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Board partially waives accounting requirement for one candidate, denies another; extends peer‑review deadline and elects officers
Summary
The Board granted a limited waiver for Ally Cochran, denied Eric Ottman's waiver request, extended a firm's peer-review deadline to Aug. 30, 2024, discussed NASBA pipeline recommendations and elected Aron Dunn as Chair and James Gillespie as Vice‑Chair.
At its July 19, 2024 hybrid meeting the Kansas Board of Accountancy split decisions on education-waiver requests, extended a peer‑review deadline for one firm and elected officers for the coming year.
Ally Cochran appeared virtually seeking a waiver to count an Accounting Information Systems course toward an accounting-hour requirement under K.A.R. 74-2-7(h). After presentations and multiple closed-session deliberations, the Board granted a partial waiver: it waived three hours of the Accounting Information Systems requirement but directed Cochran to complete three hours of a general accounting course not previously taken by subject matter or title.
By contrast, the Board denied a waiver request by Eric Ottman for the business or accounting data analytics course under the same regulation. The Board entered closed session to consider Ottman’s submission and, upon reconvening, voted to deny the request.
Separately, Dallas Stackhouse and Robert Wolfe asked the Board for an extension of McAuley & Crandall, PA’s peer-review that was due June 30, 2024. The Board approved an extension, moving the peer‑review due date to August 30, 2024.
Chair Aron Dunn and Executive Director Susan L. Somers presented the NASBA National Pipeline Advisory Group report from the NASBA regional meeting in Omaha, which outlined possible alternatives to the 30‑hour additional education requirement after a bachelor’s degree. The report noted that some states are exploring alternative pathways, such as a 120‑hour requirement combined with two years of experience. The Board discussed the options and took no formal action.
In governance business the Board elected Aron Dunn as Chair and James Gillespie as Vice‑Chair for the year commencing Aug. 1, 2024; that nomination was moved by Jeffery Bottenberg and seconded by Julie Wondra and carried on the record.
The Board then moved on to other scheduled matters and adjourned.
