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Committee approves CPE credit for board and designated committee service (16 hours per renewal)
Summary
The Oregon Board of Accountancy Laws & Rules Committee approved allowing technical continuing professional education credit for service on the board and board-designated committees, up to 16 hours per renewal period; the motion passed 5–1.
The Laws & Rules Committee voted to authorize technical continuing professional education (CPE) credit for service on the Oregon Board of Accountancy and board‑designated committees, up to 16 hours per renewal period. Sherry McPherson moved the measure and Ray Johnson seconded; the motion passed with five votes in favor and one opposition.
Committee members debated limits, whether credit should be seat time only, and how to classify the activity. "If we do it, it ought to be seat time," one member said during the discussion; others pointed to an existing 16-hour cap in the rules for reviewing peer-review reports and urged consistency. Staff told the committee that prepopulated certificates of completion could be issued by board staff to standardize reporting for licensees, and members agreed that staff-issued certificates would reduce confusion and workload for participants.
Martin Piccione told the committee staff would draft precise rule language for the board packet. The committee instructed staff to fold the CPE provisions into the draft rules for exposure to the full board on Dec. 1, 2025; the earliest effective implementation for eligible committees would be after April 15, 2026, to avoid conflicts with tax-season schedules.
The chair said the vote reflects months of work on the rule set and will be forwarded to the full Oregon Board of Accountancy for the next procedural step.
