SS#2/HB 1600 - BILLIARD ESTABLISHMENTS - The act clarifies that the placards used to post the law concerning minors, alcoholic beverages and billiard tables shall have letters no smaller than ten-point type (SECTION 318.100). This section is similar to SB 1019 (2002).

ACCOUNTANTS - This act contains provisions concerning the State Board of Accountancy. The Board, at its discretion, may prescribe by rule the terms and conditions for license re-examination and re-examination fees. This act allow temporary practice in this state by accountants from an outside state whose work in this state is incidental to their regular representation of a client. This act allows the Board to act by rule in order to permit licensed accountants to perform certain services on a contingency fee basis (SECTIONS 326.256 - 326.292).

The higher competency requirements for supervising attest services are separated from the requirements for supervising review and compilation services by the act. The requirement of a peer review of an accountant's license is also limited by the act to accounting firms, as is the issuance of review and compilation services. These sections are similar to provisions contained in HB 1689 and SB 896 (2002).

EXECUTIVE BOARD OF NURSING - This act alters the definition of the "executive director" position of the State Board of Nursing by striking the provision specifying that the Director must be a registered professional nurse (SECTION 335.016). This section is similar to provisions contained in HB 1689 & HB 1706 (2002).
DONALD THALHUBER