Sec. 901.260.  CERTIFICATE BASED ON FOREIGN CREDENTIALS.  (a)  The board may issue a certificate to an applicant who holds a substantially equivalent foreign credential if:
(1)  the foreign jurisdiction that granted the credential has an analogous provision allowing a person who holds a certificate issued by this state to obtain that foreign jurisdiction's comparable credential;
(2)  the foreign credential:
(A)  entitles the holder to issue reports on financial statements;
(B)  was issued by a foreign jurisdiction that regulates the practice of public accountancy on the basis of education, examination, and experience requirements established by the jurisdiction;  and
(C)  has not expired or been revoked, suspended, limited, or probated;  and
(3)  the applicant:
(A)  received the credential based on education and examination requirements that are comparable to or exceed those in effect in this state on the date that the foreign credential was granted;
(B)  satisfied one of the following:
(i)  completed an experience requirement in the jurisdiction that granted the foreign credential that is comparable to or exceeds the experience requirements established under this chapter;
(ii)  completed at least four years of professional accounting experience in this state;  or
(iii)  within the 10 years preceding the date of the application, has met equivalent requirements prescribed by board rule;
(C)  passed a uniform qualifying examination acceptable to the board covering national standards;  and
(D)  passed an examination acceptable to the board covering the laws, rules, and code of ethical conduct in effect in this state.
(b)  An applicant for a certificate under Subsection (a) must list in the application each jurisdiction, foreign and domestic, in which the applicant has applied for or holds a credential to practice public accountancy.  Each holder of a certificate issued under Subsection (a) shall notify the board in writing of the issuance, denial, revocation, suspension, limitation, or probation of a credential or the commencement of a disciplinary or enforcement action by any jurisdiction not later than the 30th day after the effective date of that action.
(c)  The board's determination of whether a foreign credential is substantially equivalent to a certificate issued under this chapter is not subject to judicial review.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1497, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.