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S1126.........................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
CERTIFIED SHORTHAND REPORTERS - Amends existing law to provide that persons
who are certified court reporters or certified shorthand reporters in good
standing in other states or territories and who meet certain qualifications
shall be entitled to regular certification without examination upon payment of
a fee.
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|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1126
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE IDAHO CERTIFIED SHORTHAND REPORTERS ACT; AMENDING SECTION
3 54-3108, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS WHO ARE CERTIFIED COURT
4 REPORTERS OR CERTIFIED SHORTHAND REPORTERS IN GOOD STANDING IN OTHER
5 STATES OR TERRITORIES AND WHO MEET CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS AS DETERMINED BY
6 THE STATE CERTIFIED SHORTHAND REPORTERS BOARD SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REGULAR
7 CERTIFICATION WITHOUT EXAMINATION UPON PAYMENT OF A FEE.
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
9 SECTION 1. That Section 54-3108, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
10 amended to read as follows:
11 54-3108. QUALIFICATIONS -- CERTIFICATION WITHOUT EXAMINATION -- RENEWAL
12 OF CERTIFICATES. (a) Any applicant who is a citizen of the United States of
13 good moral character, having graduated from an accredited high school or hav-
14 ing had an equivalent education, and having passed a reporters' examination as
15 herein provided shall be entitled to receive a certificate as a certified
16 shorthand reporter upon payment of the fees required by this act. All applica-
17 tions shall be in such form as prescribed by the board and filed with the
18 board at least thirty (30) days prior to the announced date of the reporters'
19 examination. The board in its discretion may make such additional investiga-
20 tion and inquiry, or require additional information from the applicant, as it
21 shall deem necessary in determining the qualifications of the applicant. The
22 board shall thereupon notify the applicant as to whether his application to
23 take the reporters' examination is accepted.
24 (b) Any applicant who was an official court reporter within the state of
25 Idaho upon the effective date of this act and any freelance reporter who has
26 been in the active practice of shorthand reporting for at least one (1) year
27 within the state of Idaho immediately preceding the effective date of this act
28 shall not be required to take or pass the reporters' examination but shall be
29 entitled to a regular certified shorthand reporter certificate upon filing a
30 proper application showing that he possesses the other required qualifications
31 and upon paying the fees required by this chapter.
32 (c) A person who can show to the satisfaction of the board that he or she
33 has met the qualifications set forth in subsection (a) of this section and
34 who, at the time of application, is a certified court reporter or certified
35 shorthand reporter in good standing under the laws of another state or terri-
36 tory, and who can show to the satisfaction of the board that he or she has
37 passed a certification examination, shall be entitled to regular certification
38 without examination upon payment to the board of the applicable fee set forth
39 in section 54-3110, Idaho Code.
40 (d) All regular certified shorthand reporter certificates shall be issued
41 for a period of one (1) year and shall be renewable upon payment of the
42 renewal fee prescribed in section 54-3110, Idaho Code, for an additional
43 period of one (1) year.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 13018
The purpose of this proposed legislation is to provide
reciprocity for individuals in the shorthand or court reporting
profession. If an individual is certified in any other state
they will be able to practice in the state of Idaho without
having to take the Idaho exam.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
Contact
Name: Andrea Mihm
Sullivan & Reberger
Phone: 344-9514
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S112