(1) Each holder of a permit issued under ORS 673.150, under rules adopted by the Oregon Board of Accountancy, shall participate in a continuing education program that directly contributes to professional competency.
(2) The education programs shall include any of the following:
(a) Professional development programs and technical meetings of professional associations of public accountants, of certified public accountants or of public accountants and certified public accountants.
(b) University and college courses.
(c) Such professional staff training programs provided by accountancy organizations and other education programs that meet the requirements established by the board by rule.
(3) The board shall determine the hourly value to be assigned to each education program.
(4) The number of hours of continuing education required shall be determined by the board, but shall not exceed 40 hours per year, or the equivalent, for both certified public accountants and public accountants.
(5) The board by rule may adopt conditions under which continuing education requirements may be waived. However, continuing education requirements may not be waived by the board for more than three consecutive years except for military service, retirement, disability, absence from the state or for other instances of individual hardship as determined by the board, or for accountants granted inactive status by the board. The board may, among other things, take into account the accessibility by applicants to continuing education programs and any impediments to interstate practice of public accountancy that may result from differences in continuing education requirements in other states. [1975 c.438 §2; 1981 c.89 §10; 1985 c.461 §3; 1985 c.605 §9; 1999 c.322 §13]
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