§ 7403. State board for public accountancy. A state board for public
accountancy shall be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation
of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the board of regents
and the department on matters of professional licensing and professional
conduct in accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight of this
title. The board shall be composed of not less than twenty licensed
accountants, not less than fifteen of whom shall be licensed as
certified public accountants in this state, and the board should be kept
in such proportion if it is ever increased. An executive secretary to
the board shall be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation
of the commissioner and shall be a certified public accountant licensed
in this state.