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Committee advances modest changes to State Board of Accounts staffing and terminology
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Summary
The House Government and Regulatory Reform Committee voted to pass House Bill 12-67, which renames a code reference and adjusts deputy examiner qualifications so one position may be a CPA and the other a CPA or attorney; sponsor said the change arose from an audit committee study.
Representative Matt Layman presented House Bill 12-67, telling the committee the measure was "probably the simplest bill you've ever seen." He said the bill makes two narrow changes to statute: it replaces a reference to "accounting principles" with "auditing principles" and alters a staffing requirement so that, instead of both deputy examiners being required to be certified public accountants, one must be a CPA and the other may be either a CPA or an attorney.
The sponsor framed the bill as a technical cleanup that reflects modern practice and the findings of an audit-committee summer study. "This is probably the simplest bill you've ever seen," Layman said in description of the proposal, noting the intent is to better align titles with duties and add flexibility to hiring for deputy examiners.
There was no public testimony in opposition and no substantive committee questions. A member moved to pass the bill; the clerk called the roll and, as recorded in the transcript, the committee approved the measure without opposition.
The bill now moves to the next step in the legislative process for further consideration.
