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Committee hears backup bills to broaden CPA licensure pathways; board cites workforce concerns
Summary
Senate Bill 103 and Senate Bill 113 would create alternative pathways to CPA licensure (master’s + 1 year, bachelor’s + 2 years, while retaining 150-hour option). The Oregon Board of Accountancy and the Oregon Society of CPAs framed the changes as workforce pipeline reforms; the board noted an agency-request bill (SB 797) is the primary vehicle.
The Senate Committee on Finance and Revenue held a public hearing on Jan. 29, 2025, on Senate Bill 103 and Senate Bill 113, bills sponsored to modify experience and education pathways for Certified Public Accountant licensure in Oregon.
John Hawkins, chair of the Oregon Society of CPAs and a CPA in Salem, told the committee the proposals would create three concurrent pathways to licensure: retain the current 150 semester‑hour-plus-one‑year experience route, allow a master’s degree plus one year of experience, and allow a bachelor’s degree plus two years of experience. Hawkins said the change responds to workforce pipeline concerns and national research suggesting the extra year…
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