HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 949 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PEER REVIEW OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 949
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021
STATE OF HAWAII
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
949
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE PEER REVIEW OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 466-42, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: "(c) [Effective January 1, 2013, the] The peer review oversight committee shall consist of three individuals approved by the board who hold permits to practice under section 466-7[.] and who are currently in the practice of public accountancy at the partner or equivalent level. No member of the peer review oversight committee shall be a current member of the board, the Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants Peer Review or Professional Ethics Committees, or the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Professional Ethics Executive Committee. [The members shall have significant experience with attest engagements and currently be in the practice of public accountancy at the partner or equivalent level. The member's firm shall have received a report with a rating of pass or an unmodified opinion from its last peer review.] In selecting committee members, the board shall consider, among other things, the prospective member's experience with attest engagements and the peer review rating of the prospective member's firm." SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________ BY REQUEST
SECTION 1. Section 466-42, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c) [Effective January 1, 2013, the] The peer review oversight committee shall consist of three individuals approved by the board who hold permits to practice under section 466-7[.] and who are currently in the practice of public accountancy at the partner or equivalent level. No member of the peer review oversight committee shall be a current member of the board, the Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants Peer Review or Professional Ethics Committees, or the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Professional Ethics Executive Committee. [The members shall have significant experience with attest engagements and currently be in the practice of public accountancy at the partner or equivalent level. The member's firm shall have received a report with a rating of pass or an unmodified opinion from its last peer review.] In selecting committee members, the board shall consider, among other things, the prospective member's experience with attest engagements and the peer review rating of the prospective member's firm."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
BY REQUEST
INTRODUCED BY:
_____________________________
BY REQUEST
Report Title: Public Accountancy; Peer Review Oversight Committee; Chapter 466 Description: Clarifies the role of the Board of Public Accountancy in selecting members to serve on the Board's Peer Review Oversight Committee. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
Report Title:
Public Accountancy; Peer Review Oversight Committee; Chapter 466
Description:
Clarifies the role of the Board of Public Accountancy in selecting members to serve on the Board's Peer Review Oversight Committee.
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.