(a) An initial license is the first license issued to an individual or firm certified or registered under the Act. The board will prorate the initial license fee for an individual or firm for those months during which the license is valid.(b) The firm's initial and subsequent office license shall not be issued until such time as the sole proprietor, all partners, officers, directors, members, or shareholders of the firm, including non-CPA firm owners, who reside in Texas and who are certified or registered under the Act have obtained a license and have been fingerprinted unless they have been previously fingerprinted by the board.