NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 15, 2010, the Board of Accountancy has issued an order.
The Order is regarding the Petition for Variance, filed on May 14, 2010, by Patrick Callen. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 36, No. 22, of the June 4, 2010, Florida Administrative Weekly. Petitioner sought a waiver or variance of subsection 61H1-28.0052(2), F.A.C., entitled “Number of Sittings, and Granting of Credit, Release of Grades and Completion of Examination, Transition Rules,” which requires the initial licensure fees and all required documents be received within 36 months of the date of certification of examination scores by the Board or the initial license will not be issued. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on August 27, 2010, in Tampa, Florida.
The Board’s Order denied the petition finding that Petitioner failed to establish that the purpose of the underlying statute, Section 473.308, Florida Statutes, would be met by granting a variance from subsection 61H1-28.0052(2), F.A.C. The Board further found that Petitioner failed to establish that applying the requirements of the aforementioned Rule to his 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.