§ 5093.5. — 5093.5. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 293, Sec. 14.)

California § 5093.5.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code BPC: Business and Professions Code - BPC
• Div. 3.: DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY
• Ch. 1.: CHAPTER 1. Accountants
• Art. 5.: ARTICLE 5. Certificates, Information and Records

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(a)
Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 5093, the board may admit an applicant to the certified public accountant examination before the applicant completes the education requirements set forth in Section 5093, if the applicant is enrolled in a degree-granting university, college, or other institution of learning, as defined in Section 5094, and is within 180 days of completing the educational requirements set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 5093.
(b)
Within 240 days of submitting an application pursuant to subdivision (a), the applicant shall provide the board with satisfactory evidence that they have completed the educational requirements set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 5093.
(c)
Failure to comply with subdivision (b) may result in the loss of any credit received for passage of any part of the certified public accountant examination before the requirement described in subdivision (b) was met.
(d)
This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 293, Sec. 14. (AB 1175) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, by its own provisions.