(b) Each member of the board shall serve for a term of three years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. Vacancies in the board shall be filled by appointment of the governor for the unexpired term.
(c) The governor shall remove from the board any certified public accountant member who does not hold a permit to practice as a certified public accountant in this state. After a hearing conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act, the governor may remove any member of the board for neglect of duty or other just cause.
History: L. 1951, ch. 1, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 308, § 41; L. 1981, ch. 2, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 347, § 2; L. 1982, ch. 1, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 312, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 27; L. 2000, ch. 81, § 3; July 1.
(b) The board shall keep records of all proceedings and actions by and before it. In any proceedings in court, civil or criminal, arising out of or founded upon any provisions of this act, copies of such records which are certified as correct by the secretary of the board under the seal of the board shall be admissible in evidence and shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the contents thereof.
(c) The board may:
(1) provide for certification, notification and registration and issue permits to practice in accordance with the provisions of this act;
(2) adopt, amend and revoke rules and regulations governing its administration and enforcement of this act, including but not limited to: (A) Educational qualifications required under K.S.A. 1-302a and amendments thereto; (B) experience qualifications required under K.S.A. 1-302b and amendments thereto; (C) continuing professional education qualifications required under K.S.A. 1-310 and amendments thereto; (D) professional conduct directed to controlling the quality of services by licensees, and dealing among other things with independence, integrity and objectivity, competence and technical standards, responsibilities to the public and clients, commissions and referral fees, contingent fees, advertising, firm names, discreditable acts and communication with the board; (E) professional standards applicable to licensees; (F) the manner and circumstances of use of the titles "certified public accountant" and "C.P.A."; (G) peer reviews required in K.S.A. 1-501 and amendments thereto; (H) the definition of substantial equivalency for purposes of K.S.A. 1-322 and amendments thereto; and (I) such other rules and regulations as the board may deem necessary to regulate the practice of certified public accountancy.
(d) The board shall:
(1) Keep accounts of its receipts and disbursements;
(2) keep a register of Kansas certificates issued by the board;
(3) deny, revoke, suspend and reinstate certificates, notifications, firm registrations and permits; and
(4) initiate proceedings, hold hearings and do all things necessary to regulate the practice of certified public accountancy.
(e) Any statements on standards and guides imposed by the board shall meet the standards or guides developed for general application either by the American institute of certified public accountants or the division of accounts and reports which are in effect on July 1, 2001, or any later version as adopted by the board in rules and regulations.
(f) A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business at any meeting of the board.
History: L. 1951, ch. 1, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 2, § 2; L. 1987, ch. 2, § 2; L. 1997, ch. 100, § 1; L. 2000, ch. 81, § 4; L. 2001, ch. 120, § 7; July 1.
History: L. 1953, ch. 1, § 3; L. 1974, ch. 348, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 2, § 3; July 1.
History: L. 1951, ch. 1, § 4; L. 1956, ch. 52, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 431, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 398, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 309, § 1; L. 2000, ch. 81, § 5; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 4; July 1.