{"id":"SEC-12-GM-016","kind":"meeting","level":"organizer","jurisdiction":"Prometric test centers in every State","state":"","metro":"","industry":"12","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"NASBA, the AICPA and Prometric, for the fifty-five Boards of Accountancy","authority":"","instrument":"Journal of Accountancy (AICPA), \u0022CPA Exam emergency testing period invoked\u0022 (Mar. 27, 2020): Prometric test centers closed; second-quarter window extended to June 30, 2020; as captured Aug. 16, 2020","title":"Uniform CPA Examination administrations (class): the licensing examination of the accounting profession","dateIssued":"2020-03-27","effective":"","end":"","startDate":"2020-03-27","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":[],"addressees":[],"clause":"Prometric: \u0022the CDC lowered the number of people that should be able to congregate in the same space from 50 to 10 in the United States. Given this new guidance, Prometric has determined it is necessary and appropriate to temporarily close our test centers in the United States and Canada for a period of 30 days, starting March 18... We anticipate re-opening our test centers effective April 16\u0022 (page as captured Mar. 21, 2020); Journal of Accountancy, Mar. 27, 2020: the closure was \u0022to protect its test takers and workers during the coronavirus pandemic\u0022","enforcement":"","functions":["HR","WF"],"notes":"2020: Prometric closed \u0022its testing centers in the United States and Canada for 30 days\u0022 from Mar. 17, 2020, with reopening then scheduled for Apr. 16 (extended to Apr. 30; limited reopening May 1, 2020); NASBA, the AICPA and Prometric invoked an emergency testing period, extended the second-quarter window \u0022from June 10 to June 30,\u0022 extended every Notice to Schedule expiring Apr. 1-June 30 to Sept. 30, 2020 and waived rescheduling fees. 2021: Testing continued under Prometric\u0027s reduced-capacity and masking protocols and the continuous-testing model adopted July 1, 2020. Usual dates: Continuous quarterly testing windows (2020 second-quarter window Apr. 1-June 10). Scale: industry-wide (every candidate for licensure in every firm). Venue orders 2020: SEC-12-083, IL-005, NY-002, CA-007, NV-012, MI-011.","sourceUrl":"https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2020/mar/cpa-exam-emergency-testing-period-coronavirus-pandemic/","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200816013516/https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2020/mar/cpa-exam-emergency-testing-period-coronavirus-pandemic/","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":126500,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"Journal of Accountancy (AICPA), \u0022CPA Exam emergency testing period invoked\u0022 (Mar. 27, 2020): Prometric test centers closed; second-quarter window extended to June 30, 2020; as captured Aug. 16, 2020","collection":"SEC-12","url":"/library/SEC-12-GM-016","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-12-GM-016","citation":"NASBA, the AICPA and Prometric, for the fifty-five Boards of Accountancy, Journal of Accountancy (AICPA), \u0022CPA Exam emergency testing period invoked\u0022 (Mar. 27, 2020): Prometric test centers closed; second-quarter window extended to June 30, 2020; as captured Aug. 16, 2020 (Ex. SEC-12-GM-016)","stateName":"","related":["SEC-12-083","IL-005","NY-002","CA-007","NV-012","MI-011","SEC-12-GM-065","SEC-12-GM-066"]}