1. (a) In furtherance of the examination responsibilities under provisions of the Public Accountancy Act of 1991 (Texas Civil Statutes, Article 41a-1), the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (the board) shall cause to be published written guidelines to candidates, and the rendering of appropriate oral guidance by representatives of the board at the various examination sites. Such guidelines shall apply to candidates for the Uniform CPA Examination administered by the board.
2. (b) Failure of a candidate to comply with the board guidelines or instructions may result in action by the board to determine the qualifications of such candidate to apply to sit for examination, reexamination, and/or granting of credit obtained at an examination taken, where it is determined that the candidate failed to comply with the board guidelines and/or instructions given under the authority of the Public Accountancy Act of 1991 (Texas Civil Statutes, Article 41a-1).
3. (c) The provisions of Chapter 519 of this title (relating to Practice and Procedure) and the Administrative Procedure and Texas Register Act, where appropriate, shall apply to the processing of this action taken by the board for such irregularities.

Source Note:The provisions of this §511.70 adopted to be effective June 1, 1987, 12 TexReg 1607; amended to be effective October 30, 1991, 16 TexReg 5827.