NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 06, 2009, the Board of Accountancy has issued an order.
The Order is regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, filed on December 15, 2008, by Paula Heacox. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 35, No. 2, of the January 16, 2009, Florida Administrative Weekly. The Petitioner sought a waiver or variance of paragraphs 61H1-33.003(1)(a) and (b), F.A.C., entitled “Continuing Professional Education,” which requires that the licensee submit additional hours of continuing education if he/she does not timely meet the initial requirements for continuing professional education within his/her reestablishment period. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting, held January 28, 2009, in Gainesville, Florida.
The Board’s Order granted the petition finding that Petitioner established that the purpose of the underlying statute, Section 473.312, Florida Statutes, would be met by granting a variance or waiver from paragraphs 61H1-33.003(1)(a) and (b), F.A.C. The Board further found that Petitioner established that the Board’s full application of the aforementioned rules 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.