Section 1-124 - [Effective three calendar months after the adjournment of the session] Certified public accountant; reciprocal certificate; waiver of examination; fee(1)(a) The board may, in its discretion, waive the examination described in section 1-114 and may issue a reciprocal certificate as a certified public accountant to any person who possesses the qualifications specified in subdivision (2)(a) of section 1-114 and section 1-116 and who is the holder of a certificate as a certified public accountant, then in full force and effect, issued under the laws of any state or is the holder of a certificate, license, or degree in a foreign country constituting a recognized qualification for the practice of public accountancy in such country, comparable to that of a certified public accountant of this state, which is then in full force and effect.(b) The board shall waive the examination described in section 1-114 and the educational requirements specified in section 1-116 and shall issue a reciprocal certificate as a certified public accountant to any person who possesses the qualifications specified in subdivision (2)(a) of section 1-114, who is the holder of a certificate as a certified public accountant, then in full force and effect, issued under the laws of any state, who meets all other current requirements of the board for issuance of a certificate as a certified public accountant, and who, at the time of the application for a reciprocal certificate as a certified public accountant, has had, within the ten years immediately preceding application, at least four years of experience in the practice of public accountancy specified in subdivision (1)(b) of section 1-136.02.(2) The board shall charge each person obtaining a reciprocal certificate issued under this section a fee as established by the board not to exceed four hundred dollars.Laws 1957, c. 1, § 19, p. 60; Laws 1976, LB 619, § 7; Laws 1976, LB 961, § 2; Laws 1977, LB 290, § 2; Laws 1979, LB 278, § 3; Laws 1984, LB 473, § 12; Laws 1991, LB 75, § 11; Laws 1997, LB 114, § 21; Laws 2003, LB 214, § 5; Laws 2007, LB24, § 1.Amended by Laws 2024, LB 854,§ 2, eff. three calendar months after the adjournment of the session.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.