Sec.20-654-5. Examination for licensure

(a) To become licensed in the state of Connecticut, a shorthand reporter shall take and pass the examination for licensure as a shorthand reporter which shall be offered by the Department of Consumer Protection or its designee with the advice and assistance of the State Board of Examiners of Shorthand Reporters. The examination may consist of one hundred true or false and multiple-choice questions, and the transcription of three audio tapes, consisting of jury charge material of two hundred words per minute, literary material of one hundred eighty words per minute and question and answer material of two hundred twenty-five words per minute. The Board may from time to time amend the examination requirements.

(b) The State Board of Examiners of Shorthand Reporters shall waive the requirement set forth in section 20-654-5(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies for any person who has met the requirements provided in section 20-654(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(c) Any person seeking to establish that such person was actively engaged in the practice of court or shorthand reporting in the state of Connecticut as of October 1, 1997 as provided in section 20-654(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes shall submit to the State Board of Examiners of Shorthand Reporters documentation consisting of notarized statements from employers or agencies establishing the dates and duties of the applicant's employment. The Board may also require production of curricula vitae or resumes, certified transcripts from an educational facility or such other documentation as the Board may in its discretion request.

(Adopted effective April 18, 2000)