• Allows students to take the CPA Exam at 120 credits
• Includes retired/inactive language
• Removed “good moral character” references 
• Complaints are confidential until there is a determination to pursue disciplinary action
• Clean up old language

• 2180 raises the audit threshold to two million for political subdivisions and allows for reviews in some cases instead of an audit
• 1508 resulted in some additional reporting by the State Auditor

The Society did communicate with legislators during the various changes to these bills. We monitored for changes that would impact CPA Firms.

• Set a general set of rules that would have applied to all Boards and Professions
• Things the State Board of Accountancy already was doing in most cases
• Turned into a study in the Senate
• Failed to pass in the House

Any sort of a one-size-fits all tends to have issues

• Purpose is to allow people who have a license in another state to work in North Dakota quickly
• Many Boards already were doing what the bill was asking – in some cases it would slow the process of licensing
• Could have caused issues with reciprocity agreements
• Solution looking for a problem
• Failed in the House

• Office of management and budget shall provide administrative services to all occupation and professional boards
• Current system is very effective and efficient
• Centralized boards may work for licensees that have similar requirements and trust exposure. Professional licenses are different
• Require internal staff who understand the profession
• Centralized boards tend to be more reactive vs proactive
• Do not pass recommendation - Failed in the Senate

• Started as a bill to centralize all Boards under the labor commissioner
• Changed into a study by the labor commissioner to
  • Gather information regarding continuing education requirements
  • Practice of licensing out-of-state practitioners
  • Labor commissioner shall prepare and request introduction of legislation to implement this strategy
• Board sponsor referenced Arizona’s Universal Licensing