Rule 6.5 - Provisional Certification(a) The Commission must grant a provisional certification to an applicant who passes Part B of the examination outlined in Section 154.103(c) of the Government Code and a criminal history background check, if: (1) the applicant previously was certified as a shorthand reporter in Texas and, within the three-year period immediately preceding the application for provisional certification, retired or otherwise ceased certification while certified in good standing;(2) the applicant was licensed or certified in good standing in another jurisdiction and actively engaged in the practice of shorthand reporting in that jurisdiction for three years out of the five-year period immediately preceding the application for provisional certification;(3) the applicant was actively engaged in the practice of shorthand reporting in the federal courts for three years of the five-year period immediately preceding the application for provisional certification; or(4) the applicant, after testing, holds certification in good standing as an RPR issued by the National Court Reporters Association or another comparable or more stringent certification issued by that Association or another comparable organization and has been actively engaged in the practice of shorthand reporting for three years of the five-year period immediately preceding the application for provisional certification.(b) A person who holds a provisional certification may engage in the practice of shorthand reporting only by use of a method for which he or she was provisionally certified. A person who takes a record while provisionally certified may produce a transcript of the record after expiration of the provisional certification.(c) A person who holds a provisional certification is subject, as applicable, to the laws, rules, code of ethics, uniform format manual, orders and other requirements of the Commission and is subject to discipline by the Commission.(d) A provisional certification expires upon the holder's certification as a shorthand reporter or the third anniversary of the date of issuance, whichever occurs earlier. A provisional certification may be extended until the person who holds it receives the results of Part A of the examination if the examination results are outstanding at the end of the three-year provisional certification period. A period of disciplinary suspension does not prolong the three-year period of provisional certification.Tex. R. Judi. Cert. Commi. 6.5
Amended effective 9/1/2020.