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Enforcement advisory committee reviews enforcement data; approves minutes
Summary
The California Board of Accountancy Enforcement Advisory Committee approved Oct. 10 minutes and heard an enforcement division report showing nearly 1,500 complaints received, staff closed more than 1,700 cases (98% within a year) and 317 citations issued (94% for continuing education noncompliance).
The California Board of Accountancy Enforcement Advisory Committee on Dec. 5 approved minutes from its Oct. 10 meeting and received a detailed enforcement report from Keri O'Connor, chief of the board's enforcement division.
O'Connor told the committee the board received nearly 1,500 complaints in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024–25 and that staff closed over 1,700 cases, with 98 percent of those closures occurring within a year. "The CBA received nearly 1,500 complaints," O'Connor said.
The enforcement division reported an average of 89 days to close investigations and roughly 1,500 cases remaining in investigative inventory, with three matters pending longer than 24 months (two of those have since been closed). O'Connor said the division referred 10 matters to the Attorney General's office and filed 13 pleadings; 32 matters were pending at the AG and six final disciplinary orders were taken during the period.
On citations, O'Connor reported the board issued 317 citations during the reporting period and that 94 percent of those citations were for failing to meet continuing education requirements. The division received 20 appeals of citations and withdrew or modified eight following appeal, typically after a licensee provided mitigating information or complied with the requirement.
The board also highlighted unlicensed activity enforcement: roughly 770 complaints alleging unlicensed practice were received and nearly 900 unlicensed-activity investigations were closed during the period. On probation monitoring, O'Connor said 63 licensees were on probation, six were newly placed on probation since the last report, and staff identified four probation violations for failure to submit required quarterly reports.
Chair Kathy Johnson read the committee's mission at the meeting, reiterating that "protection of the public shall be paramount" in the board's licensing, regulatory and disciplinary work. There were no public commenters in person or online. After the report and with no member questions, the committee moved into closed session.
Minutes vote: The committee moved and seconded approval of the Oct. 10, 2024 minutes. Roll call votes recorded in the open meeting transcript show Kathy Johnson, Allen Giddelsohn, Jeff De Leiser, Jason Russell, Ben Towne and Michael Williams voting to approve and David Kroll recording an abstention; the chair announced the motion passed.
