ADVOCATING FOR ACCOUNTING AS A STEM FIELD

In a letter to members of North Carolina’s U.S. House delegation, NCACPA urged support of H.R. 3855, the Accounting STEM Pursuit Act. The bill would recognize accounting in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) curriculum under the technology field. The bill would also allow for federal funding to be used to strengthen accounting education in K-12 schools, particularly by providing high-quality accounting programs and courses for students who are members of groups underrepresented in the accounting profession. As a result of our advocacy, Representatives Deborah Ross (D-NC-02) and Kathy Manning (D-NC-06) signed on as cosponsors. 

August 2021