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CBA advances licensure policy changes tied to AB 1175 and ramps up student outreach
Summary
The California Board of Accountancy approved policy recommendations to define ethics coursework and list advanced degrees that can substitute for one year of required accounting experience under Assembly Bill 1175, and staff described a major outreach campaign to explain the changes to students and educators.
The California Board of Accountancy on July 17 approved staff- and committee-recommended policy directions for implementing parts of Assembly Bill 1175 and described a statewide outreach campaign aimed at students and educators.
The board’s Committee on Professional Conduct recommended, and the full board approved, a revised definition of the ethics subject area to explicitly include audit and fraud coursework and an expanded list of advanced-degree subjects that can substitute for one year of the two-year general accounting experience requirement described in AB 1175. Jennifer Huddy, manager of the initial licensing unit, told the board the changes are intended to be included in a future rulemaking package.
Why it matters: AB 1175 would change California’s CPA licensure pathway if enacted, including shifting the education and experience…
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