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Notice of Public Rulemaking Hearing for the
Tennessee State Board of Accountancy
Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1306(d), you are receiving this notice because you have elected to receive notification by e-mail of certain changes or potential changes to the law applicable to your profession.
A copy of the rules to be considered at the rulemaking hearing can be viewed online at:
https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules_filings/03-01-21.pdf
The Tennessee State Board of Accountancy (“Board”) will be conducting a Rulemaking Hearing on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 8:30 A.M. electronically via WebEx. Pursuant to the Tennessee Open Meetings Act (Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-44-101, et seq.), the above-referenced hearing is open to the public. If you have any comments regarding the rules, you may either submit your written comments in advance of the Rulemaking Hearing to Maria P. Bush, Associate Counsel at (615) 741-3072, electronically at Maria.P.Bush@tn.gov, or appear virtually at the rulemaking hearing to make your comments on the record. Those who wish to comment on this rule change at the meeting can email their name in advance to Maria.P.Bush@tn.gov. Alternatively, you may utilize the chat function during the meeting to be recognized on record.
There are two methods by which you may join:
Method 1: Follow this link:
• https://tngov.webex.com/webappng/sites/tngov/meeting/download/64e2b21f5ebd4009bd7ca61a727df452?siteurl=tngov&MTID=m40572c7a9828dd1bc445478e7d0d3814
• Meeting number (access code): 185 397 2903
• Meeting password: 2VPnPY5KSg3
Method 2: Join by phone:
• Dial in: 1-415-655-0003
• Access code: 185 397 2903
This rule amendment adds language to the Continuing Education portion of the Board’s rules. Presently, completion of a board-approved state-specific ethics course is required for Certified Public Accountant license holders seeking regular biennial renewal. However, there are instances in which a license holder may renew their license and the rule does not specifically state the board-approved state-specific ethics course as a requirement. Such instances include license reactivation, reinstatement, and licensees in their first renewal cycle.
This rule amendment will add language requiring two (2) hours of a board-approved state-specific ethics course to the sections of the rule that outline requirements for license reactivation, reinstatement, and licensees in their first renewal cycle. The addition of the ethics course requirement will not increase the overall required continuing education hours and may be counted toward the existing overall total required by the rules.
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