State Board reviews renewal and enforcement snapshot, discusses newsletters and communications committee
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Summary
Legal-division staff Kat presented 2026 renewal and enforcement statistics: registration and license renewals were largely flat year-over-year; DCP opened 58 enforcement cases. Board members discussed retiree status capture and coordinated communications; NASBA offered to assemble a revived board newsletter and members proposed a biannual cadence and a communications committee.
Kat, presenting the legal-division update, provided a snapshot of the 2026 renewal cycle and enforcement activity. For registrations, 2,542 renewal notices were sent; 2,236 registrations renewed and 303 did not. For individual licenses, 4,984 notices were issued with 4,694 renewals and 290 nonrenewals. For firm permits, 1,125 notices produced 993 renewals and 132 nonrenewals. Kat reported 186 people had reported late continuing professional education (CPE) and paid fines; total CPE fines collected were $999,210, approximately the same as the prior two years.
On enforcement, Kat said the office opened 58 cases in the most recent year compared with 51 the prior year and closed 20 (compared with 21). She stressed these are allegations, not proven violations, and that complaint-center coding of allegations can change through adjudication.
Board members questioned whether the renewal-count data include people who opted into retiree status; Kat said retiree opt-ins are not captured in the renewal tallies and the office does not record reasons for nonrenewal. Tiffany offered that the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) intends to publish a consumer/CPA newsletter containing top allegation types and consumer tips and said she would share last year’s link with the board. Separately, members discussed reviving the board’s own newsletter (last publicly issued in 2014) with NASBA offering to assemble content. Proposed newsletter elements included a chairman’s message, statutory updates (pathways/mobility), FAQs, common errors, lists of issued certificates/licenses, and a "meet the board" section with photos and short bios. The board discussed establishing a communications committee and suggested issuing the newsletter on a biannual schedule (January and July).
What was decided: The board adopted a procedural motion to add Kat’s update to the agenda and agreed to pursue coordination between the board and DCP communications to avoid duplication. No regulatory or enforcement action was taken.
Why it matters: Renewal counts and enforcement data inform the board’s oversight priorities; clarity on retiree-status accounting affects how the board interprets nonrenewal trends and outreach needs.