(3)__Passed a uniform qualifying examination on national standards and an examination on the laws, regulations and code of ethical conduct in effect in this State acceptable to the board.

14.__Action by foreign jurisdiction.__An applicant under subsection 13 shall in an application for a certificate list all jurisdictions, foreign and domestic, in which the applicant has applied for or holds a designation to practice public accountancy.__Each holder of a certificate issued under subsection 13 shall notify the board in writing, within 30 days after its occurrence, of any issuance, denial, revocation or suspension of a designation or commencement of a disciplinary or enforcement action by any jurisdiction.

15.__Authority.__The board has the sole authority to interpret the application of subsections 13 and 14.

Sec. 7. 32 MRSA §12229 is enacted to read.

§12229.__Licensees offering or rendering services in another

state.

A licensee of this State offering or rendering services or using the title, certified public account, in another state is required to register in that state and is subject to disciplinary action in this State for an act committed in another state for which the licensee would be subject to discipline in the other state.__Notwithstanding section 12227, subsection 1, the board must investigate any complaint made by a board of accountancy of another state.

Sec. 8. 32 MRSA §12240, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1995, c. 353, §25, is further amended to read:

4. Examination; administration. The examination to be passed as a condition for the granting of a certificate must be in writing or in electronic form, be held twice a year and be the public accountant examination prepared by the National Society of Public Accountants or any other examination approved by the board. The time for holding examinations must be fixed by the board and may be changed from time to time. The board shall prescribe by rule the methods of applying for and conducting the