOFmWXXkzp4vDgWwm-bujGblwGWzEOxy6uJZZUq-bAitsQnRjB8s3kzuJRMd0cwMZlKVe3ano3tX-CbjerijL1N0wVA4eUOhlvSdwPzJtf0PignsmmOM-tyQI8eA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Committee on Professional Conduct on May 15 adopted staff recommendations clarifying how qualifying accounting experience will be documented under AB 11 75 and related regulatory drafting.

Staff delineated three experience components: the work performed, the setting in which it is performed, and the supervision accompanying it. For general accounting experience, staff recommended deferring a decision on enumerating specific job tasks and instead increasing the minimum general accounting experience from one year to two years; that change would be the only substantive change to general experience at this stage. For attest (test) experience, staff recommended modifying the existing regulations to express the four or five currently required attest functions as explicit \"job tasks,\" aligning regulatory language with AB 11 75 without increasing the underlying requirement (including the 500‑hour minimum for attest functions documented by a supervising CPA). Finally, staff recommended clarifying that qualifying experience need not be obtained solely through employment and that internships, contracts and supervised volunteer work (for example, VITA volunteer tax assistance supervised by a CPA) may qualify when adequate supervision and documentation exist.

Committee members queried how volunteer settings would provide appropriate breadth of experience beyond tax work; staff and a committee member noted that general experience does not require a cross‑section of accounting activities and that candidates could meet the requirement solely through tax work if supervised work and documentation satisfy standards. Staff emphasized that externships, where work is not performed, would not qualify.

The committee voted to adopt the three staff policy directions. The motion passed on roll call with all members present voting yes: Doug Aguilera; Nancy Corrigan; Carrie Ann Ferrell Hines; Christian Latta; Tony Lin; and Pinyan Tu.

Next steps: staff will draft regulatory text that increases the general experience time requirement, formalizes attest job tasks language, and adds clarifying language about acceptable non‑employment settings for qualifying experience.","Committee approved three staff recommendations: defer specifying job tasks for general accounting experience (but increase the time requirement to two years), express attest requirements explicitly as job tasks, and clarify that qualifying experience may be gained outside employment, including internships, contracts and supervised volunteer work.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6544505,"CBA committee approves allowing certain advanced degrees to substitute for one year of experience",561,4039000,4600000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3642553-18b2d0be4ad29d9ab72682188fb9ce04&start=4039&end=4600","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3642553-18b2d0be4ad29d9ab72682188fb9ce04/thumbnail_4039000.jpg","/articles/6544505/California/CBA-committee-approves-allowing-certain-advanced-degrees-to-substitute-for-one-year-of-experience","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6544505-6591fe009a572ad3a13a54785312c344/orig.mp4?Expires=1770928612&Signature=Tq9ADjW3-cXGZWCchahVvM5kZTQOJdNSz9WyN4Hndznvq92pMdE9VkPGsZktKITM9S5ApDy7b4Wu7lEb9npgEypEWc~Q8bJwrlZp6pWGbZe-ge4GCslLVA8wIYvgtk7wDbrC3XrXhWE531FvU6CY5rOJ7Fvenc7EpLzTK9kYkvwjPGb5S1diPvw9O~pOsX1a-tLOmusPyPnMoqsyymc0UYSse85D2-v3uSTAW8fAM-4fUPCwxMi4sSgLddlL4frmdE4S-NR1wmW4HwtUSnKdwmPKy-d9yQbFNMAzxwtwNqEtg6CVboDBIFmzr68OG4dunyIM26vKzzWaumduSwStIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Committee on Professional Conduct approved staff recommendations to allow completion of certain advanced degrees to substitute for one year of the general accounting experience required for CPA licensure.

Staff presented two scenarios illustrating how the substitution would work: (1) an applicant with a bachelor’s degree in any field who completes a master of accountancy (or a degree in taxation or laws and taxation) would have one year of general experience substituted; and (2) an applicant who already has a bachelor’s in accounting and who completes a master's degree in a related field (staff listed examples such as business administration, data analytics, economics, finance and management) would similarly be eligible for a one‑year substitution. Center said the list of related subjects is not exhaustive and staff will continue research before drafting regulation language.

Committee members asked whether degrees such as an MBA or a J.D. would be considered; Center said the list is illustrative and additional degree subjects can be proposed for inclusion in the regulatory text. Public comment from Cal CPA supported the framework.

The committee approved staff direction to draft regulations consistent with these two policies. The motion passed by roll call with all members present voting yes: Doug Aguilera; Nancy Corrigan; Carrie Ann Ferrell Hines; Christian Latta; Tony Lin; and Pinyan Tu.

Next steps: staff will prepare regulatory language that lists qualifying advanced degree subjects and return for formal regulatory review in the fall.","Staff recommended and the committee approved two policies permitting specified master's degrees in accounting or related fields to substitute for one year of general accounting experience for candidates who meet the bachelor’s degree requirement.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6544510,"CBA committee approves recognized certificate pathway that can substitute six months of experience",912,3120000,4032000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3642553-18b2d0be4ad29d9ab72682188fb9ce04&start=3120&end=4032","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3642553-18b2d0be4ad29d9ab72682188fb9ce04/thumbnail_3120000.jpg","/articles/6544510/California/CBA-committee-approves-recognized-certificate-pathway-that-can-substitute-six-months-of-experience","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6544510-0882dc06aa2fbcd2439384f2ddb42c3c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770928612&Signature=h43f-Q9oCD-bia~gJt-dJ973PFQeBH9MjZkUaR1gR8rqn9dbcAFYIhjUKyF4v1ndeCG9rBH7HSUK4Qf~c26V8~wYqksSpX3tipzYWFaCbGJlZYeqPM0kuh2tOhXGmMMyFMMNgz5mGAC1ignLiMmK~AZGQo0CRZ6AX~19xjQskbLA6hDsN0dNjD3VDJCCDNQvQvizIIan2YVDEoq94N1yvLcmCUk8cx-lf7~KE-Y-lmcm1IvuRkXkRYGx3tgLn0wHBVsGSf4HI57RMR6QuhBihL8re-PtEsH2K9x8-2kRgrdJUrY8Co4lelrinB2DFYVoRQitgjsQ6LIHO8tOaBXB5w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The California Board of Accountancy Committee on Professional Conduct on May 15 approved staff recommendations to recognize certain post‑secondary certificate programs as meeting the accounting concentration and to allow completion of a recognized certificate to substitute for six months of the general accounting experience required for CPA licensure under AB 11 75.

Staff presented a model in which a community college develops a board‑recognized accounting certificate aligned with the required accounting concentration. The certificate example used in staff materials was a 51‑unit program; staff recommended that recognized certificates must include the accounting concentration and core subject areas tied to the Uniform CPA Examination — accounting and data analytics, auditing and accounting information systems, and tax — and that the certificate be recorded on the student's official certified transcript.

Other administrative recommendations approved by the committee include limiting initial provider eligibility to California community colleges and California public or private university extension programs; capping transfer‑in units for a certificate at 12 units; prohibiting recognition of a certificate issued in conjunction with a recognized degree (so the certificate adds curricular units above the degree); setting a six‑year recognition term; requiring an online self‑certification application; periodic staff review; and authority for the board to remove recognition when specified conditions occur. Staff recommended, and the committee approved, granting a six‑month reduction in the general accounting experience requirement for candidates who complete a recognized certificate in addition to a qualifying bachelor’s degree.

Public commenters including Jason Fox of Cal CPA expressed support for the framework as an avenue to expand candidate pathways. Staff told the committee that the six‑month credit is limited to candidates who already hold a qualifying bachelor’s degree and that the certificate is additional education, not a replacement for the degree requirement.

The committee approved the staff recommendations by roll call; all members present voted yes: Doug Aguilera; Nancy Corrigan; Carrie Ann Ferrell Hines; Christian Latta; Tony Lin; and Pinyan Tu.

Next steps: staff will draft regulatory language incorporating the 12 policy recommendations and return for regulatory review and public notice in the coming months.","The Committee approved staff recommendations to allow board‑recognized certificates (documented on transcripts) to substitute for six months of general accounting experience and to set provider and curriculum standards for such certificates.","actionData","errors"]

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