2015 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards
Chapter 400l - Shorthand Reporters
Section 20-654 - Examination. Licenses. Renewal. Continuing education. Regulations. Reinstatement.

(a) No person shall receive a license under the provisions of sections 20-650 to 20-656, inclusive, until such person has passed an examination which shall be substantially similar to the examination of the National Court Reporters Association, or has submitted evidence satisfactory to the board that such person is a Registered Professional Reporter of the National Court Reporters Association or its equivalent.

(b) If the applicant satisfies the requirements of this section, upon payment of the fee required by section 20-653, the board shall authorize the Department of Consumer Protection to issue a license to the applicant, showing that the person named in such license is entitled to engage in the practice of shorthand reporting in this state in accordance with the provisions of sections 20-650 to 20-656, inclusive. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of section 21a-10, any such license shall be valid for a period of three years.

(c) Any license issued under the provisions of sections 20-650 to 20-656, inclusive, upon payment of the fee required by section 20-653, may be renewed for a period of three years. As a condition of any such renewal, the licensee shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the licensee has completed not less than thirty continuing education credits since receipt of the initial license or the previous license renewal. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall, by regulation adopted in accordance with chapter 54 and upon the recommendation of the board, establish requirements for (1) the continuing education of licensed shorthand reporters; (2) the form and content of the examination shorthand reporters are required to pass to satisfy the licensure requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this section; and (3) such other matters as the commissioner deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(d) A licensee who has failed to renew such license for a period of over two years from the date of expiration of such license shall have it reinstated only upon complying with the examination requirements of this section.

(e) Notwithstanding the provision of subsection (d) of this section, upon application and fee, the board may, at its discretion, reinstate a lapsed license without examination, provided such application for reinstatement is accompanied by a notarized letter and supporting documentation attesting to the applicant’s related experience in the field of shorthand reporting or similar work practice satisfactory to the board from the time he or she had let such license lapse. Such applicant, upon approval by the board, shall pay all back license and late fees.

(P.A. 97-166, S. 5; P.A. 99-194, S. 2; P.A. 02-82, S. 9; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c), (d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 13-196, S. 19.)

History: P.A. 99-194 amended Subsec. (c) to require commissioner to adopt regulations re form and content of shorthand reporter examination in new Subdiv. (2) and re any other matter commissioner deems necessary in new Subdiv. (3); P.A. 02-82 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting examination waiver provision re persons actively engaged in practice of shorthand reporting in this state before October 1, 1997; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Commissioner and Department of Consumer Protection with Commissioner and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 13-196 made a technical change in Subsec. (c)(2) and added Subsecs. (d) and (e) re failure to renew license for period of over 2 years and board reinstatement of license without examination, effective June 21, 2013.