Pursuant to 24 Del.C. §105(a)(1), the Board of Accountancy has proposed revisions to its rules and regulations.

A public hearing on proposed revisions published on March 1, 2010 in the Register of Regulations, Volume 13, Issue 9 was held on April 21, 2010. The Board of Accountancy decided to make further revisions to the rules and regulations.

A public hearing to address these proposed revisions will be held on June 16, 2010 at 9:15 a.m. in the second floor conference room B of the Cannon Building, 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware, where members of the public can offer comments. Anyone wishing to receive a copy of the proposed rules and regulations may obtain a copy from the Board of Accountancy, 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware 19904. Persons wishing to submit written comments may forward these to the Board at the above address. The final date to receive written comments will be at the public hearing.

The Board has proposed numerous revisions to the rules and regulations. A number of revisions implement amendments to the Board's licensing law, Chapter 1 of Title 24 of the Delaware Code, including the addition of the practice privilege set forth at 24 Del.C. §108. In addition, the amendments set forth the licensure requirements that will go into effect on August 1, 2012.

Further, specific course requirements for licensure are revised. There are various amendments to the Rules pertaining to continuing professional education. Specifically, the proposed amendments will expressly give the Board authority to sanction licensees who do not comply with continuing professional education requirements.

The Board also proposes various grammatical and typographical revisions.

The Board will consider promulgating the proposed rules and regulations at its regularly scheduled meeting following the public hearing.