RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61H1-28.0052: Number of Sittings, and Granting of Credit, Release of Grades and Completion of Examination, Transition Rules

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on September 19, 2007, the Board of Accountancy has issued an order.
The Order is regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, filed on June 6, 2007, by Natalia Esteban. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 33, No. 25, of the June 22, 2007, F.A.W. Petitioner sought a waiver or variance of paragraph 61H1-28.0052(1)(b), F.A.C., entitled “Number of Sittings, and Granting of Credit, Release of Grades and Completion of Examination, Transition Rules” with regard to allowing an extension of time for passing all four sections of the CPA examination. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting, held July 20, 2007, in Tampa, Florida.
The Board’s Order denied the petition finding that Petitioner had failed to establish that the purpose of the underlying statute, Section 473.306, Florida Statutes, would be met by granting a variance or waiver from paragraph 61H1-28.0052(1)(b), F.A.C. The Board further found that Petitioner had failed to establish that applying the requirements of the aforementioned Rule to her circumstances would violate principles of fairness and impose substantial hardship.
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Veloria Kelly, Division Director, Board of Accountancy, 240 N. W. 76th Dr., Suite A, Gainesville, Florida 32607.