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Assembly Bill A8201

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a board of trustees to administer the accountants' fund for client protection of the state of New York; appropriation

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2021-A8201 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §7403-a, amd §§7404 & 7405, Ed L; add §97-u, St Fin L

2021-A8201 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a board of trustees to administer the accountants' fund for client protection of the state of New York; establishes the accountant's fund for client protection of the state of New York; relates to registration fees for accountants; makes an appropriation therefor.

2021-A8201 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8201
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the establishment of a
   board  of  trustees  to  administer  the  accountants' fund for client
   protection of the state of New York; to amend the state  finance  law,
   in   relation   to  establishing  the  accountants'  fund  for  client
   protection of the state of New York; to amend the  education  law,  in
   relation to registration fees for accountants; and making an appropri-
   ation therefor
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 7403-a
 to read as follows:
   § 7403-A. CLIENT PROTECTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 1. A. THE  STATE
 BOARD FOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY SHALL APPOINT A BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ADMIN-
 ISTER  THE  ACCOUNTANTS'  FUND FOR CLIENT PROTECTION OF THE STATE OF NEW
 YORK ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-SEVEN-U OF THE STATE FINANCE
 LAW. OF THE TRUSTEES FIRST APPOINTED, THREE SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  FOR  A
 TERM  OF THREE YEARS; TWO FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS; AND TWO FOR A TERM OF
 ONE YEAR. AS EACH SUCH TERM EXPIRES, EACH NEW APPOINTMENT SHALL BE FOR A
 TERM OF THREE YEARS. THE STATE BOARD FOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY MAY  REQUIRE
 SUCH REPORTS OR AUDITS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS IT SHALL FROM TIME TO
 TIME DEEM TO BE NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE.
   B.  OF  THE  SEVEN  TRUSTEES  APPOINTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, FIVE
 SHALL BE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN THIS STATE
 AND THE REMAINING TRUSTEES SHALL BE BUSINESS EXECUTIVES OPERATING  BUSI-
 NESSES LOCATED IN AND DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE.
   2.  THE  BOARD  SHALL  HAVE  THE  POWER  TO  RECEIVE, HOLD, MANAGE AND
 DISTRIBUTE THE FUNDS COLLECTED HEREUNDER FOR THE PURPOSE OF  MAINTAINING
 THE  INTEGRITY AND PROTECTING THE GOOD NAME OF THE ACCOUNTING PROFESSION
 BY REIMBURSING, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES TO THE EXTENT THEY MAY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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