Minnesota Session Laws - 2022, Regular Session

CHAPTER 72--H.F.No. 2919

An act

relating to certified public accountants; modifying reinstatement provision for accountants; repealing procedures related to the automatic revocation of certain public accountant certificates;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326A.09; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326A.04, subdivision 11.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326A.09, is amended to read:

326A.09 REINSTATEMENT.

The board may reinstate a suspended, revoked, new text begin expired, new text end or surrendered certificate, registration, or permit or suspended, revoked, new text begin expired, new text end or surrendered practice privileges upon petition of the person or firm holding or formerly holding the registration, permit, or certificate, or practice privileges. The board may, in its sole discretion, require that the person or firm submit to the board evidence of having obtained up to 120 hours of continuing professional education credits that would have been required had the person or firm held a registration, certificate, permit, or practice privileges continuously. The board may, in its sole discretion, place any other conditions upon reinstatement of a suspended, revoked, new text begin expired, new text end or surrendered certificate, permit, registration, or of practice privileges that it finds appropriate and necessary to ensure that the purposes of this chapter are met. No suspended certificate, registration, permit, or practice privileges may be reinstated until the former holder, or person with practice privileges has completed one-half of the suspension.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin REPEALER. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326A.04, subdivision 11, new text end new text begin is repealed. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end

Presented to the governor May 20, 2022

Signed by the governor May 22, 2022, 3:42 p.m.