California § 5093.5 - Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 5093, the board may admit an applicant
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§ 5093.5. Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 5093, the board may admit an applicant
(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 (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5093.5 ("Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 5093, the board may admit an applicant") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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