Senate Bill sb2096

    Florida Senate - 2001                                  SB 2096

    By Senator Sullivan





    22-1233B-01

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to public accountancy; amending

  3         s. 473.313, F.S.; providing authority for the

  4         reinstatement of certain licensees whose

  5         licenses have become void; providing an

  6         effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Subsection (4) is added to section 473.313,

11  Florida Statutes, to read:

12         473.313  Inactive status.--

13         (4)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 455.271, the

14  board may, at its discretion, reinstate an individual whose

15  license has become null and void if the individual has made a

16  good-faith effort to comply with this section but has failed

17  to comply because of illness or unusual hardship. Such an

18  individual must meet standards as the board deems appropriate,

19  including, but not limited to, continuing education and fees.

20         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

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23                          SENATE SUMMARY

24    Revises public-accountancy regulations to provide
      authority to reinstate the licenses of certain licensees
25    whose licenses have become void.

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