| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Division of Certified Public |
| 3 | Accounting; amending s. 20.165, F.S.; eliminating the |
| 4 | requirement for the location of division offices; |
| 5 | providing an effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section |
| 10 | 20.165, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 11 | 20.165 Department of Business and Professional |
| 12 | Regulation.--There is created a Department of Business and |
| 13 | Professional Regulation. |
| 14 | (2) The following divisions of the Department of Business |
| 15 | and Professional Regulation are established: |
| 16 | (c) Division of Certified Public Accounting. |
| 17 | 1. The director of the division shall be appointed by the |
| 18 | secretary of the department, subject to approval by a majority |
| 19 | of the Board of Accountancy. |
| 20 | 2. The offices of the division shall be located in |
| 21 | Gainesville. |
| 22 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |