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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the Texas State Board of Public |
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Accountancy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 901.051(a), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy consists of |
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15 members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of |
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the senate as follows: |
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(1) 10 certified public accountant members: |
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(A) two [, at least eight] of whom are, on the |
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date of appointment, [:
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[(A) a] sole practitioners; and [practitioner;
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or] |
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(B) eight of whom are, on the date of |
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appointment, owners or employees [an owner or employee] of [a] |
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certified public accountancy firms [firm]; and |
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(2) five public members who are not: |
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(A) licensed under this chapter; or |
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(B) financially involved in an organization |
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subject to board regulation. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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901.051(a), Occupations Code, applies only to a person appointed or |
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reappointed to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A member serving on the board |
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on the effective date of this Act is entitled to serve the remainder |
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of the member's current term regardless of whether the member meets |
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the requirements of Section 901.051(a), Occupations Code, as |
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amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |