SB  39-EXTEND BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR PASKVAN announced SB 39 to be up for consideration.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
2:22:59 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR BUNDE joined the committee.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  GENE THERRIAULT,  sponsor  of  SB 39,  said  it asks  to                                                               
extend the termination date for  the Board of Public Accountancy.                                                               
The Legislative  Audit Division reviewed  the board to see  if it                                                               
was  following  its  statutory   mandate,  and  recommended  some                                                               
changes  to  improve  the  function, but  none  of  them  require                                                               
statutory change.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
He explained that the auditor  recommended that the board come up                                                               
for  review  in four  years  instead  of  eight, because  of  its                                                               
interaction with national  entities and changing the  way they do                                                               
business.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR PASKVAN said he would hold SB 39 until Thursday.