Sec. 154.1011. APPRENTICE COURT REPORTER AND PROVISIONAL COURT REPORTER CERTIFICATIONS. (a) Subject to Section 152.101, the commission by rule may provide for:
(1) the certification of an apprentice court reporter who may engage in court reporting only:
(A) under the direct supervision of a certified court reporter; and
(B) for the types of legal proceedings authorized by commission rule; and
(2) the provisional certification of a court reporter, including a court reporter described by Section 154.1012(f), that allows a person to engage in court reporting only in accordance with the terms and for the period expressly authorized by commission rule.
(b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) may allow for the issuance of a certification under Section 154.101 to:
(1) a certified apprentice court reporter who satisfactorily completes the apprenticeship and passes Part A of the examination required by Section 154.103; or
(2) a court reporter who holds a provisional certification on the reporter's completion of the terms of the commission's conditional approval.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 7.09(a), eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle L - Court Professions Regulation
Chapter 154 - Court Reporters Certification and Shorthand Reporting Firms Registration
Subchapter C. Certification and Registration
Section 154.101. Certification of Reporters
Section 154.1011. Apprentice Court Reporter and Provisional Court Reporter Certifications
Section 154.102. Application for Examination
Section 154.104. Certification to Supreme Court
Section 154.106. Firm Registration
Section 154.107. Certification and Registration Fee and Renewal
Section 154.108. Continuing Education
Section 154.110. Disciplinary Actions Against Court Reporters
Section 154.111. Disciplinary Actions Against Firms
Section 154.112. Employment of Noncertified Person for Shorthand Reporting