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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
January 25, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Zimmerman, Dittrich,
Gundrum, Kuglitsch, VanderMeer, Moses, Ramthun, Skowronski, Tranel,
Rozar and Knodl, cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Marklein, Ballweg,
Felzkowski, Darling and Nass. Referred to Committee on Colleges and
Universities.
AB15,1,2
1An Act to amend 442.04 (5) (a) of the statutes;
relating to: educational
2qualifications for certified public accountants.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill allows semester hours completed at nonbachelor's degree-granting
institutions to count towards the 150 semester hours required for certification as a
certified public accountant. Under current law, only semester hours completed at
bachelor's degree-granting institutions may count towards the semester hours
required for this certification.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB15,1
3Section
1. 442.04 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB15,1,64
442.04
(5) (a) In this subsection, “institution" means
a bachelor's
5degree-granting an institution of higher education accredited by an accrediting
6agency that is recognized by the secretary of the federal department of education.
