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225 ILCS 450/14

(225 ILCS 450/14) (from Ch. 111, par. 5515)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)

Sec. 14. Qualifications for licensure as a licensed CPA.

The Department may

license as licensed CPAs individuals meeting the following requirements:

(a) All persons who have received exam certificates or certifications as certified public accountants from the Board or who hereafter received registrations as registered CPAs from the Department who have had at least one year
of full-time experience, or its equivalent, providing any type
of service or advice involving
the use of accounting, audit, management advisory, financial advisory, tax,
consulting skills, or  other attestation engagements which may be gained through employment in government,
industry, academia, or public practice.

(a-5) If the applicant's exam certificate or certification as a certified public accountant from the Board or the applicant's registration as a registered CPA from the Department was issued more than 4 years prior to the
application for a license as a licensed CPA under this Section, the applicant shall
submit any evidence the Department may require showing the
applicant has
completed not less than 90 hours of continuing professional education
acceptable to the Department

within the 3 years immediately
preceding the date
of application.

(b) (Blank).

(Source: P.A. 102-222, eff. 1-1-22.)