The Board of Accountancy hereby gives notice:
Of an Order regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, filed on March 23, 2011, by Anthony Perez. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 37, No. 15, of the April 15, 2011, Florida Administrative Weekly. The Petitioner sought a waiver or variance of subsection 61H1-31.001(4), F.A.C., entitled “Fees” that requires a fee of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) for reactivation of a delinquent status license to active.
Petitioner also sought a waiver or variance of subsection 61H1-33.003(6), F.A.C., entitled “Continuing Professional Education” which requires that each Florida certified public accountant, as a part of the biennial licensure renewal, on or before December 31 prior to his/her biennial license renewal, report on forms prescribed by the Board, compliance with continuing professional education requirements completed during the applicable reestablishment period. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held May 6, 2011, Tampa, Florida.
The Board’s Order, filed June 14, 2011, denied the petition finding that Petitioner had failed to establish that the purpose of the underlying statute, Section 473.312, Florida Statutes, would be met by granting a variance or waiver from paragraph 61H1-33.003(1)(b) and subsection 61H1-31.001(4), F.A.C. The Board further found that Petitioner failed to establish that the Board’s full application of the aforementioned rules to his circumstances would violate principles of fairness and impose substantial hardship.
A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting:
Veloria Kelly, Division Director, Board of Accountancy, 240 N.W. 76th Dr., Suite A, Gainesville, Florida 32607.