Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a) A licensee who holds an inactive license,
pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
13:29-1.7(c), may apply to
the Board for reactivation of the inactive license. A licensee seeking
reactivation of an inactive license shall submit:
1. A renewal application;
2. A certification of employment listing each
job held during the period the license was inactive, which includes the name,
address, and telephone number of each employer;
3. The renewal fee for the triennial period
for which reactivation is sought as set forth in
N.J.A.C.
13:29-1.5.
i. If the renewal application is sent during
the first year of the triennial period, the applicant shall submit the renewal
fee as set forth in
N.J.A.C.
13:29-1.5.
ii. If the renewal application is sent during
the second year of the triennial period, the applicant shall submit two-thirds
of the renewal fee as set forth in
N.J.A.C.
13:29-1.5.
iii. If the renewal application is sent
during the third year of the triennial period, the applicant shall submit
one-third of the renewal fee as set forth in
N.J.A.C.
13:29-1.5; and
4. Evidence of having completed all
continuing professional education credits that were required to be completed
during the triennial period immediately prior to the renewal period for which
reactivation is sought, consistent with the requirements set forth in
N.J.A.C.
13:29-6.2.
i. An applicant who holds a valid, current
license in good standing issued by another state to engage in the practice of
accountancy, registered municipal accounting, or public school accounting, as
applicable, and submits proof of having satisfied that state's continuing
professional education requirements for that license, shall be deemed to have
satisfied the requirements of this paragraph. If the other state does not have
any continuing professional education requirements, the requirements of this
paragraph shall apply.
ii. To the
extent that specific courses are required to satisfy the continuing
professional education requirement for, or are required to have been satisfied
prior to, the triennial period for which reactivation is sought, the Board will
allow applicants to take the courses within 12 months following
reactivation.
(b) If a Board review of an application
establishes a basis for concluding that there may be practice deficiencies in
need of remediation prior to reactivation, the Board may require the applicant
to submit to and successfully pass an examination or an assessment of skills, a
refresher course, or other requirements as determined by the Board prior to
reactivation of the license. If that examination or assessment identifies
deficiencies or educational needs, the Board may require the applicant, as a
condition of reactivation of licensure, to take and successfully complete any
education or training or to submit to any supervision, monitoring, or
limitations as the Board determines is necessary to assure that the applicant
practices with reasonable skill and safety. The Board, in its discretion, may
restore the license subject to the applicant's completion of the training
within a period of time prescribed by the Board following the restoration of
the license. In making its determination whether there are practice
deficiencies requiring remediation, the Board shall consider the following
factors including, but not limited to:
1.
Length of time license was inactive;
4. Disciplinary history and any action taken
against the applicant's license by any licensing board;
5. Actions affecting the applicant's
privileges taken by any institution, organization, or employer related to the
practice of accountancy, registered municipal accounting, or public school
accounting, as applicable, or other professional or occupational practice in
New Jersey, any other state, the District of Columbia, or in any other
jurisdiction;
6. Pending
proceedings against a professional or occupational license issued to the
licensee by a professional board in New Jersey, any other state, the District
of Columbia, or in any other jurisdiction; and
7. Civil litigation related to the practice
of accountancy, registered municipal accounting, or public school accounting,
as applicable, or other professional or occupational practice in New Jersey,
any other state, the District of Columbia, or in any other
jurisdiction.
