Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
611 W. Ottawa Street  
Lansing, MI 48909  
Phone: 517-335-8658 Fax: 517-335-9512  
AGENCY REPORT TO THE  
JOINT COMMITEE ON ADMNINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)  
1. Agency Information  
Agency name:  
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs  
Division/Bureau/Office:  
Bureau of Professional Licensing  
Name of person completing this form:  
Weston MacIntosh  
Phone number of person completing this form:  
517-241-9269  
E-mail of person completing this form:  
Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:  
Elizabeth Arasim  
2. Rule Set Information  
MOAHR assigned rule set number:  
2020-30 LR  
Title of proposed rule set:  
Accountancy - General Rules  
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:  
The Accountancy – General Rules pertain to licensure, relicensure, and license renewal for  
accountants.  
Amendment of the rules will take place to supply clarification on definitions, standards, examination,  
education, and continuing education requirements.  
4. Summary of proposed rules:  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR-Page 2  
The proposed rules will clarify the meaning of terms used in the rules and remove definitions that are  
no longer necessary or duplicative of definitions found in the Occupational Code; adopt the most  
current published standards and supply the cost for obtaining copies of the adopted standards; remove  
language that imposes a limited exam window for passing the Uniform CPA exam; identify the  
educational requirements to sit for the Uniform CPA exam; remove different and non-standardized  
concentration in accounting options; supply greater clarity of the requirements and limitations for  
continuing education activities; and allow an applicant to submit proof of the required continuing  
education within one year after filing a relicensure application, if the department determines that the  
continuing education submitted with the application is deficient.  
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and  
publication dates:  
The Flint Journal, August 23, 2020  
The Grand Rapids Press, August 23, 2020  
The Mining Journal, September 2, 2020  
6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:  
9/15/2020  
7. Date, time, and location of public hearing:  
9/22/2020 01:00 PM at This meeting will be held virtually via Zoom pursuant to Executive Order  
2020-132. , Web Link: https://zoom.us/j/94346370742?  
pwd=a29vK1Y4eEI4cnMrc2hyOWh6bFJFUT09 Password for Video Connection: 125171 Phone  
number: 888-684-8852 Conference Code for audio connection: 335451  
8. Provide the link the agency used to post the regulatory impact statement and cost-benefit  
analysis on its website:  
9. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) attending public hearing:  
Weston MacIntosh, Senior Policy Analyst, Bureau of Professional Licensing  
Kerry Przybylo, Manager, Boards and Committees Section, Bureau of Professional Licensing,  
Stephanie Wysack, Departmental Technician, Bureau of Professional Licensing  
10. Persons submitting comments of support:  
Andrew Schut.  
11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:  
None.  
12. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the  
public comment period:  
Name &  
Organization public hearing  
Comments made at Written  
Comments  
Agency Rationale Rule number  
for change  
& citation  
changed  
None.  
1
None.  
None.  
None.  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR-Page 3  
13.Date report completed:  
10/21/2020  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
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